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…
Youth struck in head with brick during out-of-control A man has been hit in the head with a brick after gate-crashers stormed a party at a rental home in Melbourne last night. Police said they found almost 40 unwanted guests a house party on Prior Street in Malvern East about 11pm. Witnesses described a…
You will see from this story with Channel 9, how effective the drug dogs are at private events. I was amazed at how quick the dog isolated the drugs.
Blood on our hands Have you heard the news? Tragically, this death is shattering, but not surprising. Only when someone dies does a gatecrasher get charged. I’m certain this wasn’t the first party these gatecrashers have raided. But how can we know for sure if out-of-control parties aren’t collated by police? We need hard data, so we…
Gatecrashers – Increased Issues Within Community We need to start compiling data in regards to out of control parties and then decide if gatecrashers are the reason why most of these events are shut down. I am working at these events every weekend and I see…
Welcome to the arms race Lock the gatecrashers! Gatecrashers are damaging our community and we’re powerless to stop them. I’ve been sounding the alarm for years, but things are getting worse and there’s no end in sight. Unless we act. Coming to a house near you As well as having zero respect for…
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…
Letters of the law We know it’s illegal for kids under 18 to buy booze or drink in pubs. But what about private parties? Problem Giving alcohol to a child is called secondary supply. The law is complex, and it varies from state to state.…
New cops on the beat Round 2 knockout Last Friday I got a call from a very agitated father who said he needed help with a Bayswater ‘event’. My alarm bells rang. I asked if it was the ‘Round 2’ party that police (and the father) had cancelled but which Facebook ‘guests’…