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1. I emphatically think that this application SHOULD NOT be approved. Portarlington is already saturated with outlets that can provide alcohol to the public. The township already has a packaged liquor outlet in Newcombe Street less than 50 metres away. Additionally the local IGA also in Newcombe Street provides ample opportunity for people to purchase packaged liquor. There is also another IGA on the corner of Fenwick Street and the Geelong-Portarlington Road that distributes pre-packaged liquor to the public. Most cafes and restaurants in the immediate area have a liquor licence. The Portarlington Golf Course is another major outlet where alcohol is available. Portarlington is also surrounded by an economically viable wine industry that does not need further economic pressure from a cut-price discounter such as Woolworths that sells wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages produced outside the Bellarine geographical area at prices against which local boutique producers cannot compete.

   Portarlington does not have a permanent police presence; there is no police station; the closest one being at Drysdale 10 km away. During the holiday periods between December and Easter residents often must tolerate the drunken and disorderly behavior of inebriated people as they walk the "gauntlet" of drunks along Newcombe Street while going about their daily business. Introducing another liquor outlet less than 50 metres away that is known to provide discount prices will encourage even further consumption of alcohol and accompanying bullying, violent and aggressive behavior.
   Unless the police presence is increased during these holiday periods and a crack down on aggressive drunken behavior no further liquor licences in Portarlington of any sort should be issued.

2. As I am aware, the Portarlington Business Development Association is behind the push for the Liquor outlet. Perhaps the Association could be renamed "The Portarlington Booze Encouragement Association". The number of alcohol outlets will soon outnumber the number of real estate agents operating in town. What a strange set of priorities we have.

   This application should not be approved because of the problems it will cause. There are already too many alcohol outlets for a town of just over three thousand people. The streets are littered with empty bottles flung from cars. There has been an obvious increase in traffic-related issues to do with alcohol. There is no effective policing.

   Apart from the list of liquor outlets mentioned in the previous comment, there is the bowling club and the football club where alcohol is consumed. We should stop this application now.

   I have not, and would never donate to a Councillor or Council employee. Heaven forbid.

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