282-04 Refuse application from Mooloolaba Tavern for a detached bottle shop and extended hours permit

Eligibility - Residents of the State of Queensland
Principal Petitioner:
W Mayne
11 Moondara Drive
WURTULLA QLD 4575
Total Signatures - 4
Sponsoring Member: Mark McArdle MP
Posting Date: 19/03/2004
Tabled Date: 18/03/2004
Referred to: Referred Minister on 19/03/2004
Responded By: Hon Margaret Keech MP on 15/04/2004
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

The petition of residents of Queensland draws to the attention of the House the application from Mooloolaba Tavern Pty Ltd for a detached bottle shop and extended hours permit situated at the corner of Moondara Drive and Nicklin Way, Wurtulla.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to refuse this application on the following grounds. 1. There are already sufficient bottle shops and licensed premises in the locality to meet the reasonable requirements of the public in the locality for the availability of takeaway liquor. 2. The proposed bottle shop is located in close proximity to sensitive community facilities (such as community park, bus stop, 3 retirement villages and nearby primary and secondary schools). 3. There are strong objections from residents of the surrounding locality regarding the communities need for a bottle shop in the proposed location. In respect to the component of the application that deals with the application for an extended hours permit between 8.00 am and 12 midnight Monday to Sunday, as it considers. 1. The normal trading hours between 10.00 am and 10.00 pm, provide sufficient timeframe for the availability of takeaway liquor sales to cater for the recreational needs of the community. 2. There is public concern that the proposed extension of operating hours between 8.00 am and 12 midnight will create an annoyance, negative influence and/or disturbance to persons who reside in the locality.