Shockwave hits Central West Queensland!
The Shockwave Youth Arts Festival has come and gone for 2010, leaving in its wake great memories for young people and adults alike who attended the event in Blackall over the 22nd and 23rd May.
Under a clear Central West Queensland sky, Shockwave 2010 began with a busy program of workshops and activities. Circus-themed, the colourful event promoted young people’s interaction with creative arts as a means of self-expression and collaboration.
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Should alcohol advertising be banned?
The call to ban alcohol advertising is not a new one.
But when the Director of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) and Chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Professor Michael Good, calls for a ban on alcohol advertising it’s time again to sit up and listen. And he’s not alone…
As reported in the Courier Mail on 7th December – “surgeons have joined the push for the promotion of alcohol to face the same stringent controls as tobacco, saying risky drinking is more common”. Read more
