Tag: Alcohol Education
Schoolies warned not to mix booze and surf
Police are warning school leavers not to go swimming in the Gold Coast surf outside of patrol hours or while intoxicated.[MORE]
Doubts cast on Govt binge drinking campaign
Feature
Doubts have been cast over the effectiveness of the Government's new anti-binge drinking campaign.[MORE]
Graphic ad campaign targets teenage binge drinking
A new ad campaign has been launched targetting binge drinking as teens across the country prepare for schoolies week.[MORE]
Govt announces $3.6m for teen alcohol-abuse projects
The Federal Government says it is funding anti-binge drinking projects which can start quickly, while it continues negotiations to get the so-called alcopops tax hike through the Senate. [MORE]
Alcohol restrictions more effective than intervention: action group
An Alice Springs action group says there is strong evidence that alcohol sales restrictions have had a bigger effect than the federal intervention.[MORE]
Home-brew sparks Indigenous health worries
A Mount Isa health officer in north-west Queensland says more education is needed about the effects of poorly made home-brew on Indigenous people.[MORE]
Air charter firms aid in alcohol smuggling fight
Air charter companies have joined in police efforts to prevent alcohol being smuggled into the Oombulgurri community.[MORE]
Coroner calls for teen party death be lesson for students
The Queensland Council of Parents and Citizens Associations (PCA) has supported calls by the coroner for the death of a Townsville teenager to be used as a case study in schools.[MORE]
Midnight glass ban for 'problem' pubs
New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees says the state's most problematic licenced venues will be banned from using beer glasses after midnight and will face a mandatory 2:00am lockout.[MORE]
Police frustrated at drink drivers
A 41 year old man will face court after being charged with high range drink driving and driving a car without brakes in Darwin overnight.[MORE]
NAAJA says alcohol restrictions should apply to all Territorians
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency has proposed a ban on takeaway alcohol sales for all Territorians.[MORE]
Salvos poll calls for less alcohol advertising
Research commissioned by the Salvation Army shows there is growing support for less alcohol advertising.[MORE]
NSW Health supports closing pubs early
The NSW Health Department has thrown its support behind a call for pubs to close earlier as a way of reducing crime.[MORE]
Bathurst the 'best-behaved for years'
There has been a dramatic drop in the number of race goers charged at the Bathurst 1000 on Mount Panorama in central west New South Wales.[MORE]
Graphic anti-binge drinking campaign welcomed
The Alcohol and Drug Foundation of Queensland has welcomed a graphic new anti-binge drinking advertising campaign.[MORE]
Bus service aims to avoid drink-driving
The Eurobodalla's Summer Bus will hit the road this Saturday in an attempt to prevent drink-driving over the long weekend.[MORE]
Charity urges sober October
A drug and alcohol awareness group is asking people to give up alcohol during October as part of a fundraising effort.[MORE]
States 'passing buck' on unsafe drinking behaviour
Spirits industry criticises state health ministers' push for alcohol advertising ban.[MORE]
Call for "carry in" alcohol for Devonport Cup
The Devonport Racing Club will again ask the Licensing Commissioner to allow patrons to take alcohol to the Devonport Cup.[MORE]
Pub patrons still need liquor law education: police
Broken Hill police say while liquor licensees have not had to make many changes because of new liquor laws, police are still educating patrons about the new guidelines.[MORE]
Tennant Creek grog shelter numbers down
The number of people going to a shelter in Tennant Creek has almost halved since the introduction of new grog laws.[MORE]
Nelson calls for independent alcopops fund
The Federal Opposition wants to set up an independent fund to hold money collected from the increase in tax on alcoholic mixed drinks.[MORE]
Community group will work with council to address youth drinking
The Kangaroo Flat Community Group says it will be working with the Bendigo council to create more activities for young people, in an effort to stop children drinking alcohol.[MORE]
Town devastated over teen drinking death
The mayor of Peterborough says town residents are devastated by the death of a student at the weekend.[MORE]
Binge drinking 'killing two teens a week'
Health experts say there are about two deaths a week in Australia among binge-drinking young people.[MORE]
