Comments on: Damming The Rivers of Grog: Russell Goldflam http://philwalcott.com.au Change - Ways Forward Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:35:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Phil http://philwalcott.com.au/issues-that-matter/damming-the-rivers-of-grog-report-by-russell-goldflam/#comment-68 Phil Tue, 11 May 2010 10:52:36 +0000 http://philwalcott.com.au/?page_id=13#comment-68 Open, transparent consultation and negotiation with all key stakeholders and a community consultation generally is what's required. Offering training opportunities is an essential part of this process. I haven't seen 'The Shawshank Redemption' (yet)!! Philling the gaps of opportunity is paramount. Open, transparent consultation and negotiation with all key stakeholders and a community consultation generally is what’s required. Offering training opportunities is an essential part of this process. I haven’t seen ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ (yet)!! Philling the gaps of opportunity is paramount.

]]> By: Tom Hooker http://philwalcott.com.au/issues-that-matter/damming-the-rivers-of-grog-report-by-russell-goldflam/#comment-56 Tom Hooker Mon, 10 May 2010 14:50:05 +0000 http://philwalcott.com.au/?page_id=13#comment-56 ... So you will have the people in need go to selfhelp workshops? Will they be compulsory or optional? Will they function as part of the rehab program? Do you think they should be removed from the bad influences as they undergo their treatment? If so, where and for how long. And to help get them independent of welfare I guess you would need to include some sort of training program to give them the skills to get a job... Possibly a program to help them get a job too (similair to the one in the movie 'The Shawshank Redemption') … So you will have the people in need go to selfhelp workshops? Will they be compulsory or optional? Will they function as part of the rehab program? Do you think they should be removed from the bad influences as they undergo their treatment? If so, where and for how long.

And to help get them independent of welfare I guess you would need to include some sort of training program to give them the skills to get a job… Possibly a program to help them get a job too (similair to the one in the movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption’)

]]> By: Phil http://philwalcott.com.au/issues-that-matter/damming-the-rivers-of-grog-report-by-russell-goldflam/#comment-53 Phil Thu, 06 May 2010 23:04:39 +0000 http://philwalcott.com.au/?page_id=13#comment-53 The only people who can change this situation are the people who are drowning in it. We are all responsible for the choices we make. Our society over the past 50 or so years has created a dependency culture (on welfare, grog, cigarettes etc.) such that for anyone under the age of 50 it's what has become 'normalised' in their worlds. I will work through the education and health systems to promote good choice practices. Remembering that 'it doesn't cost a cent to change the way you think', people will be encouraged to think positively about themselves and their world, see themselves as survivors instead of victims, become independent of government hand outs, live in hope rather than fear and evolve their life's journey into a more satisfying, healthy and productive one. The only people who can change this situation are the people who are drowning in it. We are all responsible for the choices we make. Our society over the past 50 or so years has created a dependency culture (on welfare, grog, cigarettes etc.) such that for anyone under the age of 50 it’s what has become ‘normalised’ in their worlds. I will work through the education and health systems to promote good choice practices. Remembering that ‘it doesn’t cost a cent to change the way you think’, people will be encouraged to think positively about themselves and their world, see themselves as survivors instead of victims, become independent of government hand outs, live in hope rather than fear and evolve their life’s journey into a more satisfying, healthy and productive one.

]]> By: Tom Hooker http://philwalcott.com.au/issues-that-matter/damming-the-rivers-of-grog-report-by-russell-goldflam/#comment-46 Tom Hooker Wed, 05 May 2010 15:21:03 +0000 http://philwalcott.com.au/?page_id=13#comment-46 So any ideas on policy that could help combat these 'rivers of grog'? So any ideas on policy that could help combat these ‘rivers of grog’?

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