{"id":1684,"date":"2017-12-22T11:43:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T00:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/call-for-tighter-booze-laws-for-local-government-and-planning\/"},"modified":"2017-12-22T11:43:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T00:43:27","slug":"call-for-tighter-booze-laws-for-local-government-and-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/call-for-tighter-booze-laws-for-local-government-and-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for tighter booze laws (for Local Government and planning)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>December 20, 2017&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A GROUP of south east Melbourne councils, including Kingston Council, wants family violence and \u201calcohol-related harm\u201d taken into account when considering applications for new liquor stores.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the South-East Melbourne Council Group \u2013 Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Kingston, Casey, Cardinia, Greater Dandenong \u2013 have been joined by Maroondah and Knox in seeking the necessary changes to the Planning and Environment Act 1987.<\/p>\n<p>The councils are lobbying Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne under the South-East Melbourne Council Group umbrella for increased planning powers to control \u201cpackaged liquor outlets\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>If their efforts are supported, liquor shops will have to provide social impact statements along with their planning applications.<\/p>\n<p>Under current planning laws \u201cpotential harm\u201d caused by the proliferation of liquor outlets does not present a strong enough reason to refuse a permit.<\/p>\n<p>The councils want the planning rules changed so they can force liquor outlets into shopping centres (\u201cwhere they are accessible but not convenient\u201d) and discourage them opening \u201cin areas of highest social disadvantage\u201d, near schools or health services which provide drug, alcohol or mental health treatment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/baysidenews.com.au\/2017\/12\/20\/call-tighter-booze-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For more<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/baysidenews.com.au\/2017\/12\/20\/call-tighter-booze-laws\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 20, 2017&nbsp;&nbsp; A GROUP of south east Melbourne councils, including Kingston Council, wants family violence and \u201calcohol-related harm\u201d taken into account when considering applications for new liquor stores. 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