- About ALAC
ALAC’s vision and mission are outlined here with links to our corporate documents that describe how we are working to achieve our mission.
Corporate documents and reports can be downloaded from here.You will find information about ALAC and its structure. Council members and Senior management are profiled.
- Who We Are
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- Activities & Services
The Activities & Services section of the website has information about what ALAC is up to.
This is where you can find out what we are working on and how we achieve our goals.
- Priority Population Action Plans
- Campaigns & Communication Work
- Community Action
- Support for Requirements of Sale and Supply
- Policy Advice & Research
- Support for Health Sector Action
- Alcohol & You
Want to know if your drinking is okay? Or are you considering making some changes to your drinking but want to know more? Do you know exactly how big a standard drink is?
Play the online games in the section to find out. Find out all about your relationship with alcohol here...
- Is Your Drinking Okay?
- What's in a Standard Drink?
- Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Advice
- Your Body & Alcohol
- How to Access Treatment
- How to Be Safer
- The Law & You
- Drinking & Driving
- Legislation & Policy
Check out this section for NZ legislation and local strategies and polices relating to alcohol.
- Sale of Liquor Act
- Planning & Resource Management Act
- Alcoholism & Drug Addiction Act
- Alcohol Bans
- Alcohol Strategies & Policies
- Liquor Licences
- Liquor Licensing Authority Decisions
- Customs
- Advertising Alcohol
- Signage Resources for Vendors
- Host Responsibility
- Research & Resources
This is the ALAC research and resources section. This is where you can find alcohol statistics and researched topics.
ALAC has two blogs, a research blog and our general blog. Take a look at some of the interesting conversations that are happening here.
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Events
Listed below are upcoming events.
Presentations may be available from past events. Take a look at the past events archive.
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NIDAC Conference: Beyond 2012: Leading the Way to Action
6 Jun 2012 - 8 Jun 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- Esplanade Hotel Freemantle
Corner Marine Terrace and Essex Street
Freemantle
Australia
Organiser
National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Committee (NIDAC)
Description
Based on the theme, Beyond 2012: Leading the Way to Action, NIDAC 2012 aims to highlight how the sector is able to lead the way to action in addressing the harmful effects of alcohol and other drugs and its associated harms among Indigenous Australians.
Abstracts
Call for abstracts closes 14 Oct 2011
Further information
DANA Conference 2012
13 Jun 2012 - 15 Jun 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- Sebel and Citigate Albert Park
Melbourne
Australia
Organised by
Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia (DANA).
Description
The 2012 DANA conference is titled 'In the age of complexity' and will be held from 13 - 15 June 2012 at the Sebel and Citigate Albert Park, Victoria.
More Information
http://www.danaconference.com.au/
International Social Marketing Conference 2012
28 Jun 2012 - 29 Jun 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- Brisbane
Australia
Organiser

Description
The conference will provide a forum for presenting and discussing high quality theoretical and empirical social marketing research and social marketing case studies.
Cutting Edge 2012: 20/20 both the vision and the thinking for planning our services by 2020
6 Sep 2012 8:30 am - 8 Sep 2012 5:30 pm
- Categories:
- National Conferences
- Location:
- Michael Fowler Centre
Wakefield St
Wellington
New Zealand
Organised by
DAPAANZ
Description
Cutting Edge is the national addiction treatment conference, covering alcohol, other drugs, problem gambling and smoking cessation.
More information
2012 ISBRA World Congress: 16th Congress of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism
9 Sep 2012 - 12 Sep 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- Sapporo Convention Center
1-1-1 Higashi-Sapporo 6-jo, Shiroishi-ku
Sapporo
Japan
Organiser
International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism
World Safety 2012 Conference : 11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
1 Oct 2012 - 4 Oct 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- TBA
TBA
Wellington
New Zealand
Organisers
ACC, Safe Communities Foundation, University of Otago Injury Prevention Research Unit; with WHO
Description
The key theme of Safety 2012 is Connecting pathways for a vibrant and safer future. This theme reflects the intellectual and philosophic approach towards injury prevention of the host country New Zealand’s injury prevention sector. It’s also consistent with the aspirations of the WHO Western-Pacific Region Framework for Action on Injury and Violence Prevention 2008-2013.
1st International Conference on Alcohol and Cancer
4 Oct 2012 - 9 Oct 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- Minoa Palace Conference Center
Agias Marinas, Platanias 73014
Chania
Greece
Organiser
Aegean Conferences
Global Actions: Initiatives to Reduce Harmful Drinking
8 Oct 2012 - 9 Oct 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- Washington, D.C.
United States
Organised by
International Center for Alcohol Policy
Description
The first of its kind globally, the Global Actions: Initiatives to Reduce Harmful Drinking international conference will comprehensively report on the industry actions in support of the WHO Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol. The event will also feature important discussions about commitments to further action in 2013 and beyond.
Further information
City Health 2012: Creating Healthy Opportunities in the 21st Century
22 Oct 2012 - 23 Oct 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- GuildHall
London EC2P 7HH
United Kingdom
Organiser
London Drug and Alcohol Policy Forum
Description
The London Drug and Alcohol Policy Forum invites you to participate in this landmark meeting on healthy cities and a healthy public. It has a special focus on health behaviours - including diet, alcohol, sex, drugs, smoking as well as nightlife, tourism, mental and physical well-being, and health emergencies.
Further information
Past Event Presentations
Couldn't get to the conference? You can access presentations from past events here.
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