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Written by Emma Keyte and Max Philipson, Bond University Journalism Students
Hotel CBD's manager has assured that extending the pubs gaming and liquor license will not disrupt the community.
Some locals had been concerned that if the hotels application to extend its license from 12am to 2am was approved it might mean drunken patrons are left to roam the neighbourhood at early hours of the morning.
Varsity Local Gayle Natoli, 50, said she was worried the extended license might cause havoc in the neighbourhood.
“If the hours are extended it will attract early morning drinkers from outside the community who could be drunk and looking for trouble,” she said.
However Assistant Manger Kris Chapman said the hotel’s management works actively at keeping patrons from disrupting the community.
“We block of one of our entries so when people are leaving they don’t pour out onto the residential side of the neighbourhood and disturb anyone,” he said.
“It is a big concern to us how we will impact the community so we closely manage ourselves within the community.”
Mr Chapman said CBD’s customers were mostly from the Varsity community and were looking forward to the change.
“We have had a lot of positive feedback from locals,” he said.
The hotel hires security guards for every night of the week and hires extra guards to patrol Varsity Parade until 6am on weekends.
Mr Chapman said the management had plans to start a courtesy bus to help its customers get in and out of the venue safely once the licensing has been organised.
The bar had been holding a temporary license for the three months since it had been open and will hear back about the success of the application in the coming weeks. |
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