No this is not another blame ICE story! In fact the only ice that may be around this article is the cold cubes that keep our drinks cold. Today on the news, 3 stories related to booze but still we seem to focus on ICE The road carnage on the weekend where a teenager lost…
Trying to prevent this sort of damage !! In-house Booze Management Plan Now Supported by Victorian Taxi Association and Ambulance Employees Australia Most teenage parties spiral out of control as a result of poor alcohol management skills. Alcohol related violence contributes to 90 % of party related trauma. Parents need to realise that a…
In the last few days I have been abused by two different parents: Last Thursday a mother relayed to me that they should be able to have a teen party at a council run venue without security, and call Police when it gets out of hand! Obviously I indicated to this parent that the Police…
It’s really weird because when I read these news articles in relation to out of control parties it hardly ever mentions the amazing plan that parents have in place and how it failed. In some cases it doesn’t even mention parents !! So where do parents think their kids are on a weekend? Do…
Nights need expert handling by a sufficient force of mature, trained professionals – Last week a mum contacted me at 7pm on Friday night. She wanted my crew immediately at a party that already had got out of hound, 200 14 year olds and the kids were providing security. Her comments were as follows:…
In addition to the growing concern of teenagers purchasing legal synthetic drugs on line we now have an additional issue with Powdered Alcohol. Powdered Alcohol is nothing new however accessibility will now be easier for our young teenagers to purchase on line. The item can be easily ordered via a website and mailed…
It has been a busy weekend as you would have probably guessed from my last post! Turned out Saturday night was flat out with many issues as expected. The next time your child talks about having a 16th birthday, maybe reward them for not having one. I was able to talk my daughter out…
Again and again we see our stretched emergency services called to situations that could’ve been prevented. I can see the neighbours cringing inside their properties thinking, ‘Not another teenage party!’ The parties that my company are involved in highlight a proactive plan that is put in place to ensure our guests are kept safe…
With the amount of media attention focused on out of control parties we can longer say we did not know. With a combination of more then 50 young people, poorly managed alcohol and the risk of gatecrashers you are asking for trouble It is up to HOST and PARENTS to provide a safe environment for…
Sometimes NOT informing your teenager that security will be on site at their ‘dry’ 16th birthday can be a fantastic surprise!! At this particular 16th birthday the guests did not know that security would be at the party. Imagine their surprise when they walked around the corner with their ‘very full’ school bags…