- Liam ___________________________ . In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse http://itsoch.hypermart.net KOLA Action Group http://kola-hq.hypermart.net Journey of Healing http://www.journeyofhealing.com .___________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Webcentral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, October 08, 1999 9:03 AM Subject: [atsic] Media Release: Man's lone bid to prevent brother from buying 'metho' to drink -sees major supermarket finally agree to empty shelves >7 October 1999 > > >Man's lone bid to prevent brother from buying 'metho' to drink -sees major >supermarket finally agree to empty shelves > > >A Townsville man's lone bid earlier this week to prevent his brother buying >methylated spirits to drink from a Townsville supermarket - has resulted >in the store's agreement to remove methylated spirits from its shelves. > >In a story of David and Goliath proportions, Riccardo Crompton has won >agreement from Woolworth's that its Sturt Street store will no longer >display or sell methylated spirits directly from its shelves. > >Woolworths have already removed all of its stock of methylated spirit from >its shelves. > >It is a move that could have reverberations across Queensland and around the >country. > >Consumption of "meths" by many of Townsville's park dwellers has long been a >contributor to a range of alcohol, public order, homelessness and health >issues, and anti social behaviour. > >Mr Crompton, an indigenous man who has been involved with park people and >their problems for more than 20 years, and Woolworth's, have both been >commended by ATSIC. > >ATSIC says this a major breakthrough. > >ATSIC's Regional Council Chairperson, Jenny Pryor says " in less than a week >Riccardo Crompton has made more progress on the parks problem than the state >government, the city council and other agencies including ATSIC have been >able to achieve in four years ." > >"This ends a two year deadlock on Townsville's much talked about "12 Point >Plan" to deal with the so called 'parkies' problem". > >She says Riccardo Crompton deserves a public medal for what he has done. > >"What Riccardo Crompton has done could well help save the lives of more than >200 people by cutting off the supply of a lethal poison that has killed and >is killing so many of our people, and not only indigenous people." > > > > >Mr Crompton and Ms Pryor today called on the business community, other >stores and service stations, the council and the State government to back >this initiative. > >They say the State government should now move to stop the open and >unrestricted sale of meths. > >Ms Pryor says Mr Crompton may have breathed some life into this intractable >problem. > >"This is only one of the problems in regard to the whole solution of >public drunkenness in our community. But it does help end the open sale and >profiting from the cheap and easy access to our people from the park. > >"It gives some real hope of a major beakthrough for the whole community in >Townsville. > >" But it demands the State government, the council, business, government >agencies and the wider community to get behind what Mr Crompton and >Woolworths have achieved here in Townsville." > >Ms Pryor said there were continuing reports that some sellers were >refrigerating meths in what appears to be blatant attempts to facilitate the >purchase of meths for human consumption. > >Mr Crompton said he knew of more than 200 people who have died in the last >15 years as a result of drinking meths. > >Media Contacts: > >Jenny Pryor, mobile: 0419 702 533 > >Riccardo Crompton: 07 47214 073 > >Craig Sproule >Office of Public Affairs - ATSIC >Ph: 02 6121 4952 >Fax: 02 6282 2854 >E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
