Jewish Community Council of Victoria: Under-age Drinking Initiative

Being a proud parent and somebody who has worked on a number of youth issues, I am proud to be part of a coalition government that has introduced legislation banning adults from supplying alcohol to minors in private homes unless parental consent is given. The change hands back control to parents and opens up the discussion between parents and their children on alcohol consumption. I am proud to be supporting a local initiative run by Debbie Zauder and Rimma Sverdin under the Jewish Community Council of Victoria which looks to combat teen drinking. I recently attended Leibler Yavneh College, where one of these programs is running. This program is a good model that could be taken up by other schools and other community groups to reduce children's consumption of alcohol.