Lifestyle by Jackie Sinnerton
Premium Content The boozy mum culture is starting to wear thin, with women shunning cork-popping social circles in favour of a healthier life. The Queensland Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies reports that sober curiosity is beginning to take hold. Data released last month by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that the proportion of Queenslanders aged 30 to 39 who drank daily halved from 2001-19. The proportion who drank weekly dropped from 42 per cent to 38 per cent in the same period. The network s chief executive Rebecca Lang said: We are seeing the positive side of social media, where sober Facebook pages are popping up offering mums the chance to chat and enjoy social interaction without the need to consume alcohol at the same time.