Alcohol-related violence

MPs TO VOTE DOWN LOCKOUT BILL

Posted on October 28th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Independent MP Billy Gordon has come out against the controversial plan for State-wide lockouts in Queensland, announcing plans to team with two Katter Party MPs to veto the bill. The State election in January saw Queensland Labor vow to address

‘LOCAL’ SOLUTIONS DRIVING DROPS IN VIOLENCE

Posted on October 19th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Annual statistics released last week show the success of work by Safe Night Precincts and police in dramatically reducing alcohol-related violence. The Queensland Police Service’s annual statistics reveal an impressive nine per cent drop in assaults across Safe Night Precincts

BARRING NOTICES UP AS VIOLENCE DROPS

Posted on September 28th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Violent incidents in Western Australia continue to drop, but barring notices continue to increase as police and venues crack down on antisocial behaviour. Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan has reported a continuing increased focus on use of WA’s barring notices as

RANDOM ACTS OF GLASS HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR CHANGE

Posted on August 21st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Two random acts of violence in Sydney pubs last weekend highlight the need for further cultural education that violence is not acceptable in today’s society. Both incidents involved men injured through ‘glassings’ by strangers in seemingly unprovoked attacks. Last Sunday

SUNBURY POLICE AND LICENSEES GET SMART ON VIOLENCE

Posted on July 13th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Police in the Victorian region of Hume are working with licensed venues to tackle a spate of alcohol-related violence on the streets of Sunbury. The problems have centred around the Royal Hotel, situated in the centre of town on the

VIOLENCE REDUCTION A COLLECTIVE PROBLEM: INDUSTRY

Posted on June 3rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Coffs-Clarence Local Area Command has come out critical of the work of local hotels, as the wider district finds two of its pubs on the OLGR’s list of violent venues. Figures around the country show the continued drop in

VIOLENCE DOWN IN VENUES – UP AT HOME

Posted on May 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The latest OLGR figures show the continued real drop of violent incidents in NSW licensed venues, but the true causes remain undetermined and shrouded in politics. The regulator generally trumpeted the effects of its own efforts in reducing the number

BOUNCER CRITICAL AFTER BEATING IN NIGHTCLUB

Posted on March 16th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Darwin nightclub has seen a security guard sustain “life-threatening injuries” at the hands of three men. A fight reportedly broke out at infamous party venue Shenannigans Pub on Saturday night, with security guards becoming involved. A 33-year-old bouncer on