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Put A Grog Curfew on The NCC Management Plan
Most of us like a grog but we do not like our City damaged, violence and left filthy by excessive drinking and unruley behaviour.
Changes to The NCC Management Plan can have a major impact on the position whilst at the same time reducing costs to ratepayers.
In brief the budget could:-
xxxxx cut funding to the Liquor Accord,
xxxxx make venues pay for the clean up cost
xxxxx Make all Newcastle LGA an alcohol free zone
xxxxx Help fund residents groups in Court actions.
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Comment 1 9 May 2008, 6:25 AM
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Comment 2 13 May 2008, 11:51 PM
There is no doubt that things have improved very significantly in all parts of the city since the hours were changed.
The staff members who say their establishment is suffering should tell their boss to rething their operational strategy because forom my observation many of the earlier pubs have upped their trade.
The reduction in damage, vandalism and cleaning will help the Management Plan reach its objectives.
Comment 3 21 May 2008, 6:24 PM
Tony....Pay Your Own Legal Bills !!! You took this to court on your own judgement, you have moved into the city on your own accord, no-one has put you in the situation you put yourself in, you brought your abode on your own judgement & knew the consequences, now you want Newcastle to stop at mid-night, because you live there...
Crime is down, assaults are down & property damage is down, the 3 a.m. curfew has worked, now you want the rate payers of Newcastle as a whole to pay your legal bills, sorry mate ... You & your Coalition should more…
Comment 3.1 21 May 2008, 9:31 PM
I think your comments a bit unfair on Tony.
I note you seem to enyoy the safer city as a result of the curfew. We all do.
The legal bills for the community and the Police are very substantial and are caused because the pubs have lodged an appeal.
Todate and for the last 8 years the Council has with your money funded the pubs via the Accord and cleanup costs etc.
Surely it is fair for the residents to have their funds increased by a contribution from Council.
Comment 3.1.1 22 May 2008, 8:56 PM
It was the council that extended hotel hours many years ago, they are paying for it now !!! Hotels have to get approval before they extended their hours, they just can't say i'm going to stay open to 5am. Personally I would not buy a house/apartment near pub/club/nightspot in the first place, they should have regulations put in place years ago to stop building housing/apartments near the entertainment areas anyway, at least a couple of hundred metres is common sense.
Watch when they build the apartments on the old Empire site..... Trouble is brewing, you can see it coming a mile more…
Comment 3.1.2 23 May 2008, 5:31 PM
What's wrong Bigfeller....??? I can't hear you !!!
Have you fallen off the fence???
Comment 3.1.2.1 27 May 2008, 8:29 PM
Is your name Your Conscious of You're Conscious?
Comment 3.1.2.1.1 27 May 2008, 9:31 PM
it's what ever you want it to be.... why is it bothering you is it ???? either way, I'm here.
And what does a name have to do with an issue ???
is your name pony or is it ED the talking horse...
Is it big feller or big fella... what is the difference ???
As Pauline Hanson once said.... Please Explain !!
Lets get back to the issue....
I didn't bring up this issue, but you want opinions, if you don't like my opinion that is your bad luck....It's my opinion
Get back to the issue.... if not, stop wasting peoples time !!!
One question to you Pony....
Where do you stand on this issue ??? you have added nothing.
And what are the People of Newcastle as a whole going to gain out of this.
Remember 250,000 people, not just 200 people... Tell Me !!
To move in the City in the first place you have to have Money, don't cry poor after the fact, who was holding the shovel to dig that hole.... Not me !!!
I'll change it to Pony 2 if you would like !!! NOT
Comment 3.1.2.2 28 May 2008, 4:18 PM
YC, the council gets income from the Brewery as the lessee, so benefits from longer operating hours. therefore it has a conflict of interest and I expect is better off financially the longer the Brewery trades.
Can you confirm this Admin?