The Stirling Local Drug Action Team (SLDAT) is a coalition group focused on preventing and minimising alcohol and other drug (AOD) harms in the City of Stirling.
The SLDAT uses evidence-based strategies to help prevent or delay AOD uptake among young people. It also aims to increase awareness of practical ways that individuals can reduce AOD-related harm, support their well-being, and strengthen protective factors while reducing risk factors.
Harm minimisation is achieved through three main pillars:
- Demand reduction
- Supply reduction
- Harm reduction.
Initiatives are guided by expert knowledge of SLDAT members, aiming to reduce AOD-related harm in the City of Stirling in line with best practice and evidence-based responses.
Stirling Local Drug Action Team objectives
The core responsibilities of the SLDAT are to:
- Foster a cooperative and collaborative approach to address local alcohol and drug-related issues
- Identify local alcohol and drug-related issues within the City of Stirling community through research and collection of data
- Develop and promote local, evidence-based strategies to address these issues
- Seek funding to support the implementation of these strategies
- Provide a collective group for organisations wishing to prevent and address AOD-related harms
- Share information, resources, and support professional development opportunities
- Develop and implement the four-year Stirling Alcohol and Other Drugs Action Plan 2025-2028.
Membership
The SLDAT is a membership-based group which is open to service providers, community groups, government agencies, local businesses, and community members who can support the SLDAT's mission and the implementation of the Stirling Alcohol and Other Drugs Action Plan 2025-2028.
Members are expected to provide strategic direction, support, and advocacy for initiatives aimed at reducing the impact of AOD related harm.
Members are required to (where relevant) participate by attending meetings, and to provide information and feedback to the SLDAT on projects and working groups.
To become a member, please contact the Community Partnerships team at community.partnerships@stirling.wa.gov.au
Stirling Local Drug Action team members include:
- Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF)
- Cancer Council of WA
- City of Stirling
- Community members
- Cyrenian House
- Edmund Rice Centre WA
- Injury Matters
- Kids First Australia – Whitelion Youth
- Mission Australia
- North Metro Community Adult Directorate (CADS)
- North Metropolitan Health Service Services Australia
- Wungening Aboriginal Corporation.
Stirling Local Drug Action Team Alcohol and Other Drugs Action Plan 2025-2028
The Purpose of the Alcohol and Other Drugs Plan is to reduce the impact of AOD in the City of Stirling by focusing on harm minimisation. This plan was developed in consultation with community and sector to develop the priorities listed in the plan.
Support and useful resources
- Alcohol and Drug support line - (08) 9442 5000
- Cyrenian House – Alcohol and other drug treatment and programs
- Parent and Family Drug Support Line - (08) 9442 5050
- WA Connect - Community services directory
- WANADA Green Book – Alcohol and other drugs service providers
- Wungening Aboriginal Corporation – Alcohol and other drug support.
- Alcohol and Drug Foundation – Drug facts, reducing risk, support information
- Cancer Council – Alcohol Think Again, interactive resources, AOD live chat
- Drug Aware – Drug facts, live chat, staying safe
- Injury Matters – Alcohol related injury information
- Mental Health Commission – Strategies, frameworks, reports.
- Act Belong Commit – Program and activity finder
- Edmund Rice Centre – Youth programs
- Kids First Australia – Youth programs.
