Alcohol delivery services could be restricted after a woman died from alcohol poisoning, with a coroner finding she had more than 300 alcohol products delivered in the six months to her death.
Kathleen Arnold, 30, was found dead by her mother in their Heidelberg home on September 16, 2023, after consuming at least one bottle of wine and half a bottle of vodka.
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At the time, Ms Arnold had been sober for about four days, but a post-mortem found she had a blood alcohol level of at least 0.54, coroner Ingrid Giles said in her report.
Ms Arnold's mother Jennifer Martin told the coroner her daughter had engaged with multiple alcohol and drug services, and was able to reduce her drinking for periods.
But easy access to alcohol through delivery platforms meant she could not maintain her sobriety.
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The investigation into Ms Arnold's access to alcohol via delivery service revealed she purchased 319 alcohol-based products in the six months before her death.
Ms Arnold had a complex history of mental health issues and substance misuse since she was an early teen and went to hospital about 50 times for a myriad of issues.
Ms Giles on Tuesday recommended a curfew for alcohol deliveries between 10pm and 10am, a two-hour delay between orders, and for the state government to develop a new action plan to address alcohol-related harms.
"The circumstances in which Kathleen died, tragically illustrate the consequences of Victorians being able to have alcohol delivered to them swiftly, easily, and late at night," Ms Giles said.
"This is an area where relatively straightforward reform has the potential to significantly reduce the burden of harms associated with alcohol accessed via delivery provider platforms."