Teenagers Alcohol and Balconies do not go together. This includes schoolies! Parties and celebrations within the home can also be a disaster waiting to happen. Whilst conducting pre party assessments we highlight the risks of balconies within a teen party environment. In addition to the risks of young people sky larking (Hanging off the edges,…
Each weekend we try and prevent young girls walking home alone from parties. After they have had a few drinks they seem to think they are bullet proof. These stats are of real concern. Read more A DISTURBING number of Australians are prepared to justify the actions of rapists and domestic violence perpetrators and shift…
EXCESSIVE drinking causes the death of three Victorians a day, 18 assaults, and puts another 81 people in hospital, according to a disturbing report. Alcohol-fuelled family violence has also skyrocketed 85 per cent in a decade. The growing toll has led to demands for the major state political parties to promise to restrict drinking hours and…
Here’s a spot check of how Australians rang in the New Year. New South Wales Young woman attacked while walking home alone. Teen king hit in Kings Cross. Western Australia Young man killed at party. Partygoers overdose at event. Victoria Melbourne gardens trashed by illegal gathering. Queensland 16 year old stabbed in stomach at house…
Mighty quest For two years I’ve been campaigning nationally for legislative change in relation to teen parties. As the recent spate of party-related damage, injury and death clearly shows, we need solutions more than ever. Litany of loss On Wednesday, a young man home alone decided to throw this highly destructive party. On Thursday, a…
Here’s a lovely article that I read with interest, then dismay: Drunk callouts swamp ambos. Did you know that Western Australia’s stretched ambulance crews are treating ten drunks a day?! I find this and other figures sobering. What a pity other people don’t! Lie of the land In WA, more than seven teenagers a week…
In my view, an accident is something you have no control over. If, for instance: you’re driving a car; a large spider drops on you from behind the sun visor and you crash into a tree, that’s an accident. If, on the other hand: you’re rushing and driving at speed; you tailgate the car in…
What’s up, Western Australia?! From what we’ve read these last few months, you really are dying to have fun. Since the start of March, 40 of your teen parties have hit the media for appalling reasons. In case you’ve been lying drunk in a ditch or king-hit by a bottle, here’s a fool’s guide to…
The link between teen parties and sexual assault is real and alarming. Here’s the latest horrific story. How many more times must this happen before we wake up from this nightmare?! I was recently involved in a situation that resulted in a young birthday boy being charged with sexual assault at a party. Prior to…
The things people say! Here are things parents commonly say before a teen party. Along with the reality. ‘We know them; they’re all nice boys.’ Then they drink. ‘The kids will be okay in the pool while they drink.’ Then we have two broken noses and a brawl at the end of the night. ‘Our…