A multi-million dollar research project involving 20 towns throughout NSW has shown that coordinated community action does reduce excessive alcohol consumption and harms. Comprising 13 evidence-based, community-led interventions over a period of five years, and $2.4 million in funding from the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), the ambitious project is the largest and […]
Almost 85 per cent of young Victorians (aged 16-24) have experienced harms from another’s drinking. New research which examines the impact of perceptions on the reporting of harms, has also found young people are more likely to experience harms from people who are drunk rather than on drugs. The study is one of two new […]
A low-cost, convenient and anonymous method of asking Australians about their alcohol use has been successfully developed and trialled in New South Wales. Developed by researchers from the University of Newcastle, the electronic screening and brief intervention (e-SBI) program has overcome many of the existing barriers to traditional brief interventions. E-SBI is the delivery of […]
In an Australian first, researchers have reached out to families and carers affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) to identify gaps in existing services. The research found that FASD carers are often stigmatised, find it hard to obtain a diagnosis and to access appropriate health services. The study, to be presented this week at […]
Nine organisations and 11 individuals from across Australia are the successful recipients of a national conference funding program designed to strengthen the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) sector in Australia. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, the Conference Funding Program provides both conference sponsorship funding to the value of $10,000 to […]
A leading national public health organisation has called on the New South Wales Government to strengthen secondary supply laws to better protect young people from alcohol harms. The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) will call for changes to the current NSW Liquor Act 2007 to make it more difficult for young people to […]
The final barrier to the introduction of wine tax reform has been exposed as a fiction with an independent analysis of the country’s wine oversupply finding the wine glut is coming to an end. The findings increase pressure on the Government to replace the highly criticized Wine Equalisation Tax (WET) with a volumetric tax rate, […]
The Shire of Collie will today unveil an initiative aimed at reducing the harmful level of alcohol use in the community and increase the local community’s awareness of the harmful effects of risky drinking. The alcohol management plan will be officially launched today by Shire President Wayne Sandford at a free family event at Energy […]
The Shire of Manjimup will today launch their alcohol management project to promote the responsible consumption of alcohol throughout the shire. The ambitious Alcohol Get Real Project aims to address underage drinking, the secondary supply of alcohol, the responsible service of alcohol and the management of alcohol consumption at sporting events and celebrations. Newly appointed […]
A Queensland based Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) support group has extended its support of families and carers of children with FASD, showcasing the latest information on parenting and teaching strategies, employment programs, and mental and physical health information on its new mobile friendly website. Offering a unique mix of clinical and personal information, the […]
Orange resident, Michele Campbell has been awarded the prestigious Ian Webster Scholarship in recognition of her long term commitment to the Alcohol and other Drug (AoD) sector. Ms Campbell, a Program Manager with the Lyndon Community in Orange, will leave Central New South Wales to travel to the central part of New Mexico in the […]
A national alcohol summit has shown how young people are regularly exposed to alcohol marketing and highlighted industry’s inability to self-regulate. The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has today endorsed a call by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (NAAA) for the establishment of a major […]
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