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Halls Creek: Pub fined $10,000 for underaged drinker

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:05:56 +0000

The pub in Halls Creek copped a $10,000 fine for serving a 16-year-old girl.

This follows a $5,000 fine two years ago for serving the same girl, when she was 14.

Fitzroy Crossing: Sly grog problems

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:47:22 +0000

Police have been concentrating on sly-grog patrols for vehicles approaching Fitzroy Crossing.

Since Tarunda supermarket burned down last year more Fitzroy people have been shopping in Derby, bringing large amounts of liquor at the same time.

The Australian [read this story]

Grog buyers ID considered

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:02:57 +0000

The WA government is considering an ID card system for takeaway alcohol purchasers.

Under the scheme, similar to one operating in the NT, the courts could ban troublesome drinkers purchasing alcohol for 12 months.

ABC [read this story]

‘Target problem drinkers’ says Pierson-Jones

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:50:27 +0000

A man who owns liquor outlets in several Kimberley towns says the government should be targeting problem drinkers.

Martin Pierson-Jones said liquor restrictions in Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing have only moved the problem to Kununurra and Broome.

ABC [read this story]

Warmun: Elders want grog bans for Kununurra

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:05:08 +0000

Warmun elders want grog bans extended to Wyndham and Kununurra.

A Warmun delegation met liquor licensing director Barry Sergeant last week.

Kimberley Echo [read this story]

Broome: Town ‘invaded’ by binge drinkers

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:43:28 +0000

Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing’s grog restrictions have led to an invasion by binge drinkers, says Broome shire.

Shire President Graham Campbell told a parliamentary inquiry this is unfair to other people.

ABC [read this story]

Halls Creek: Community grog bans ‘beneficial’

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:05:29 +0000

A health policy academic said grog bans in the Kimberley reducing health and social problems, violence and crime.

Curtin University Professor Mike Professor Daube was commenting on total alcohol bans to be introduced at Kundat Djaru (Ringer Soak), Nicholson Town Camp and Koongie Park (Lamboo Gunian) Aboriginal communities in Halls Creek shire.

WAToday [read this story]

Koongie resident Penny Yeeda said the community had asked for the ban to protect the children.

Local police and the shire support the bans.

The West Australian [read this story]

Halls Creek: New grog bans for three communities

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:00:24 +0000

Terry Waldron

Ringer Soak, Nicholson Block and Koongie will all have grog bans for three years, says minister Terry Waldron.

He said he introduced the bans at the communities request and after visiting them last week.

You can read his statement here:

Minister for Racing and Gaming

4/8/10 Media Statement

Liquor restrictions announced for three more communities.

The Aboriginal communities of Kundat Djaru (Ringer Soak), Nicholson Block and Koongie Park in the Shire of Halls Creek will be declared restricted areas under section 175 of the Liquor Control Act 1988.

Racing and Gaming Minister Terry Waldron said once regulations were published in coming weeks, it would be an offence to sell/supply, possess or bring liquor into the communities.

“Members of the communities wrote to me asking for the introduction of regulations under section 175 of the Act to prohibit alcohol in these communities,” Mr Waldron said.

“The community representatives said they considered these restrictions the most effective way of reducing the amount of alcohol-related harm and ill health in the community.”

The Minister visited the communities last week and said liquor licensees breaching the restrictions would be liable to a $5,000 fine, while all other people in breach of the restrictions would face $2,000 fines.

The restrictions give police the power to seize and dispose of opened or unopened liquor containers found in the community.

The proposal to make the three communities restricted areas was supported by WA Police and the Shire of Halls Creek and the restrictions will be in place for the next three years.

“This brings to 10 the number of communities operating under a section 175 alcohol ban with more in the pipeline,” Mr Waldron said.

“The State Government is very pleased with the progress being made and I congratulate these communities for taking on alcohol abuse which is a major threat to personal and social health.”

Wyndham, Kununurra: Shire fears grog bans will hurt tourism

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:05:49 +0000

Wyndham East Kimberley shire is concerned proposed alcohol restrictions will harm its tourist trade.

The shire intends to make a submission to the Director of Liquor Licensing.

ABC [read this story]

Wyndham and Kununurra: Grog bans planned

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:05:28 +0000

This is a rundown of the proposed grog restrictions for Wyndham and Kununurra and opinions from key people.

We have run this story before but the Kimberley Echo has added detail that is well worth reading.

-GV

Kimberley Echo [read this story]