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    Highlights of DrinkWise media in 2020

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    Cate Blanchett declares school students ‘national heroes’ for navigating HSC through pandemic

    20 October 2020 – Courier Mail

    Hollywood megastar Cate Blanchett has sent a message of hope to a group struggling during coronavirus, saying she’s in awe of their “monumental” achievement…

    DrinkWise campaign supports 2020 school leavers

    19 October 2020 – Brews News

    More than half of all female Year 12 students are worried about their mental health and are finding the disruptions of 2020 harder than their male counterparts as they head into their final exams…

    ‘Concerning’ findings as HSC students face an exam period like no other

    19 October 2020 – 2GB Drive with Jim Wilson

    This year’s Higher School Certificate will have “extraordinary measures” introduced to make the exams COVID-safe.

    Female Year 12s struggling with study more than male peers

    19 October 2020 – 6PR 882

    Female Year 12 students are stressing about exams more than their male peers according to new research by DrinkWise…

    Exams a high stress certificate

    19 October 2020 – The Daily Telegraph

    FEMALE Year 12 students are struggling to deal with  the disruptions of 2020 more than their male peers with new data revealing more than half are worried about their mental health going into the HSC…

    HSC students face COVID mental health crisis, young women hit hardest

    19 October 2020 – Herald Sun

    New data reveals year 12 students, preparing to sit their HSC exams in the middle of a global pandemic, are facing significant mental health issues with young women hit the hardest…

    A high stress certificate

    19 October 2020 – Gold Coast Bulletin

    FEMALE Year 12 students are struggling to deal with  the disruptions of 2020 more than their male peers with new data revealing more than half are worried about their mental health going into the HSC…

    You Got This on Sky News

    19 October 2020 – Sky News

    New DrinkWise campaign to support yr12…

    You Got This on the Today Show

    18 October 2020 – Channel 9

    You’ve Got This – messages for Australia’s year 12 students…

    Sports stars in message of hope: ‘You are all champions’

    18 October 2020 – The Sunday Telegraph

    YEAR 12 students just need to concentrate a bit longer and then they can “raise their bat” and celebrate…

    From us to all HSC students: You got this!

    18 October 2020 – The Sunday Telegraph

    WHEN the main portion of the HSC begins next week it will be an exam period like no other…

    We’ve got your back, big names tell Year 12s, as they confront exam stress and anxiety

    18 October 2020 – The Australian

    The stresses associated with disrupted learning in 2020 have ­adversely affected female Year 12 students more than their male peers, according to new research, with more than half worried about their mental health as they ­approach their final exams…

    HSC mental health crisis hits girls hardest

    18 October 2020 – Queensland Times

    Female Year 12 students are struggling to deal with the disruptions of 2020 more than their male peers with new data revealing more than half are worried about their mental health going into the HSC…

    You Got This campaign: Kids look to friends for mental health support

    18 October 2020 – News.com.au

    Sydney Roosters star James Tedesco and Australian cricket captain Tim Paine are among a number of star athletes who have sent messages of support and inspiration to this year’s HSC students…

    Pursuit of perfection is a flawed strategy that won’t spell success

    28 September 2020 – Australian Financial Review

    Ben Crowe, the man who ushered Ash Barty to world No.1, helped Dylan Alcott overcome self-hate and coached Richmond captain Trent Cotchin to a premiership, says the idea of achieving perfection is “bullshit”…

    Why the pursuit of perfection won’t make you happy

    26 September 2020 – Australian Financial Review

    Ben Crowe, the man who ushered Ash Barty to world No.1, helped Dylan Alcott overcome self-hate and coached Richmond captain Trent Cotchin to a premiership, says the idea of achieving perfection is “bullshit”…

    Jacqui Lambie’s darkest moment: ‘There was nothing left of me’

    21 September 2020 – News.com.au

    Tasmania Senator Jacqui Lambie has revisited some of the most challenging moments of her life in a new candid interview.

    Black Lambie ‘was gone’

    21 September 2020 – Gold Coast Bulletin

    TASMANIAN Senator Jacqui Lambie has relived her battle with depression, addiction to painkillers and attempted suicide in a new podcast…

    As Luke Batty’s 18th birthday passes, Rosie offers wisdom on resilience

    12 September 2020 – The Age

    As friends of her late son, Luke, battle through Year 12 in isolation, Rosie Batty has opened up about how she gathered with them just prior to stage four lockdown to mark what would have been Luke’s 18th birthday…

    Sally Pearson talks about life as a new mum

    7 September 2020 – 7News

    Sally Pearson is revelling in her new life as a mother.  The Olympic gold medallist gave birth to daughter Ruby Elizabeth in July and, in a new video, she says becoming a mother changed her world completely…

    ‘Everyone walks around like peacocks’: Aussie gold medallist Sally Pearson opens up about…why becoming a mum is her greatest challenge yet

    7 September 2020 – Daily Mail Australia

    Athletics golden girl Sally Pearson has opened up on life away from the running track and how becoming a mum has been one of her proudest achievements…

    The Sunday Session – juggling motherhood

    6 September 2020 – ABC Grandstand

    On this episode World and Olympic hurdler champion Sally Pearson talks about her first year of retirement plus a new ambassador role she has taken on now she is a mum… (starts at 01.30)

    Olympian’s message to mums-to-be

    4 September 2020 – Studio 10

    Sally Pearson urges women to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy.. (starts at 01.30)

    DrinkWise teams up for FASD Awareness Day campaign

    4 September 2020 – Brews News

    World and Olympic Champion and new mum, Sally Pearson, has partnered with DrinkWise to urge women to abstain from alcohol when planning a pregnancy, while pregnant and breastfeeding…

    A first for new mum and Olympic champion Sally Pearson.

    4 September 2020 – 4BC

    She’s a great athlete and Queenslander, is a new mum and the Ambassador for DrinkWise ahead of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day, Wednesday September 9…

    Fresh hurdles for Sally

    4 September 2020 – Gold Coast Bulletin

    New mum raising awareness about alcohol during pregnancy….

    Sally out to help all mums

    4 September 2020 – Herald Sun

    Champion runner Sally Pearson had dreamt of sharing the birth of her first child with her nearest and dearest – but after the world began locking down in the middle of her pregnancy, the former Olympian was no longer sure who she would have by her side…

    Sisterhood or bitter rivals: Bronte dishes on always being second best

    28 August 2020 – Courier Mail

    It’s a feeling Bronte Campbell knows so well. It’s given the Queensland swimming champion, 26, the strength to manage overwhelming pressure, expectation and disappointment.

    Sisterhood or bitter rivals: Bronte dishes on always being second best

    28 August 2020 – The West Australian

    Queensland swimming champion Bronte Campbell opens up on Olympic disappointment, always living in her sister Cate’s shadow and finding love….

    Shorten says he was ‘arrogant’, failed to walk in shoes of anxious Australians

    23 August 2020

    Bill Shorten says he was arrogant and failed to put himself in the shoes of the Australians who felt anxious about his big-taxing, big-spending policy platform…

    Shorten admits he was ‘arrogant’ and didn’t listen to voters

    23 August 2020

    Bill Shorten says he was arrogant and failed to put himself in the shoes of the Australians who felt anxious about his big-taxing, big-spending policy platform…

    Shorten reflects on election ‘arrogance’

    23 August 2020

    Bill Shorten says he was arrogant and failed to put himself  in the shoes of the Australians who felt anxious about his big-taxing, big-spending policy platform….

    Shorten admits arrogance in election defeat

    23 August 2020

    Bill Shorten says he was arrogant and failed to put himself in the shoes of the Australians who felt anxious about his big-taxing, big-spending policy platform…

    Shorten salty

    23 August 2020

    What was Bill Shorten’s first thought when he woke up on Sunday May 19, 2019? “F —k!” That’s what the former Labor leader told celebrity medico Andrew Rochford’s podcast Bounce Back…

    NRL legend Johnathan Thurston reveals mum’s stolen generation ‘secret’

    16 August 2020

    NRL legend Johnathan Thurston has opened up about his family history, revealing a secret he has kept about his mother’s trauma which he has known for 10 years…

    Thurston relives triumphs and tragedy that defined memorable career

    16 August 2020

    Johnathan Thurston’s heroics in the 2015 grand final will be forever replayed but behind the scenes of his remarkable turnaround was a boy who wanted to overcome adversity…

    NRL legend Johnathan Thurston reveals mum’s stolen generation ‘secret’

    16 August 2020

    NRL legend Johnathan Thurston has opened up about his family history, revealing a secret he has kept about his mother’s trauma which he has known for 10 years…

    NRL legend Johnathan Thurston reveals mum’s stolen generation ‘secret’

    16 August 2020

    NRL legend Johnathan Thurston has opened up about his family history, revealing a secret he has kept about his mother’s trauma which he has known for 10 years…

    Mum’s secret rocked my life

    16 August 2020

    Rugby League legend Johnathan Thurston has revealed how his life changed forever after learning his mother was part of the stolen generation…

    Johnathan Thurston says he discovered his mother was part of stolen generations at crunch time in career

    16 August 2020

    Johnathan Thurston has revealed that he only discovered his mother was part of the stolen generations halfway through his career, and it helped to change his path in life…

    ‘It was the missing piece of the puzzle’: Johnathan Thurston opens up about the family bombshell that turned his life around a decade ago

    16 August 2020

    Johnathan Thurston has revealed how he only discovered his mum was part of the stolen generation halfway through his own career, helping change his path in life…

    Stolen generation learnings made Thurston

    16 August 2020

    Johnathan Thurston has revealed how he only discovered his mum was part of the stolen generation halfway through his own career, helping change his path in life….

    Curtis McGrath and Dr Andrew Rochford on Studio Ten for the latest episode of the DrinkWise Bounce Back podcast

    7 August 2020

    Michael Coutts-Trotter’s journey from drug smuggler to head of the justice system

    2 August 2020

    He is one of the most senior bureaucrats in NSW, in charge of the state’s court system and prisons…

    ‘I really regret that my history is hung around my wife’s neck’

    2 August 2020

    Michael Coutts-Trotter is the head of the state’s Justice Department and married to federal Labor frontbencher, Tanya Plibersek…

    From drug smuggler to head of the justice system

    2 August 2020

    Michael Coutts-Trotter opens up about his dark past and how it is still used against his wife, Tanya Plibersek…

    From one side of the bars to the other 

    2 August 2020

    He is one of the most senior bureaucrats in NSW, in charge of the state’s court system and prisons…

    Bucks backs Steele

    27 July 2020

    Nathan Buckley says Collingwood was never going to dump Steele Sidebottom for a single error…

    DrinkWise launches Bounce Back podcast

    20 July 2020

    DrinkWise has launched a new podcast series, which is targeted at helping Australians who are facing adversity or feeling lost as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic…

    Drive with Jim Wilson: Full Show Monday 20th July 2020

    20 July 2020

    Anna Meares speaks to Jim Wilson about her interview on Bounce Back, presented by DrinkWise (starts at 48.48 mins)

    Aussie kids drinking less

    16 July 2020

    DrinkWise CEO, Simon Strahan speaks to Channel 7 News about the latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Drug Strategy Household survey results, with excessive consumption declining in young adults and more women abstaining while pregnant (starts at 31mins)

    ‘This helps people take that scary first step’: Experts say Tim Paine’s decision to speak up will help others

    16 July 2020

    Australian Test cricket captain, Tasmanian Tim Paine has opened up about how seeking professional support helped him beat his mental demons and save his career…

    Drinking moderately the new Aussie norm

    16 July 2020

    New data from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey shows Australians are drinking more responsibly than ever before…

    More Australians cutting back on alcohol

    16 July 2020

    The latest report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has shown an increase in Australians cutting back on their alcohol consumption…

    Tim Paine talks about dark times in new podcast series

    13 July 2020

    Australian Test Cricket captain Tim Paine has launched the Bounce Back podcast to help Australian’s whose mental health is affected by coronavirus. Paine talks about his dark times when his career was almost ended by injury and lack of self-confidence. The podcast, which is presented by DrinkWise, will feature other prominent Australians…

    DrinkWise Launches Bounce Back Podcast

    13 July 2020

    DrinkWise has launched a new podcast series named Bounce Back featuring prominent Australians talking about how they overcame adversity…

    Tim recalls sudden Paine

    13 July 2020

    IT was the moment that brought Cricket Australia into disrepute, and left the cricketing world in torment…

    Paine’s pain at tamper shame

    13 July 2020

    IT was the moment that brought Cricket Australia into disrepute, and left the cricketing world in torment…

    Paine and anguish of sandpaper scandal

    13 July 2020

    IT was the moment that brought Cricket Australia into disrepute, and left the cricketing world in torment…

    Sandpapergate led us all to tears + Secret Paine at cricket’s darkest day

    13 July 2020

    AUSTRALIAN cricket captain Tim Paine has spoken of his torment at being thrust into the position of skipper amid the balltampering scandal which left many of the team sobbing in the dressing room…

    I didn’t have guts to admit I had problem

    12 July 2020

    TIM Paine has revealed the depths of his anguish following a serious injury that left him unable to eat or sleep and embarrassed to leave home…

    Story of Paine and suffering

    12 July 2020

    TIM Paine has revealed the depths of his anguish following a serious injury that left him unable to eat or sleep and embarrassed to leave home…

    Aussie Test cricket captain Tim Paine speaks about injury (video)

    12 July 2020

    Tim Paine has revealed how he began to hate playing cricket and briefly dreaded his Australian recall after his career fell apart and he lost all confidence…

    Paine reveals struggle with stalled career

    12 July 2020

    Tim Paine has revealed how he began to hate playing cricket and briefly dreaded his Australian recall after his career fell apart and he lost all confidence…

    Cricket Test captain Tim Paine reveals mental anguish after injury

    12 July 2020

    Aussie cricketing star Tim Paine has revealed how he struggled to deal with his return to the pitch following an injury, saying he lost “all confidence” in himself, struggled to eat and sleep, and was even embarrassed to leave his house…

    Australian Test Cricket Captain Tim Paine speaks about his bounce back from adversity in new podcast

    12 July 2020

    Australian Test Cricket Captain Tim Paine has opened up about one of the darkest periods of his life – and how seeking professional support helped him beat his mental demons and save his cricket career…

    How alcohol harms your immune system

    30 June 2020

    Many of us have felt the effects of over-indulging in alcohol every now and then. But as well hangovers, drinking can have some lesser known effects on our body, too – such as its impact on our immune system…

    Drinking while pregnant 

    29 June 2020

    Emergency doctor and DrinkWise ambassador, Dr Andrew Rochford, appeared on Studio Ten to discuss fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and the importance of not drinking while pregnant..

    New era of selfie sensibility

    20 June 2020

    Twenty years goes by pretty quick. It feels like yesterday I was packing my warmest clothes for a year as a Rotary exchange student in Denmark…

    Rutherglen Winery Walkabout The House

    6 June 2020

    DrinkWise worked with Winemakers of Rutherglen to provide moderation messages for the reimagined Rutherglen Winery Walkabout The House…

    Oval Office AFL: interview with DrinkWise CEO Simon Strahan

    1 June 2020

    DrinkWise CEO Simon Strahan joined Sam and Pickers to discuss how football plays an important role in community messaging and the positive research out of COVID-19…

    Hume Police urge caution as pubs, clubs reopen doors

    1 June 2020

    With the re-opening of hotels and clubs, the Hume Police District is encouraging the community to follow the messages of the DrinkWise campaign which encourages Australians to stay strong, healthy and to drink in moderation…..

    A celebration of the power of radio advertising: Siren Award winners revealed

    28 May 2020

    In an online virtual ceremony this afternoon, hosted by Triple M’s Lawrence Mooney, Australia‘s best radio advertisement has been revealed…

     

    DrinkWise radio campaign from The Monkeys takes out 2020 Gold Siren Award

    28 May 2020

    The Monkeys’ 2020 Drink Wise ad ‘www.PeteGotPissed.com.au’ has taken out the top gong at the 2020 Siren Awards for advertising in commercial radio….

    The Monkeys gets 2020 Gold Siren Award for the best radio advertisement

    28 May 2020

    Creative agency The Monkeys has been awarded the 2020 Gold Siren Award for the best radio advertisement with the DrinkWise commercial “www.PeteGotPissed.com.au”….

     

    AFL stars remind ‘benched’ Australians to take it easy after isolation in DrinkWise campaign

    25 May 2020

    Ahead of the return of the AFL 2020 season in June, DrinkWise is reminding footy fans to stay healthy by drinking in moderation…

    Cotchin and Buckley team up for DrinkWise message

    25 May 2020

    Richmond skipper Trent Cotchin and Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley are the faces of a new DrinkWise campaign launching today…

    DrinkWise enlists the help of AFL legends Trent Cotchin and Nathan Buckley

    25 May 2020

    In support of its partnership with the AFL, DrinkWise has launched a timely TV campaign reminding Australians to stay strong, healthy and to drink in moderation…

    Trent Cotchin and Nathan Buckley unite to remind Aussies to drink in moderation in new DrinkWise campaign

    25 May 2020

    In support of its partnership with the AFL, DrinkWise has launched a timely TV campaign reminding Australians to stay strong, healthy and to drink in moderation….

    Nathan Buckley backs Collingwood to thrive during 2020 season’s survival of the fittest

    17 May 2020

    With star on-baller Adam Treloar and Travis Varcoe in the mix for Round 2, Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says his side is ready to embrace a season of attrition and wants players not selected to still be able to play…

    Channel Seven feature DrinkWise TVC ‘Benched’

    17 May 2020

    Channel Seven feature on the new DrinkWise TVC ‘Benched’, featuring Richmond Premiership captain Trent Cotchin and Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley reminding to stay positive and healthy, look out for one another, and, if choosing to have a drink, to do so in moderation.

    Pies made of right stuff

    17 May 2020

    Nathan Buckley says Collingwood is well placed for a ‘survival of the fittest’…

    When in isolation, it’s safest to DrinkWise

    1 April 2020

    As the COVID-19 crisis escalates and more and more people are finding themselves out of work or working at home, it’s very important that Australians are careful and moderate their consumption of alcohol…

    DrinkWise urges responsible drinking during isolation

    31 March 2020

    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more Australians are finding themselves out of work or working from home. In recognition of the pressures the virus is placing on people…

    The Antidote Podcast – Radio Brews News

    30 March 2020

    Welcome to episode six of The Antidote, Radio Brews News’ daily check in with the Australian brewing industry to see how it is managing the current coronavirus emergency.  Today we hear from Simon Strahan from DrinkWise…

    DrinkWise warns against excessive drinking during self isolation

    30 March 2020

    DrinkWise Ambassador Dr Andrew Rochford has warned Australians about the dangers of excessive drinking during self-isolation and under times of extreme stress…

    Warning to Drink Responsibly During Self Isolation

    30 March 2020

    Eyre Peninsula residents are being warned about the risks of excessive drinking if they’re isolating at home because of the coronavirus…

    Drinking in isolation poses risks

    29 March 2020

    Isolation and intoxication are a recipe for disaster in the ongoing COVID-19 shutdown, warns Dr Andrew Rochford…

    Curb your enthusiam for drinking as therapy

    28 March 2020

    The heightened stress of social isolation, anxiety about actual or potential job losses or business shutdowns…

    Responsible drinking message reinforced during lockdown

    28 March 2020

    With overwhelming community focus on the personal and economic fallout from the current COVID-19 crisis, the alcohol industry has moved to reinforce the message of responsible drinking…

    Isolation, anxiety, jobs ‘cocktail for alcohol misuse’

    27 March 2020

    The heightened stress of social isolatio­n, anxiety about actual or potential job losses or business shutdowns, and the overarching threat of living through a global pandemic…

    Drinking in isolation poses risks

    27 March 2020

    Isolation and intoxication are a recipe for disaster in the ongoing COVID-19 shutdown, warns Dr Andrew Rochford…

    Surge in Australians injuring themselves while drunk at home after pubs closed across the country because of the coronavirus pandemic

    27 March 2020

    Trauma surgeons have noticed a spike in the number of alcohol-related hospital admissions during the coronavirus pandemic….

    DrinkWise warning about the dangers of excessive drinking during self isolation

    27 March 2020

    DrinkWise Ambassador Dr Andrew Rochford has warned Australians about the dangers of excessive drinking during self-isolation and under times of extreme stress…

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