Asking For Trouble The gatecrasher plague continues, forcing some party hosts to try drastic tactics. Unfortunately, the one below just makes things worse. Invite to fight In the last six months, I’ve noticed event hosts (including parents) inviting known troublemakers to their parties. Why? Because they think that by including troublemakers from the outset,…
THE last thing Ryan Ball would have expected when he agreed to host a teenage party was to be bashed to within an inch of his life. The 38-year-old Perth man is in a critical condition in hospital after a shocking attack that has left him with head wounds so severe doctors have placed…
Burning down the house Note: Your next party may cost millions for the guest you failed to protect. This will take away more than just your home: it’ll obliterate everything you’ve worked for. Read this to see why. Sad facts Tragically, I’m not surprised by this news. Bigger parties. More injuries. Increased litigation. As…
I have looked at many options to ensure young adult parties are safe. Options such as external cameras, increased staff and providing a stringent plan in regards to alcohol management, however the issue with drugs is increasing at many of our youth events. Increased ‘drive buys’ of potential drug dealers have added to this headache.…
This article sounds very similar to an event I was involved years ago. It was an extremely tense and volatile situation. Some basic recommendations were put forward to the client that included manage BYO. The recommendations were not accepted. I decided it was an OHS risk. Security were then assigned to assist with external…
In the last few months I have seen many commercials on the following: how smoking can damage our health, how eating too much sugar can increase our chances of diabetes, how gambling can cause depression and ruin our lives, how ICE can kill….yet I am still waiting for commercials to identify the damage alcohol causes to…
Every parent needs to view this website. It would be even better if our teenagers could get this information through their thick heads !! Synthetic Drugs are causing headaches at our parties and underage youth events. Synthetic Drugs can kill our kids !! Kids are gravitating to these drugs because they are hard to…
I am sadly noticing an increase in UBER drivers at teenage parties. Most of the UBER drivers are booked via their parents. As a mother of a teenager, I would not allow my child to be transported via an UBER driver. It just gives me a sick feeling. I am trusting a person…
That’s the issue. Our Prime Minister was last year talking about booze related violence: Read more, then we get a glimpse of him skolling a beer a few days ago. We then hear about Kate Middleton’s comments last year, “I really am enjoying drinking alcohol again”, Read more. What sort of message does this send…
By far alcohol abuse is still causing more headaches then any legal or illegal drug. In addition to our teenagers pre loading prior to ‘alcohol free’ underage events, some of these kids are also topping up on synthetic pills. If you allow your kids to attend these events make sure you ask plenty of questions…