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- Parents should set a good example this New Year’s EveDecember 31, 2012DrinkWise Australia has called on all parents to set a good example and think about the impact their drinking may have on their kids this New Year’s Eve. DrinkWise Chair, the Hon Trish Worth, said the organisation had been seeking…Read moreRead more ›
- Operation Unite urges community to consider consequences of drinkingDecember 7, 2012DrinkWise Australia has welcomed this weekend’s ‘Operation Unite’ – a police initiative across Australia and New Zealand aimed at raising the dangerous impacts of alcohol misuse, particularly drunken crime and violence. The Hon. Trish Worth, Chair of the Board of…Read moreRead more ›
- Parents urged not to purchase Schoolies Week alcohol for their kidsNovember 15, 2012As thousands of Year 12 students look forward to annual Schoolies Week festivities across the country, DrinkWise Australia reminds parents that they should not purchase alcohol on behalf of their children. DrinkWise Chair, Hon. Trish Worth, said parents whose children…Read moreRead more ›
- Liquor retailers to tackle alcohol and pregnancy educationOctober 28, 2012Major liquor retailers nationally have banded together to educate Australians on alcohol and pregnancy with the message “It is safest not to drink alcohol while pregnant” through point of sale education materials. In a joint initiative between the Australian Government’s…Read moreRead more ›
- DrinkWise launches information brochure to help liquor retailers inform customers on alcohol and pregnancyOctober 28, 2012DrinkWise Australia has launched its latest consumer information tool, a brochure to educate Australians on alcohol and pregnancy with the message “it is safest not to drink alcohol while pregnant.” In a joint initiative between the Australian Government’s Department of…Read moreRead more ›
- DrinkWise supports new labelling for winemakersSeptember 25, 2012Australia’s winemakers will be given access to free labelling materials that will help them print new consumer information messages on bottles and other alcohol product packaging. DrinkWise Australia has launched a new web portal, with the support of the Winemakers…Read moreRead more ›
- DrinkWise receives new funding for alcohol and pregnancy education initiativesAugust 23, 2012DrinkWise Australia has welcomed this morning‟s announcement by the Federal Government which will see the organisation receive new funding to support their work in further educating the community about alcohol misuse during pregnancy. The announcement saw the Minister for Mental…Read moreRead more ›
- Education campaign to encourage alcohol and pregnancy discussion between patients and GPsAugust 10, 2012Practical information for parents on alcohol and pregnancy will be distributed nationally to GPs and other health professionals as part of an education campaign initiated by DrinkWise Australia and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.…Read moreRead more ›
- DrinkWise supports SA bill to tackle underage drinkingJuly 12, 2012DrinkWise Australia has welcomed a Private Members Bill introduced to South Australian Parliament this week that seeks to stop the supply of alcohol to minors without parental permission. The Opposition Bill would ban the serving of alcohol to minors in…Read moreRead more ›
- DrinkWise stands by initiatives to promote safer drinkingMay 24, 2012DrinkWise Australia says criticisms by an alcohol research body of its initiatives to educate women about not drinking while pregnant are unfounded. In response to a submission today by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) to the Standing…Read moreRead more ›
- ‘Oarsome Foursome’ Olympian appointed head of DrinkWiseFebruary 1, 2012Five-time Olympian and gold-medal winning member of the ‘Oarsome Foursome’ rowing team, Mike McKay, has been appointed as CEO of DrinkWise Australia. Mr McKay, also a Sport Australia Hall of Fame Ambassador to DrinkWise, has a strong background in health…Read moreRead more ›
- This Australia Day be part of shaping a healthier and safer drinking cultureJanuary 23, 2012An Australia Day Message from Mike McKay, Sport Australia Hall of Fame Ambassador to DrinkWise. Mike McKay celebrated Olympic rowing champion and Sport Australia Hall of Fame Ambassador to DrinkWise believes good role modelling will go a long way in…Read moreRead more ›
