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Dave Hughes (Australian TV personality) standing in front of a banner — Community stories

“I knew I didn’t want to have that roller coaster of emotions that comes with heavy drinking.”

It has been 30 years since Dave Hughes gave up drinking for good. Today, he is one of Australia’s most successful comedians, television and radio hosts and all-round entertainers. But before becoming this person, he was living a different life.

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Young man standing in front of his garage — Community stories

“Where’s the problem in my life? … The one consistent thing that was there was alcohol”

As a young person in the bodyboarding community, Tyler became immersed in the partying and alcohol culture that came along with it. But alcohol didn’t just remain a social thing – Tyler came to associate alcohol as a ‘reward’, giving himself ‘permission’ to drink often.

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Middle-aged woman standing in her backyard with a serious expression on her face — Community stories

“I’m not going to go back to drinking… that’s the best decision for my health”

Throughout her early adulthood, Kathryn was a binge drinker – so much so, she says, that it felt like part of her identity. Later, as a mum of three sons, a ‘morning after’ moment on a family holiday led her to decide to take a break from alcohol. so, she says, that...

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Young woman listening to an older woman — Community stories

Launching Voices of Change

Who doesn’t like an inspiring story? Whether it’s a thought-provoking magazine article, a powerful TV documentary, or a heartfelt social media reel, stories have the power to move people and start honest conversations about the issues that our communities face.

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Person holding a bottle of wine to read the label — Community stories

‘Pregnant women in my life are being sold products that cause harm’: Waiting for visible health warnings on alcohol products

Recently, I celebrated my 30th birthday. On the same day Celeste, one of my sisters, celebrated her birthday as well. We are not twins — we just have so many siblings that two of us were bound to pick the same day of arrival. My family loves babies. My mum...

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Mural of Aboriginal person on a wall in Darwin — Community stories

A story waiting to be told: Darwin community victory against Woolworths

This was a huge community victory. And everyone MUST know this story. That’s why we want to help people in the NT tell the story in their own voice and be heard by the entire world.

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Picture of Aunty Helen Fejo-Frith — Community stories

One year on: Celebrating a monumental community victory in the Northern Territory

Today we celebrate the first anniversary of the community victory against Woolworths and their plan to build an alcohol store outside dry Aboriginal communities in Darwin.

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Alcohol being produced — Community stories

Alcohol companies are profiting off our pain

Despite the increasing harms alcohol is causing in Australia, alcohol companies have been lobbying the Government to cut alcohol taxes. As an advocate with her own experience of family violence, Kym shares her reflections.

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Young woman sitting on bed, looking away from camera and out of window — Community stories

Gut-wrenching sound of alcohol delivery in an abusive relationship

Alcohol has long been linked to family violence and can increase the frequency and severity of family violence instances. Kym Valentine is an experienced television and theatre actor a member of the Victim Survivors' Advisory Council (VSAC), which advises the Victorian Government on family violence policy and the implementation of...

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Corporations must do better if we are to have any chance of building a better future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Late last year (2021), FARE together with Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, community and health organisations made a submission to an Inquiry about corporate engagement with First Nations people.

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Community stories

2021: The year in review

We are almost at the end of 2021 – and what a year this has been. Together, we elevated the voices of people and communities around Australia who are taking action on alcohol harms. And we made a real difference.

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Our journey: a family living with FASD

Neil Reynolds is Dad to five biological children and four long-term foster children, including two siblings who have been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

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FARE acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands and waters on which we operate throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and recognise the continuing connection to country of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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