Teenage Party
27 January 2022
Bigger than Covid
I’m not a wowser who must be told to have a ‘grown-up’ drink. I choose not to drink alcohol because of how it harms me – body and soul.
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Teenage Party
Practical advice for parents planning a teenage party in Melbourne: planning, alcohol management, gatecrashers and when to hire party security.
Teenage Party
25 November 2019
On second thoughts
Pam* rang for advice on her son Mark’s* upcoming 18th birthday party.
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Teenage Party
28 June 2019
We don’t just stand there
Security staff. Some people think all we do is stand there, checking names.
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Teenage Party
1 June 2019
Liar! Liar! Parents on fire.
Some adults are so fake, I fear what they’re teaching our kids.
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Teenage Party
13 May 2019
Putting us all at risk
Sometimes, despite your best efforts, so-called ‘grown-ups’ still let you down.
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Teenage Party
26 March 2019
Shouldering on
Some think security staff just crack heads and refuse shoes. Last Saturday’s party showed such dated tactics comprise the least of my holistic service.
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Teenage Party
31 January 2019
Big Bully Unexpected Bad Behaviour
Pretend friend At a recent 16 th celebration, the birthday girl invited a fellow school student who’d (allegedly) been bullying her. Though I didn’t know the full story…
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Teenage Party
17 September 2018
Liquor control laws have changed
Did you know that liquor control laws just changed?
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Teenage Party
13 August 2018
Drug Affected Kids At Parties
Alcohol has and will always be the main issue at teenage parties which is the reason why I provide a detailed pre party assessment that includes alcohol management. Add…
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Teenage Party
4 July 2018
Teens lie to hire out rentals
Councils across Melbourne are “banning” parents and teens from hiring public venues for parties, a security expert says.
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Teenage Party
1 March 2018
Its Not You Its them
You’re not imagining it: kids really are going feral.
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Teenage Party
23 October 2017
Chase to the cut
You probably realise machetes (see above) and teen parties don’t mix.
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Teenage Party
31 July 2017
Not so sweet 16
I’ve long said that, when it comes to alcohol, 16 year olds are our trickiest group.
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Teenage Party
19 June 2017
Parents Urged to Hire Teenage Party Security
PARENTS hosting underage parties need to stop being lazy and provide proper safety controls, a former policewoman has warned. Naomi Oakley, who served with Victoria…
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Teenage Party
23 May 2017
Planning is the Key to avoiding Teen Party disaster
WE’VE all heard the teen party horror stories featuring binge-drinking, sexual misadventure, drug overdoses, trashed homes and neighbours attacked by drunken youths. Who…
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Teenage Party
2 May 2017
Asking For Trouble
The gatecrasher plague continues, forcing some party hosts to try drastic tactics.
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Teenage Party
9 March 2017
Ryan Ball fighting for his life after being attacked by gatecrashers
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 him in an…
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Teenage Party
26 February 2017
Two teen friends killed walking from party in NT
Both had their whole lives ahead of them and it's gone Two teenage boys have died after being struck by a car in the Northern Territory. Two Darwin High School boys have…
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