1. Controversy over Liquor Store Opening Continues
Bid to allow controversial liquor store open early
The opening of a Dan Murphy’s which was recently delayed by a council last month may be
back on schedule with its opening because of 3 Orange City councillors that are trying to
reverse the decision.
Many in the district believe that the area is already saturated with licenced venues and bottle
stores which are contributing to alcohol fuelled violence, to which a new bottle store would just
contribute. This concern over public safety is what prompted the decision to halt the opening of
the liquor store in the first place.
Read what this post from Abc.net.au has to say about the recission motion:
Three Orange city councillors are trying to reverse a decision to stop a controversial
liquor store opening early.
Councillor Kevin Duffy, John Davis and Ron Gander have lodged a recission motion to
allow Dan Murphy’s to begin trading before the rest of the Summer Centre
redevelopment is finished.
The council last month knocked back the company’s application amid concerns it would
jeopardise public safety.
Councillor Kevin Duffy says there is no reason for the d/a to be rejected.
“It is always a concern what actually happens but staff have been up there and looked
at the situation and assessed the situation,” he said.
“There is adequate parking, there is adequate safety at the moment and that’s basically
what it’s revolved around.
“You’ve got to stick to the basics of what planning is all about and if it meets the
requirements of any subdivision, it can be a staged subdivision, there is no reason to
refuse a development application.”
Councillor Duffy says the application has met the necessary requirements.
“You do get people who don’t like them and people who do like them.
“Just because someone objects to it doesn’t mean a development can’t happen.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-10/ox-liquor-motion/4458882
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2. While the future of the new liquor store is still in question, whether or not it goes ahead one
thing is for certain, all staff will have to undergo the appropriate Responsible Service of Alcohol
training.
One of the reasons why the training is so important is to avoid contributing to alcohol fuelled
violence in the area by serving and selling alcohol in a responsible manner.
Selling alcohol in a way that does not contribute to unacceptable social behaviour is one of the
primary responsibilities of people who work in liquor stores or serve alcohol for a living.
Two of the main responsibilities of people who work in liquor stores, such as Dan Murphy’s and
others, is to ensure that they do not serve alcohol to unduly intoxicated customers because this
will only contribute to other issues such as alcohol abuse and addictions, drink driving, brawls
and other violent crimes.
The second most important concern of a liquor store attendant is to ensure they do not serve
alcohol to underage customers because of their vulnerability to alcohol and the negative long
and short term effects on them.
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