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RSA Course Online New for NSW Residents

Residents of NSW will be pleased to hear the RSA course is now available online. The Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing (OLGR NSW) has just approved the Online RSA Course in NSW to run for a twelve month trial

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NSW Alcohol Policy Alliance want Defenders Office to Tackle Community Impact of Alcohol

The impact of alcohol on the community in NSW has been highlighted by the NSW Alcohol Policy Alliance. The alliance wants a community defenders office to be established in order to tackle the impact of alcohol on the community and

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Parents Urged to Educate Kids about Mixing Alcohol and Energy Drinks

We should all be aware by now that mixing alcohol with energy drinks is dangerous but a new study which examines the impact of the growing trend among young adults has led experts to urge parents to make their kids

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RSA Update: Young People being hospitalised for Alcohol Withdrawal

One of the most important duties of RSA staff is ensuring that they do not serve alcohol to underage minors and another is that they do not serve alcohol to unduly intoxicated patrons. One of the reasons for these rules

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Sad outcome of Foetal Alcohol Poisoning

For any women out there who still think that drinking during pregnancy is safe, Smh.com.au recently posted an article which highlighted the danger of alcohol to a foetus from the perspective of an affected young man. The article was about

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Drinking not the cause of Cognitive Impairment in Men

According to the latest research out of the University of Western Australia, older men who drink alcohol are not more likely to suffer from cognitive impairment in later life as previously thought. Professor Osvaldo Almeida, the research director at The

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New Bar where Patrons Serve Themselves

Australia’s first self-service bar where customers can pull the beers themselves straight from the tap is going to be launched at Mooloolaba. The owner Steven Barber has predicted that the idea would be a success with patrons eager to serve

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Man Jailed after being Caught Drink Driving 9 Times

A Mooree man has been jailed after being caught for the ninth time driving over the legal drinking limit. A magistrate sentenced the man to 2 years imprisonment before blasting him for his behaviour. The 49 year old man, Kevin

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Is Alcohol more Harmful than Drugs?

As RSA staff, we need to be aware of the danger our actions may present for our patrons especially when we neglect responsible service of alcohol laws and serve unduly intoxicated patrons more alcohol than we should. It is because

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Kings Cross Strip Club Loses All-night Trading Licence because of RSA breaches

Venues in NSW should be aware that irresponsible drinking and other Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) breaches will not be tolerated by authorities, as one venue in Kings Cross recently discovered. The Bada Bing nightclub, a stripper club recently lost

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