Right: Police move among revellers in the early hours outside one of the bigger Melbourne venues, the CQ Club.
web links and documents
On September 2, 2008, The Herald Sun published a series of opinions on the effectiveness of the trial 2.00am lockout. The piece is titled 'Did the trial lockout on some licensed premises in the city work?'The full text can be found at http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24278003-5000117,00.html
On September 5, 2008, the Melbourne Nightlife Blog gave an overview of a range of opinions on the effectiveness of the recently concluded trial of the Melbourne lockout. It gives an overview of the police response, the government's response, the opposition response and the public response. The full text can be found at http://melbournenightlife.blogspot.com/2008/09/2am-lockout-expired.html
On September 16, 2008, the community newspaper, Progress Leader, published an article titled 'End the violence'. It outlines a community education program designed to increase awareness of the dangers of alcohol and street violence. The full text of the article can be read at http://progress-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/end-the-violence2/
On October 3, 2008, the ABC news ran a report on the possibility of a new alcohol ban being imposed in Melbourne. The item was titled, 'City alcohol bans proposed'. The full text of the article can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/03/2381213.htm
On October 3, 2008, the ABC news ran a report on the failure of a combined summit of police, licensees and government representatives to arrive at a solution to Melbourne's alcohol and violence problems. The report was titled, 'Summit fails to deliver alcohol violence fix'. It can be read at http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/03/2381912.htm
On October 3, 2008, the ABC news ran a report on the decision by a combined summit of police, licensees and government representatives to imposed a limited and voluntary ban on the serving of alcohol at some Melbourne venues. The article was titled, 'Vic won't fully ban 'Aussie' shout'
The text can be read at http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/03/2381708.htm