Alcohol Management Plan

Shops in Rathdowne Street Council’s Alcohol Management Plan aims to reduce the negative impacts of alcohol consumption in the community and provide a guide for how Council can better coordinate its services to achieve an integrated approach to alcohol management across the organisation.

The plan was adopted by Council in February 2010.

Here is a copy of the plan in two different formats:

pdf format Alcohol Management Plan 2009 (297.70kB)

Alcohol Management Plan 2009 (11.72MB) RTF format

Council manages alcohol-related issues in a number of ways, including:

determining the location and approval of licensed premises through its planning process
creating safe public spaces through urban design
maintaining the amenity of public spaces
working in partnership with organisations and community groups
working with families and individuals to address alcohol-related issues.

The plan recommends that to effectively manage alcohol-related issues and minimise the negative impacts of alcohol Council must:

build teamwork across relevant departments
adopt a collaborative problem-solving approach to alcohol impacts
improve data collection and analysis to build a picture of what is happening in the community and share this information
participate in research partnerships to gain better evidence about the impacts of alcohol on the community.

Further information
Ross Goeman
Manager - Community Planning and Advocacy
9205 5397
Ross.Goeman@yarracity.vic.gov.au