Drink-driving campaigns in Australia have been very successful in reducing the incidence of driving under the influence and alcohol-related car crashes. The 24/7 South Dakota Sobriety project was introduced in 2005 to tackle drink driving in South Dakota in the United States of America. The program originally targeted repeat offenders, but was later modified to include other alcohol-related crimes such as family violence. The program resulted in a 12 per cent drop in drink dr

Fifty-eight per cent of Queenslanders think that pregnancy warning labels should be placed on all alcohol products to replace the alcohol industry’s current ineffective consumer information messages. Queensland should support mandatory pregnancy warning labels and join other Australian and New Zealand Governments in tasking Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to develop a standard for an effective label that addresses the wording, placement and label size. Alcohol co

Strengthen the risk based licencing system for on- and off-licence premises Queensland’s licensing system, like those in other jurisdictions, recognises the risks associated with the sale and consumption of alcohol and variation in risk between venues. Licence fees consist of a base fee, which varies for different types of venues and in the case of community clubs, for membership size, and applies a loading for criteria associated with trading hours and compliance history. Th

POLICY ASK: End the sale of all take-away alcohol at 10pm to reduce the risk of alcohol-related family violence End the sale of all take-away alcohol at 10pm to reduce the risk of alcohol-related family violence Queenslanders are concerned about the impact of alcohol in their community and behind closed doors. Fifty-six per cent support a closing time of bottle shops of no later than 10pm. Since 80 per cent of the alcohol purchased in Australia is bought from take away liquor

Ban alcohol advertising and promotions on Queensland Government property to protect children and young people Queenslanders, like other Australians, are rightly concerned about the impact of alcohol advertising on children and young people. They are also concerned that the alcohol industry targets young people under 18 years of age (60 per cent), who are particularly vulnerable to alcohol harm. Research shows that the attitudes and behaviours of young people are influenced by

Improve the collection, quality and interoperability of alcohol harms data as a matter of urgency to inform decision-making and improve health outcomes Good data requires availability of accurate data, consistency in collection and recording, and an understanding of what and why data is needed. Good data makes good policy possible. It provides policy makers with the information needed to inform the development of good policy and allows more precise evaluation of the policy. A

Mandate the use of alcohol and other drug education programs in schools The Department of Education and Training has made a vast number of resources available to schools for alcohol and other drug education, however little evaluation of these programs appears to have been undertaken and implementation is at the discretion of the school principal. School based alcohol and other drug education programs should be grounded in the evidence of what works to effect behaviour change,

POLICY ASK: Maintain the Tackling alcohol-fuelled violence measures across Queensland and assess their effectiveness in light of the evidence provided in the final report of the independent evaluation Maintain the Tackling alcohol-fuelled violence measures across Queensland and assess their effectiveness in light of the evidence provided in the final report of the independent evaluation Every parent of a young person fears that phone call in the middle of the night to say tha