A MULTI-pronged attack is needed to beat the scourge of the drug ice in Dubbo and the Western NSW region, the National Ice Consultation (NIC) group heard on Monday. The NIC group, which is chaired by Assistant Minister for Health Senator Fiona Nash, met with people and organisations at the frontline in the fight against ice in closed sessions at the Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre. Ambulance officers, police officers and community groups, who see the devastating impacts of ice on a day-to-day basis, told the NIC, Parkes MP Mark Coulton and Dubbo State MP and Deputy Premier Troy Grant, of their firsthand experiences. High on the agenda was the need for a drug rehabilitation centre to service Dubbo and surrounding towns in Western NSW. People raised the lack of a centre in Dubbo as impacting on getting people off ice, and ensuring they did not relapse as has been a common occurrence in the war on the drug. Ms Nash was reluctant to make any commitments while the NIC is in their consulting phase, however she did acknowledge a rehabilitation centre was needed urgently for Dubbo and Western NSW. "I didn't realise there wasn't one (in Dubbo) but it is going to be very hard to get people off this drug without the services in place," Ms Nash said. "My initial reaction is there is a need for that but I don't want to pre-empt what the taskforce will come back with." Mr Coulton agreed with Ms Nash on a rehabilitation centre, believing having a service closer to towns surrounding Dubbo would benefit ice users trying to rid themselves of the addiction.