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Successful socially responsible drinking campaign
Friday, 4 April 2008, 1:48 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
A four-month Manukau City Council campaign to cut disorder, violence and drink driving has proved so successful that incidents around one hotel noted for such episodes have virtually disappeared. More >>
Early interventionby To Defuse Violence
Friday, 4 April 2008, 1:47 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
A programme using Maori Wardens to intervene in the early stages of alcohol fuelled disturbances in Hamilton City has found they neutralise 78 percent of the incidents they attend, before the incidents get out of control. More >>
New strategy to reduce violence in Dunedin
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 5:00 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
New strategy to reduce violence in Dunedin is making CBD safe Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) More >>
‘Brutally Honest’ Adverts Target Binge Drinkers
Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 11:23 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC) today launched new hard-hitting advertisements showing the harmful consequences of binge drinking. The television commercials show graphic examples of excessive drinking leading to harm, with three ... More >>
New Appointments At ALAC
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 10:17 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) Chief Executive Officer Gerard Vaughan has announced two new appointments to ALAC’s senior management team. Dr Andrew Hearn has been appointed Manager Strategy and Research and Tuari Potiki has been appointed Manager ... More >>
ALAC Welcomes Two New Council Members
Friday, 30 November 2007, 5:05 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council has welcomed the appointment of two new Council members, Anne Hobby and Helen Moriarty. More >>
ALAC Calls for Lower Drink Drive Alcohol Levels
Wednesday, 11 July 2007, 5:27 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) has come out in support of Police and ACC calls for lower blood alcohol (BAC) levels for drivers. After looking at evidence from overseas which have adopted lower BAC levels, ALAC has reversed its earlier policy ... More >>
Abolition of Drinks All Hours Welcomed
Monday, 28 May 2007, 1:27 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) has applauded the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s decision to can 24-hour liquor licensing. Bars in the resort will be required to close at 4am at the latest, while restaurants may stay open no later than 2am under ... More >>
Conference Focus on Reducing Alcohol-Related Harm
Tuesday, 17 April 2007, 12:33 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
Preventing intoxication on licensed premises is just one of the topics under discussion at a two day conference to be hosted by the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) in Christchurch next month. More >>
Raising Awareness of Danger of Alcohol to Fetus
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 2:02 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) says health advisory labels on alcohol bottles are a good way to raise awareness of the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant,” says ALAC Chief Executive Officer Gerard Vaughan. More >>
New CEO For ALAC
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 10:17 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
Gerard Vaughan today took up his position as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC). More >>
Hotels Face Action If Serve Drunks
Friday, 19 January 2007, 1:07 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) says a 24-hour suspension handed out to a Queenstown tavern for serving drunks should serve as a warning to other licensees to be particularly vigilant on nights when large crowds of patrons are expected. More >>
ALAC Frustrated at LLA Decision
Thursday, 14 December 2006, 11:32 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council is frustrated at the penalty handed down to the liquor licence holder at Wellington’s Westpac stadium after it was caught selling alcohol to minors. More >>
New CEO For ALAC
Wednesday, 6 December 2006, 3:52 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) today announced the appointment of Gerard Vaughan as ALAC’s new Chief Executive Officer. He will take up the position on February 12 2007. Announcing the appointment, ALAC’s outgoing Chairman Professor Andrew ... More >>
Alcohol Review Positive Move Says ALAC
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 10:06 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) is disappointed Parliament has voted down a bill seeking to raise the legal purchase age for alcohol from 18 to 20. However, ALAC says the announced review of the Sale of Liquor Act is a positive move and, in the ... More >>
ALAC Welcomes Age Bill Report
Friday, 20 October 2006, 4:15 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council has welcomed today’s select committee report recommending the return of the legal purchase age for alcohol to 20-years-old. “In 1999 ALAC opposed reducing to 18 the age at young people could buy alcohol, and in our submission ... More >>
Maori Wardens: Local Response to Community Problem
Monday, 14 August 2006, 3:40 pm | The Alcohol Advisory Council
A training package designed to allow local communities to adopt a successful project to reduce alcohol-related harm by utilising community resources was to be launched in Wellington today. More >>
When is a Minor Not a Minor
Friday, 9 June 2006, 9:35 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) is extremely surprised at a Palmerston North District Court throwing out a charge of selling liquor to a minor because the judge thought the 16-year-old used in the police sting looked ‘about 22’. More >>
Binge Drinking - It's Everyone's Problem
Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 8:30 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
A new series of television advertisements aiming to get New Zealanders to recognise how their own behaviours may contribute to New Zealand's binge drinking culture hit the airways last night. More >>
Debate Over Legal Age to Buy Alcohol a Distraction
Monday, 20 March 2006, 9:27 am | The Alcohol Advisory Council
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) is warning that the debate over the legal purchase age for alcohol is overshadowing all the other things that need to be done to reduce alcohol-related harm in New Zealand. More >>
