An Anglican minister says a dry community in the Gulf of Carpentaria has become so overrun with home brew that children as young as 11 are risking theirlives mixing and drinking potent concoctions made from fruit juice and Vegemite.
Rev John Adams, who was instrumental in helping Aurukun indigenous leaders implement an Alcohol Management Plan in the 1990s, visited Mornington Island last week and said it was clear an urgent solution to the problem brought about by alcohol prohibition needed to be found.
His comments come as Queensland Health figures show more than 50 per cent of all cases at Mornington Island Hospital are alcohol-related, equating to about 170 people a month, reports The Cairns Post.
The full article from the 'Herald Sun' can be found here