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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.

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.

Alcohol cultural change

11 Dec 2013

Victorians invited to say hello to Sunday mornings

VicHealth has joined forces with Hello Sunday Morning (HSM), an initiative to encourage Victorians to press pause on their drinking.

Alcohol cultural change

25 Jun 2012

Sports praised for giving alcohol the boot

The National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (NAAA) has applauded twelve major national sports for backing action to reduce binge drinking and disassociating themselves from alcohol sponsorship.

Partner Release

12 Jun 2012

New website helps Victorians assess their drinking

Victorians now have a way of assessing their use of alcohol with a new online tool launched by the Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge.

Partner Release

05 Jun 2014

Alcohol campaign speaks to young people about culture

By Jerril Rechter, VicHealth CEO

Name That Point campaign

24 Sep 2014

Campaign to tackle binge drinking in young people

The No Excuse Needed campaign is set to challenge a pervasive alcohol culture that aims to empower young Victorians to make responsible decisions about their drinking.

Alcohol harm prevention

11 Apr 2014

Campaign encourages young people to find their chill point

A young Victorian has won a statewide search – and won $5,000 – by inventing a name for the point during a night out when clear thinking turns to more drinking.

Alohol cultural change

31 Oct 2013

Drinking-related lifestyles: exploring the role of alcohol in Victorians' lives

Our new research puts Victoria's alcohol culture under the microscope. Take our quiz to discover what kind of drinker you are.

Preventing harm from alcohol

28 Feb 2020

Alcohol culture change

The notion of ‘drinking culture’ or ‘alcohol culture’ is commonly referred to across public health, the media and the alcohol industry, to highlight a problem with the Australian drinking culture and the need for it to change.

Preventing harm from alcohol

19 May 2020

Alcohol Culture Change Projects

The notion of ‘drinking culture’ or ‘alcohol culture’ is commonly referred to across public health, the media, and the alcohol industry to highlight a problem with the Australian drinking culture and the need for it to change.

Alcohol Harm Prevention

13 Sep 2018

Parents back restricting booze supply to teens

New research from health promotion foundation VicHealth shows most parents back tougher restrictions on the supply of alcohol to underage Victorians, as new laws come into effect today.

Alcohol