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Associate Professor Bill Griggs AM, ASM, Director of Trauma Services at Royal Adelaide Hospital and Professor Ian Hickie AM of the Brain and Mind Research Institute, expect hospital emergency departments across Australia will be busy on Christmas Day as a result of alcohol–fuelled accidents. Read more...
Five simple actions will help parents tackle the growing problem of teen alcohol misuse, according to DrinkWise Australia and Sutherland Shire Council, who today launched the DRINKWISE Parents 5-Point Plan. Read more...
The annual Schoolies celebrations are kicking off around the country and DrinkWise Australia is
warning anxious parents that last minute attempts to curb teen drinking won’t work. Read more...
Changing the culture in Australia from binge drinking to responsible drinking is critical to reducing the harms from alcohol.
Parents in particular play a crucial role in this fight by shaping their children’s attitudes and behaviours towards alcohol.
This message couldn’t be more important than over the coming weeks - as students across Australia complete their exams and head to schoolies week celebrations.
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Federal MPs, community leaders and sporting heroes came together this morning at a special
DrinkWise Australia forum at Parliament House, Canberra, to throw their weight behind the push
to delay Australian teenagers’ introduction to alcohol.
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DrinkWise Australia today backed the Australian Drug Foundation’s call for a national ban on the
provision of alcohol to kids, citing scientific evidence that alcohol has the potential to disrupt the
development of the teenage brain.
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DrinkWise Australia is urging racegoers who choose to drink on Emirates Stakes Day at Flemington Racecourse to do so responsibly, given the increasing popularity of the event with families and their children. Read more...
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame and DrinkWise Australia are pleased to announce a new partnership, focused on promoting a safer drinking culture in Australia and the mutual goal of supporting young Australians to reach their full potential. Read more...
DrinkWise Australia has awarded 18 grants, totalling $100,000, to not-for-profit and community groups throughout Australia to tackle problems associated with alcohol misuse within local communities. Read more...
As part of its latest campaign – KIDS AND ALCOHOL DON’T MIX – DrinkWise has launched a
brand new fully interactive website at DrinkWise.com.au, designed especially to help parents
access facts and expert advice about kids and drinking, as well as have their say about the
issues. Read more...
Traditionally, the major components of brain development were believed to occur before birth
and in early childhood. Consequently, there has always been a strong view that exposure to
alcohol and other substances that are toxic to brain cells should be minimized during these
periods. The most recent NHMRC guidelines (2009) have recently significantly reinforced this
perspective. Read more...
A comprehensive review of the scientific literature around delaying early initiation of
alcohol to young people and well as the detrimental effects of alcohol on the developing
adolescent brain was analysed to establish the strategic direction and parameters for
KIDS AND ALCOHOL DON’T MIX, Phase Two of DrinkWise Australia’s social change
campaign. Primary market research, undertaken by Quantum Market Research, was also
commissioned. Read more...
DrinkWise Australia today (August 24) launched a national campaign to help Australian parents
delay the age at which their teens first drink alcohol, with the science now certain that alcohol is
not safe for the developing brain. Read more...
Local communities from the bush to the big smoke will receive funds to play a lead role in tackling the growing problem of alcohol misuse with DrinkWise Australia announcing its inaugural Building Safer Drinking Cultures Innovation Grants. Read more...
Local communities from the bush to the big smoke will receive funds to play a
lead role in tackling the growing problem of alcohol misuse with DrinkWise
Australia announcing its inaugural Building Safer Drinking Cultures Innovation
Grants. Read more...
Five simple actions will help parents tackle the growing problem of teen alcohol misuse, according to DrinkWise Australia and Brisbane City Council, who today launched the DRINKWISE Parents 5-Point Plan. Read more...
DrinkWise Australia today launches an Australian first long-term social change campaign
to influence generational change towards responsible consumption of alcohol. Aimed at
making ‘drinking to get drunk’ socially unacceptable for the next generation of potential
drinkers, the campaign has been developed in response to an increased prevalence in
risky drinking behaviours by Australians. Read more...
Today (April 28), international adolescent drinking behaviour expert, Dr Aaron White will
address some of Australia’s leading researchers, policy makers, academics, sports
professionals, and alcohol reform experts, on his latest research on adolescent brain
development to support the case for delaying the age in which young people first
consume alcohol. Read more...
In a comprehensive report around the understanding and prevention of alcohol related violence, DrinkWise Australia and Griffith University today released a report, Sustaining the Reduction of Violence in Licensed Bars – providing a strong evidence base platform for ensuring long term reductions of alcohol related violence... Read more...
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New DrinkWise Australia research into parents' alcohol consumption shows a significant shift in parents' attitudes toward drinking alcohol in front of their children in response to its latest campaign, KIDS ABSORB YOUR DRINKING... Read more...
It is with pleasure that I forward this invitation to attend the second National DrinkWise Forum, to be held at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney, on Tuesday, 28 April, 2009. The theme of this year's forum is "Solutions for a Safer Drinking Future", which represents a natural progression from last year's pre-2020 Summit Forum: "Shaking Ideas from the Tree"..... Read more...
DrinkWise Australia is encouraging parents to drink responsibly this festive season and think about how their actions are influencing their children's future attitudes to alcohol. Read more...
DrinkWise Australia welcomes the launch of the Australian Government's anti-binge drinking campaign – DON'T TURN A NIGHT OUT INTO A NIGHTMARE - aimed toward warning young drinkers of the harmful consequences of intoxication. Read more...
Research has found that 90 per cent of what we communicate to our kids is not in the words we use but the way that we use them and with Schoolies fast approaching, DrinkWise Australia has issued advice to parents on how to talk with their teenager before they head off to end of school celebrations. Read more...
Alcohol abuse, particularly among young people, is widely recognised as a major health problem across Australia, with significant social implications and longer-term health impacts. In response to this, Macquarie University has formed an innovative research partnership with DrinkWise Australia to encourage the responsible service and consumption of alcohol on its campus. Read more...
DrinkWise Australia is urging punters to drink in an enjoyable and safe manner as they celebrate with family and friends during the Spring Racing Carnival this year. Read more...
DrinkWise Australia today launches an Australian first long-term social change campaign to influence generational change towards responsible consumption of alcohol. Aimed at making ‘drinking to get drunk' socially unacceptable for the next generation of potential drinkers, the campaign has been developed in response to an increased prevalence in risky drinking behaviours by Australians. Read more...