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Reducing the alcohol and drug toll: Victoria’s plan 2013 – 2017
Reducing the alcohol and drug toll: Victoria’s plan 2013 – 2017 Issued February 2013 This document, prepared by the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) summarises some of the key features from the report entitled ‘Reducing the Alcohol and drug toll: Victoria’s plan 2013 – 2017’ (the RAD Plan). Introduction: The RAD Plan has...
Prison expansion increases costs for all
MEDIA RELEASE Friday 1 February 2013 Prison expansion increases costs for all The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) today expresses continuing concern regarding the disproportionate amount of scarce public resources allocated to the prison system in Victoria. The alarming figures from the Productivity Commission regarding the extraordinarily high cost of running prisons in...
Alcohol Taxation
Alcohol Taxation Issued June 2010 Alcohol and its consumption are an accepted and enjoyable part of Australian culture, with a long history and deep sociocultural roots. However, attitudes toward alcohol are also complex and ambivalent, and evidence of significant alcohol-related harm to individuals and communities demands a concerted and effective response. Harmful and excessive...
Submission to the Victorian Parliament’s Inquiry into Public Housing in Victoria
VICTORIAN ALCOHOL & DRUG ASSOCIATION Submission to the Victorian Parliament’s Inquiry into Public Housing in Victoria January 2010 VAADA Vision A Victorian community in which the harms associated with drug use are reduced and general health and well being is promoted. VAADA Objectives To provide leadership, representation, advocacy and information to the alcohol and...
Alcohol Taxation
Alcohol Taxation Issued March 2010 A Caveat This background paper has been developed to accompany VAADA’s Alcohol Taxation Position Paper (issued February 2010). It contains a more detailed discussion of the complexities of alcohol taxation than was possible or desirable in VAADA’s position paper. VAADA awaits the Commonwealth Government’s response to the review of...
Alcohol advertising, marketing and promotion
Alcohol advertising, marketing and promotion Issued March 2010 Alcohol and its consumption are an accepted and enjoyable part of Australian culture, with a long history and deep socio-cultural roots. However, attitudes toward alcohol are also complex and ambivalent, and evidence of significant alcohol-related harm to individuals and communities demands a concerted and effective response....