Concern over sniffer dogs near first NSW pill-testing site in Wollongong

<p>Attenders able to check what substances are in their illicit pills and powders at two-day Yours and Owls music festival</p><ul><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>Police will keep a highly visible presence including sniffer dogs around the site of a long-awaited pill testing pilot but say safety is the top priority.</p><p>The two-day Yours and Owls music festival in Wollongong – headlined by US rapper Denzel Curry and UK band The Kooks – will host a drug checking site over the weekend, offering the harm reduction measure to thousands of festival-goers in NSW for the first time.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/01/first-pill-testing-trial-nsw-yours-and-owls-music-festival-wollongong">Continue reading...</a>