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Young people drinking and dancing on the beach

Alcohol cultural change

Dec 2013 – Mar 2014

Name That Point campaign

Name That Point started a conversation with young Victorians about how we are drinking. We all know there's a point during drinks where your evening could go either way - where one more drink could set you on the road to drunkenness.
Hand grabbing a beer out of an icebox

Alcohol Culture Change

22 Dec 2014

No excuses, our booze culture must change

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO

Young women out at night

Name That Point campaign

05 Dec 2013

Let's find the point when order becomes disorder

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO
Hand grabbing a beer out of an icebox

Australia's alcohol culture

24 Mar 2014

It's time to talk about our drinking culture

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO
Friends posing for a photo in a park

Partner Release

31 Jan 2014

Minister Mary Wooldridge and VicHealth CEO take on FebFast

Victorian Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge and VicHealth CEO Jerril Rechter have joined thousands of Australians who have pledged to go alcohol-free for February.

Woman coaching children during a sports match

Partner Release

10 Aug 2010

AFL Victoria announces local alcohol initiative

AFL Victoria and VicHealth are joining forces to make this year’s footy finals even more enjoyable for spectators in the Western Region, Essendon District and Central Highlands Football Leagues.
Friends posing for a photo in a park

Partner Release

23 Jun 2010

One in two Australians cut back on booze

A new report released today on the state of Australia's health shows half of all Australians (48.2 per cent) are taking action to reduce their drinking.
Two young men and a young woman drinking at a bar

Alcohol cultural change

04 Dec 2013

Name That Point

There's a point during drinks where your evening could go either way.
Woman and man laughing at a cafe by the beach

Preventing harm from alcohol

19 Jan 2012

Evaluation of the impact of febfast participation

VicHealth evaluates febfast, a national community-based initiative that challenges people to take a break from alcohol for a month each year.
Young women out at night

Alcohol cultural change

30 Oct 2013

VicHealth and RMIT ask what kind of drinker are you

Researchers from Melbourne have studied thousands of Victorian alcohol drinkers to reveal four ‘drinking types’. The types of drinkers give insight into the links between personality, cultural influences, and drinking to excess.

Men ordering drinks at a pub

Alcohol cultural change

05 Dec 2013

Victorians invited to name that point with new campaign

Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge and VicHealth CEO Jerril Rechter will today unveil a new campaign designed to spark a frank and open discussion about alcohol consumption levels.

Alcohol advertising outside a bottle shop

Alcohol cultural change

31 Jan 2013

VicHealth CEO joins febfast challenge again in 2013

VicHealth CEO Jerril Rechter has again accepted the challenge to take a break from alcohol for the month of February as part of the 2013 febfast campaign.