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Pubs selling slabs of cider in lieu of mid-strength brews

• Don HIRD

  

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  26 March 2013

  Hi Jo,
  
  thanks, I will look at the website.
  
  It would be nice to think that, as the initial intervention was Federal, that "rivers of grog" restrictions might apply across all States and Territories.
  
  DonH

  Hi Jo, thanks, I will look at the website. It would be nice to think that, as the initial intervention was Federal, that "rivers of grog" restrictions might apply across all States and Territories. DonH
• Joanne Hoareau

  

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  26 March 2013

  Hi Don,
  
  If you are interested, Queensland Government is currently reviewing alcohol management plans for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, including Cape York. For more information:
  http://www.datsima.qld.gov.au/atsis/government/programs-and-initiatives/review-of-alcohol-management-plans-2012
  
  Regards,
  
  Jo Hoareau
  Information Officer
  Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
  

  Hi Don, If you are interested, Queensland Government is currently reviewing alcohol management plans for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, including Cape York. For more information: http://www.datsima.qld.gov.au/atsis/government/programs-and-initiatives/review-of-alcohol-management-plans-2012 Regards, Jo Hoareau Information Officer Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
• Don HIRD

  

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  22 March 2013

  While cycling to Cape York in 2010 I observed the above (slab of cider sold to indigenous customer for $50, while surrounded by posters restricting alcohol sales to bona fide travellers and at max mid-strength beers).
  
  Most Aust. teenagers know that cider, at around 5.5% ethanol, is a cheap way to get boozed.
  
  This is a clear violation of both the intent of the intervention bulk grog sale rules and "responsible service of alcohol" protocols. It was in a community with a long history of alcohol abuse.
  
  Apparently this is "legal" but surely an oversight.
  
  It makes me wonder who markets these drugs and who profits from them as a "clever" way of bypassing the restrictions.
  
  Does it also happen elsewhere?
  
  Cider gives bad hangovers and this may well indicate a heavy metabolic impact from secondary compounds.

  While cycling to Cape York in 2010 I observed the above (slab of cider sold to indigenous customer for $50, while surrounded by posters restricting alcohol sales to bona fide travellers and at max mid-strength beers). Most Aust. teenagers know that cider, at around 5.5% ethanol, is a cheap way to get boozed. This is a clear violation of both the intent of the intervention bulk grog sale rules and "responsible service of alcohol" protocols. It was in a community with a long history of alcohol abuse. Apparently this is "legal" but surely an oversight. It makes me wonder who markets these drugs and who profits from them as a "clever" way of bypassing the restrictions. Does it also happen elsewhere? Cider gives bad hangovers and this may well indicate a heavy metabolic impact from secondary compounds.