by Angelina Sokolsky | Jun 6, 2024 | Feature, News
Trigger warning: Domestic violence, mental health, drug/alcohol use It looks like garbage, carelessly dumped on her front lawn. She approaches to inspect, and then she hears the groan. Up close now, it is clear that there is blood. That there is a woman, lying...
by Tamara Stewart | May 8, 2024 | Govt & Politics, News
Young Australians are vaping and using illicit drugs more, according to new research. An Australian government study has revealed 63 per cent of current smokers aged 14 to 17 have tried e-cigarettes. The study found sixty-five per cent of young people aged 14-17 had...
by Dana Cetojevic | Sep 8, 2023 | Govt & Politics, News
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has implemented a groundbreaking law last month to decriminalise the possession of small quantities of illicit drugs, including cocaine, heroin, meth, and ecstasy. Under the new legislation, individuals found in possession of...
by Rajneel Lal | Aug 23, 2023 | News
PCYC Liverpool will initiate the Fight 4 Youth Boxing Workshops in Liverpool as part of an intervention program for youth drug and substance abuse in early spring. The Fight 4 Youth boxing workshops will aim to teach participants the fundamentals of boxing and will be...
by Emily Perkins | May 26, 2021 | News
The level of alcohol-fuel crime in Wollongong has dropped over the last four year, according to lastest figures. Between 2016 and 2020 the percentage of alcohol-related crime declined by 15.1 per cent in the Wollongong LGA. In 2016 there were a total of 341 incidents...