Not happy with facing a 3am lockout for Brisbane clubs? Sign the e-petition NOW!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of months, you’ve no doubt heard about Queensland Premier Beattie’s plan to introduce a 3am lock-out for all clubs and pubs within the Brisbane City area. The Liquor Act will soon be amended to prevent patrons from entering a venue after 3am. You can now sign an online petition against this proposed move! Keep reading to find out how.

If you have worked in the nightlife industry, service the industry, or just love enjoying Brisbane’s nightlife you would understand that there are many downsides to the proposed lockout.

~ Job losses resulting from decreased trade

~ Increased danger to people, in particular women, who are prevented from entering licensed premises for their own safety after 3am (eg: A young woman inadvertently goes outside, maybe to have something to eat, only to discover on her return at the door of the venue that it is now past 3am and she cannot get back in. All of her friends are still inside and she is left outside on her own, forced to wait in an ever-growing taxi line)

~ Having to use public toilets when you cant get into a venue to use one

~ Taxi rank lines becoming larger than they already are

~ Waiting in a queue to get into a club, getting to the front a few minutes past 3am and not being allowed in

~ Your right to visit different acts at various venues is limited to your last stop at 3am

~ The option to go out late will no longer be there

~ Once smoking laws are in place, you will not be able to come back into a venue after going outside for a cigarette

~ Hospitality staff don’t have the option to have after work drinks if their shift finishes at 3am or after

~ Your right to move between venues at any given time has been taken away

Lockouts are a restriction of pre-agreed trading terms when a venue is given a licence to trade. It not only hurts venue operators, but it hurts the venue staff, the security, companies that service these venues, and most importantly, our patrons.

To help keep the culture and buzz alive within Brisbane nightlife, click on the link below and sign the e-petition on the Queensland Government website. Make your voice heard!

http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/EPetitions_QLD/cgi-bin/Petitions.cgi?PetNum=457

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