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MEDIA RELEASE: Providing a safe space to reduce alcohol-related violence

15th September 2014.

The NSW Government, the City of Sydney and the Thomas Kelly Youth Foundation today announced a Safe Space trial to improve safety on Sydney’s streets at night.

The trial, long advocated by the Foundation, will provide a safe place in the city centre with help on hand for intoxicated young people vulnerable to crime, either as a victim or offender.

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Students taught alcohol safety by going to the pub

Three schools from the Sutherland shire have so far taken part in the pilot scheme of the education program. It was estalished after police found that schoolyard arguments and blow-ups were being moved elsewhere, and that was to the pub, erupting into alcohol fuelled violence. 

 

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Alcohol is destroying us: Four Australians share their stories

The newly-released Alcohol’s Burden of Disease in Australia report found that alcohol is responsible for 15 deaths every day. That’s a 60 per cent increase from a decade ago. In addition to this, another 430 people are admitted to hospital for treatment for alcohol-related injuries or disease every day.

If you are surprised by these statistics, you’re not alone.

“The Australian medical profession is profoundly concerned that the harms of alcohol are getting worse — domestic violence, depression, deaths from trauma, obesity — the list goes on,” Dr Stephen Parnis, Emergency Physician and Vice President of the AMA.

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Cancer: one of the leading causes of alcohol-related deaths

“We have long known that alcohol causes as many cancer deaths in Australia as melanoma, yet the level of public awareness is low,” Professor Olver said. “Australians who choose to drink should try to stay within the National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines and have no more than two standard drinks a day.

“There are plenty of good reasons to moderate consumption – and preventing cancer is one of the most significant of them."

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Richard Wilkins receives an AM

Working for a not-for-profit organisation you come to meet all kinds of special and generous people who spend countless hours working behind the scenes for no recognition.

For our foundation the list of these special people is so long we are eternally grateful.  Even this website is provided on a pro bono basis through our friends "Involved" in Melbourne.

it's only through other people's strength and support that keeps us going.

For this reason, it's wonderful to see Richard Wilkins being awarded with a Member of the Order of Australia by the Queen, 'Today' (Channel 9) looks at all the good deeds Wilkins had performed.

View the news story here.

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Locks outs and last drinks, sending a strong signal

Police Minister Stuart Ayres says the introduction of 1.30am lockouts and 3am last drinks for licensed venues in central Sydney is driving a cut in alcohol-related violence.

Announcing on Wednesday a range of new alcohol service restrictions for pubs, clubs and bars in the Sydney CBD, Kings Cross and Darlinghurst from July 18, Mr Ayres said the lockouts and last-drinks rules introduced in late February were having an impact.

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Australian's use Change.org

Mr Tyson is one of 2 million Australians who have used the online platform since it launched in 2011. Australia is the second-highest per capita user of the site in the world.

However it's the individual campaigns, with an emotional story attached, that often attract the most signatories. Ralph Kelly's campaign for legal reform following the death of his son Thomas in a single-punch attack drew almost 150,000 supporters.

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