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Community members and health professionals at the Murgon Hospital conference room on Thursday afternoon … the guests listened as information was shared about Alcoholics Anonymous by Brian (not pictured)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 20, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other …<\/p>\n

Some of this experience and hope was shared on Thursday afternoon when more than 30 people – community members and health professionals – crowded into the Conference Room at Murgon Hospital to enjoy lunch and hear a public information talk from a visiting AA member.<\/p>\n

Brian*, from the Sunshine Coast, is accompanying a group of AA members who are doing a “tag-along” tour of regional areas to support smaller AA groups.<\/p>\n

They began their trip in Lightning Ridge and have already visited a string of Queensland towns.<\/p>\n

They will be staying overnight in Proston on Friday and Saturday and from there will be heading to Mundubbera.<\/p>\n

Brian took the opportunity of the visit to the South Burnett to arrange a public information meeting in Murgon to explain what AA is all about to local health professionals, religious leaders and other community members.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said his overview was to dispel some myths: “AA is not what you see on TV”.<\/p>\n

Brian said alcoholism was an individual problem that affected the whole community.<\/p>\n

AA believed alcoholism was a disease. It was not about a bad person becoming good, or a weak person becoming strong.<\/p>\n

The self-help group had a program which helped people to live their lives so they no longer needed to drink.<\/p>\n

The former National Serviceman said he had started drinking at age 15 and attended his first AA meeting in 1971.<\/p>\n

Brian shared some of his story with the guests as well as providing a brief overview of the history of AA in Australia (it began in 1942).<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the AA website, there are more than 2000 AA meetings held every week in Australia.<\/p>\n

In the South Burnett, meetings are held weekly in Proston, Kingaroy and Nanango.<\/p>\n

Information was also shared about Al-Anon, a separate support group for the family, friends and other relatives of alcoholics.<\/p>\n

An Al-Anon group meets weekly in Nanango.<\/p>\n

For more information about Alcoholics Anonymous<\/a> phone 1300-222-222, or for Al-Anon Family Groups<\/a> phone 1300-252-666.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A public AA meeting with the tag-along visitors will be held in Proston from 6:00pm on Friday in the small building opposite Proston Town Hall.<\/p>\n

[* AA members ask to preserve their anonymity in the media]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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