As a parent, it can be a challenge bringing up teenagers. My daughter is now passed that but I have another couple of kids right on the cusp !! For me, working at so many teenage parties (passed 700 now) I have decided (along with my husband) that one big birthday is enough.…
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…
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…
Alcohol Is The Path To Destruction-Why Is This Message Being Lost? This news article is extremely disturbing and concerning. Read more Why is it that we are not dealing with the elephant in the room? From my experience, working on the front line of teenage parties, alcohol related violence is the reason why…
Gatecrashers – Our Human Rodents Are An Issue In Other States Gatecrashers are not just causing issues within Victoria they are also causing headaches in other states. The attached news link indicates that our gatecrashers smashed windows, threw bottles and then proceeded to have a scuffle with party guests in WA . As I…
I thought I had seen it all !! Obviously not !! A note for parents when managing the bar. Managing the bar at parties ensures that our party guests are drinking responsibly and their behaviour and demeanour is monitored. If they are playing a game called Goon Bag Of Fortune then possibly alarm bells should…
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…
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:…
I can’t tell you how important it is to have fantastic staff. This is a blog to compliment staff members for continually providing excellent service and to go beyond their job description and their obligations as a crowd controller whilst working for U-nome Security. In addition to dealing with, at times, difficult patrons, they…
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…