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Councils have ‘real role’ in preventing alcohol abuse

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Australian councils are being encouraged to do more to address problem drinking.

Australian councils are being encouraged to do more to address problem drinking.A new report looking at ways to address the issue has been launched at a meeting of capital city lord mayors in Hobart this week.Professor Margaret Hamilton, who works with drug and alcohol service Turning Point, helped prepare the report.She says the report looks at towns and cities that have successfully run programs to prevent alcohol abuse.”Councils have got a very real part to play – they’re responsible for a lot of planning decisions, a lot of the economic health of the city, and also for their citizens,” she said.”The first thing they need to do is take that on board and take some responsibility… to use the opportunities they’ve got to manage public space, to think about licences, and who has liquor licences.”(Source: ABC News: July 2004)


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Posted On: 25 July, 2004
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