'Tragic': Call for alcohol delivery services to be limited after Victorian woman's death

'Tragic': Call for alcohol delivery services to be limited after Victorian woman's death

A Victorian woman was found to have ordered over 300 alcohol products in the six months prior to her death.

Calls for reform after woman had 300 alcohol products delivered before death

Alcohol delivery services could be restricted after a woman died from alcohol poisoning, with a coroner fin...

Woman drank herself to death after ordering delivery of more than 300 alcoholic products

The 30-year-old had a blood alcohol level 10 times the legal limit when she died.

Curbs on alcohol delivery urged after woman drank to death

Kathleen Arnold, 30, was found dead with a blood-alcohol reading of .54. Her death prompted calls for a crackdown on alcohol home delivery services.

Alcohol Deliveries Could Face Restrictions Following Tragic Death Of 30 Y.O. Woman

The tragic death of a young woman in Victoria has sparked a call for major changes to alcohol delivery laws, with restrictions on late-night deliveries among numerous other recommendations. In September 2023, 30-year-old Melbourne woman Kathleen Arnold died from alcohol toxicity, with her blood alcohol level at least 11 times the legal driving limit. As reported by SBS News, she is believed to have consumed at least one bottle of wine and h…

FARE supports Victorian Coroner's calls for alcohol delivery reforms

The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has supported Coroner Ingrid Giles’ call for reforms to the state’s alcohol laws today, including restrictions to the delivery of alcohol. Following the Inquest into the death of Victorian woman, Ms Kathleen Arnold, due to “alcohol toxicity in the context of chronic alcohol consumption,” the Coroner’s recommendations include: prohibit home delivery of alcohol between 10pm and 10am. requir…