DRINKING BY THE NUMBERS:
11:30 AVERAGE CLOSING TIMES FOR PUBS
5100 24-HOUR LICENSES GRANTS
123,700 PREMISES LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOL 920 SUPER MARKETS SELLING ALCOHOL AROUND THE CLOCK
10% INCREASE IN ALCOHOL RELATED AMBULANCE CALLS
25% INCREASE IN SERIOUS CRIMES BETWEEN 3AM AND 6AM
It was a failed project in Melbourne, and it is going to be a bigger fail in Perth.
The result of some very poor government officials that just won’t learn from history.
Perth has always been known nationally to be the "Nanny State.” The state who has always breast fed their citizens to maintain political authority and had a leisure pursuit for controlling people's lives.
So it was only a matter of time after the bill was passed for shopping centres to close at a reasonable hour that the new Perth Lockout came to being.
The war between the liquor industry and licensing authorities has escalated, with midnight lockouts set to be placed on pubs across WA to target drunken violence and antisocial behaviour. And the people that are paying for this drastic pronouncement are not the small minority of drunken goons but the majority of Perth who are making the most of a night out with friends.
What people have to realise is that like it or not, alcohol has an effect on everyone. You get the happy drunks, the drunks who love to reminisce, the drunks that cry and then there’s the violent drunks. Adjusting the time frame for when they come out is not going to change anything. In fact, what’s going to happen is that these potentially violent drunks are being taken away from the safety of a secured club with sufficient security and thrown into the public where they are exposed to everyone, children, families, and elderly.
On this note, what I find completely hypocritical is that the City of Perth council is trying to rebrand Northbridge as a family friendly place. What are they going think when the night crowd is coming in just as they begin to tuck into dessert? Hmmm.
I think the overall economy of Northbridge is going to fall drastically.
I’m surprised there hasn’t been a back lash from the taxi industry yet. Theres going to be such a saturated time of taxi callouts with everyone rushing to get a cab before 12 oclock. Add that to the fact that Perth already has such a low rate of taxis, people are going to be more and more frustrated about the waiting periods. People won’t even be able to make it out of their doors.
The few old, rich men that govern the City of Perth are trying to make it seem as if they are being proactive in their leadership. What they think as “putting the naughty kids to bed earlier by giving them a curfew” is doing more harm than good.
At this rate, WA government will pass a legislation requiring all citizens to wear nappies.
11:30 AVERAGE CLOSING TIMES FOR PUBS
5100 24-HOUR LICENSES GRANTS
123,700 PREMISES LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOL 920 SUPER MARKETS SELLING ALCOHOL AROUND THE CLOCK
10% INCREASE IN ALCOHOL RELATED AMBULANCE CALLS
25% INCREASE IN SERIOUS CRIMES BETWEEN 3AM AND 6AM
It was a failed project in Melbourne, and it is going to be a bigger fail in Perth.
The result of some very poor government officials that just won’t learn from history.
Perth has always been known nationally to be the "Nanny State.” The state who has always breast fed their citizens to maintain political authority and had a leisure pursuit for controlling people's lives.
So it was only a matter of time after the bill was passed for shopping centres to close at a reasonable hour that the new Perth Lockout came to being.
The war between the liquor industry and licensing authorities has escalated, with midnight lockouts set to be placed on pubs across WA to target drunken violence and antisocial behaviour. And the people that are paying for this drastic pronouncement are not the small minority of drunken goons but the majority of Perth who are making the most of a night out with friends.
What people have to realise is that like it or not, alcohol has an effect on everyone. You get the happy drunks, the drunks who love to reminisce, the drunks that cry and then there’s the violent drunks. Adjusting the time frame for when they come out is not going to change anything. In fact, what’s going to happen is that these potentially violent drunks are being taken away from the safety of a secured club with sufficient security and thrown into the public where they are exposed to everyone, children, families, and elderly.
On this note, what I find completely hypocritical is that the City of Perth council is trying to rebrand Northbridge as a family friendly place. What are they going think when the night crowd is coming in just as they begin to tuck into dessert? Hmmm.
I think the overall economy of Northbridge is going to fall drastically.
I’m surprised there hasn’t been a back lash from the taxi industry yet. Theres going to be such a saturated time of taxi callouts with everyone rushing to get a cab before 12 oclock. Add that to the fact that Perth already has such a low rate of taxis, people are going to be more and more frustrated about the waiting periods. People won’t even be able to make it out of their doors.
The few old, rich men that govern the City of Perth are trying to make it seem as if they are being proactive in their leadership. What they think as “putting the naughty kids to bed earlier by giving them a curfew” is doing more harm than good.
At this rate, WA government will pass a legislation requiring all citizens to wear nappies.
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ReplyDeleteHmm very insightful. I would like to know what family is deciding to go out for dinner in Northbridge. "A side of street violence with your hot chocolate sweetie?"
ReplyDeleteI don't think it will come to pass anyway, just the government trying to look like they are doing something about an issue. Sure does make them look good to all those retiree's who want the rebellious youth off the streets though doesn't it.
Considering that the majority of WA's populations are people that are a little too old to be "out boogying on a Saturday" yes, it does seem a skeptical doesnt it..I however am giving no standing ovation to this tragedy of a show.
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