Since 1993, Australian brewers have been supporting classroom teachers by providing quality teaching materials under the Rethinking Drinking banner.

  

The Rethinking Drinking stable of materials includes the following:

These are classroom teaching kits which set out lesson plans, student workbooks and provide a series of ‘discussion starter’ role plays on DVD.

 

The original research and development for these kits was undertaken by the Youth Research Centre at the University of Melbourne and fully funded by members of the Brewers Association.  The initial trial of the teaching materials was independently evaluated by Deakin University.

 

This second edition, which is culturally appropriate for indigenous Australians, is a joint project with the Federal Government.  The second edition kits were mailed to all schools in October 2004 and extra copies can be purchased through the bookshop of the Australian Council of Health, Physical Education & Recreation – www.achper.org.au.

This website-based project provides resources for Australian schools wanting to host an Alcohol Information Night for students and their parents, with the co-operation of local GPs. 

 

This project was jointly funded by industry and the Alcohol Education Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd.

 

A trial in schools across four states was undertaken in mid 2007 and independently evaluated.