New Year’s resolution – did you make one?
It’s no surprise that the three most common New Year’s resolutions are about losing weight, starting an exercise program and stopping smoking1? But how many people consider the role cutting back...
View ArticleCaught in the sportlight
Everyone’s been talking about drugs in sport. There has been a huge amount of coverage (much of it a bit confused) in the media lately about the use of performance enhancing drugs (both banned and not...
View ArticleTaking community action on alcohol
Thinking about community action we usually conjure up protests, marches, petitions and demonstrations. While these actions are overt and useful, changes to community attitudes and/or government...
View ArticleSchool licensing changes a worry in Queensland
Despite many parents complaining about excessive drinking at school events, the Queensland Government has announced that community groups and schools will face less control over the serving and sale of...
View ArticleGood Sports wins HESTA Community Sector Award!
Last night our Good Sports program was awarded with a prestigious Hesta Community Sector Award! Awarded at a gala dinner as part of the ACOSS National Conference in Adelaide, the Good Sports program...
View ArticleSign the WA secondary supply petition
A parent in Western Australia, Samantha Menezes, has started a petition to lobby the Government to introduce secondary supply legislation for alcohol in her state. Read more about the petition. Read...
View ArticleWhy parents shouldn’t be best friends with teenagers
I’ll never forget the night I drunkenly fell into a campfire. I see the burn scars every time I look into a mirror. At the time it happened I was 15 years old and had drunk eight cans of vodka and...
View ArticlePutting teen drinking laws to work
We know through a national survey that parents are the most common source of alcohol for 15 to 17 year olds, which is why GrogWatch applauds the state governments that have brought in secondary supply...
View ArticleFighting to ‘Keep Em Safe’
GrogWatch is impressed by people who promote community action on Australia’s drinking issues as they have become too big for one government, organisation or individual to tackle alone. This week we...
View ArticleThe Nepean Youth Channel
The Nepean Youth Channel is the initiative of a group of emerging media makers from across the Nepean who took part in a series of workshops and a mentoring program, facilitated by CuriousWorks and...
View ArticleCelebrating NAIDOC week
It’s NAIDOC week and the Australian Drug Foundation acknowledges the traditional owners of this land by paying our respect to all elders past and present. NAIDOC is a celebration of Aboriginal and...
View ArticleAll young people binge drink…Or do they?
We have a tendency to focus on the number of young people that drink and in particular those that drink at harmful levels. In many ways, this is a valid focal point for health promoters as the...
View ArticleWhat’s the point of running an education campaign?
GrogWatch has featured a number of education campaigns aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm over the years and congratulated the people who have run them. This week we ask Professor Steve Allsop,...
View Article20 August 2013 – Alcohol in the news
Australian drinkers defying health guidelines, Centre for Alcohol Research finds Herald Sun 14 August 2013 Half of Australia’s drinkers consume alcohol in excess of the nation’s health guidelines...
View ArticleWhy isn’t alcohol on the national agenda?
As the national election draws near it’s time to consider what solutions the political parties are offering to Australia’s alcohol problem. It’s worth remembering the cost to Australia from alcohol...
View ArticleHow community action impacts on alcohol
GrogWatch supports and encourages communities to take action against alcohol-related harms, but what are the areas where community can make the most impact? We asked Anthony Shakeshaft, Associate...
View Article17 September 2013 – Alcohol in the news
Should foetal alcohol disorder be classed a disability? ABC 12 September 2013 Every day, somewhere in Australia, a baby is born who will endure a lifetime of hardship because of an entirely preventable...
View ArticleParents take action as schoolies approaches
The Western Australian (WA) Government may have missed an excellent opportunity to prevent alcohol-related harm amongst young people during schoolies this year by delaying the Liquor Control Act review...
View ArticleHow to reduce underage drinking in Ballarat
City of Ballarat Youth Services and the Community Safety Advisory Committee invites you to a lunch to mark the end of Community Safety Month for 2013. Speaker: Professor John Toumbourou – Professor and...
View ArticleParents furious over Cricket Australia sponsorship decision
GrogWatch is outraged that Cricket Australia has censored the messages of the WACA sponsor Healthway to ensure alcohol sponsors aren’t upset, as reported by The Sydney Morning Herald. Not only is the...
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