Western Australian Referendum and Election 26th Feb 2005

[Earnie Shavers]

24 Hour Coles have saved my life on more than one occasion.

You want Sunday trading. There isn't really a point to 9pm trading during the week though. Do you have one night a week that trades late? That's great but more than that isn't needed.

 

[beli]

We have late night shopping on Thursdays thats correct. Actually its more the late night shopping Im interested in then the Sunday trading. Its a long time from Saturday afternoon to Thursday night, as a working mother (when Im not on leave that is).

 

[Tania]

Read a great comment today about our two "leaders" - one looks like he is wearing a wig and the other looks like he has strangled a horse and stolen its teeth

 

[deep]

How To Have A Friendly FYM Thread, Step #1 of 1: Make it about an Australian issue and ensure only Australians (or citizens of Australia) post.

trading hours?

in America this would be about our stock market

in America retailers are pretty much allowed to be open when ever they want

some cities have laws that affect hours that may impact adjacent residential areas

well, i find this a bit odd, only because I have not been exposed to it.


I will say this.

Australia has the best national voting system of any I have examined.

Amerce has one of the worst.

 

[Irvine511]

is there such a thing as "Australia Envy"?

cause i sure got a case of it these days.

 

[beli]

in America retailers are pretty much allowed to be open when ever they want

some cities have laws that affect hours that may impact adjacent residential areas

Thats interesting. So its an automatic right to open whatever time the stores choose?
Is it the same for pubs and clubs?

Australias a bit of a license happy country. Need a gun license, need a pub hours license, need a taxi license, etc. That way the license can be revoked for misbehaving.

 

[earthshell]

is there such a thing as "Australia Envy"?

cause i sure got a case of it these days.

i have "austrian envy."

 

[deep]

Thats interesting. So its an automatic right to open whatever time the stores choose?
Is it the same for pubs and clubs?

Australias a bit of a license happy country.

Need a gun license,

need a pub hours license,

need a taxi license, etc.

That way the license can be revoked for misbehaving.

Need a gun license,

some states,

need a pub hours license,

yes, we have liquor licenses

need a taxi license, etc.

yes


in California no liquor sales after 2 am

 

[Axver]

in California no liquor sales after 2 am

I want to know how that makes sense. By 2am, anyone who wants to get drunk already is!

 

[beli]

We have licenses like that too. Some clubs close at 4:00am.

 

[Axver]

We have licenses like that too. Some clubs close at 4:00am.

I'm really not sure about the limits here as I couldn't care less about clubs, but I remember seeing in the news some clubs here wanted to stay open to 6am and then wanted licenses so they could trade 24 hours a day. I think the limit was 3am. But I wasn't exactly paying much attention, so I might be totally wrong.

 

[Angela Harlem]

Perth/Freo sounds like heaven. Or more like it used to be 20 years ago. All leagues clubs etc only need to stop trading between I think 7am and 8am for "cleaning" It's more so they can shove the passed out people into cabs and get ready for the day trade grannies who still feed dollars from cups into the pokies.
Though takeaway alcohol is stopped after midnight which is a massive pain in the arse if the esky or bath is emptied mid Saturday night pissup at someone's house.

Vote the no extended trade beli. I would. To pay weekend and Sunday rates is going to cost you, not the shop.

 

[Tania]

Perth/Freo sounds like heaven.

It is

 

[beli]

We have contained (?) gambling here. Only in the casino. We don't have pokies anywhere else and I like that way. I would seriously object if "they" tried to introduce pokies in pubs.

As for extended hours, when Im at work I leave at the crack of dawn and return late. Long commute. There are also no shops near my workplace so I cant nip out for a packet of nappies, panadol, etc at lunch time. I would appreciate the extended hours.

The Sunday trading Im not so fussed with. I have all day Saturday to get organised for Sunday.

Hmmm. Maybe I will vote for extended hours and against Sundays. (There 2 separate questions).

maybe, maybe

or maybe I will vote yes to both and let the shops decide if they want to open on Sundays?

 

[Axver]

We have contained (?) gambling here. Only in the casino. We don't have pokies anywhere else and I like that way. I would seriously object if "they" tried to introduce pokies in pubs.

Wow, that's wonderful. Not that I go out, but I hate how prolific pokies are here in Queensland.

 

[Tania]

We have contained (?) gambling here. Only in the casino. We don't have pokies anywhere else and I like that way. I would seriously object if "they" tried to introduce pokies in pubs.

As for extended hours, when Im at work I leave at the crack of dawn and return late. Long commute. There are also no shops near my workplace so I cant nip out for a packet of nappies, panadol, etc at lunch time. I would appreciate the extended hours.

The Sunday trading Im not so fussed with. I have all day Saturday to get organised for Sunday.

Hmmm. Maybe I will vote for extended hours and against Sundays. (There 2 separate questions).

maybe, maybe

or maybe I will vote yes to both and let the shops decide if they want to open on Sundays?

Have you tried electrolley? Internet grocery shopping

 

[Aussie]

So, Labour is back in government again. West Australians must be idiots (not me) to vote them in again. All the election promises will be broken again, more taxes on everything. Hospitals, water and electricity still crap after 4 years of labour, what makes anyone think it will change after another 4 years?
Sorry everyone, I'm just pissed off.

 

[intedomine]

There is plenty of coast out there, you just have to get around a bit to enjoy it . Thats what I hate about Melbourne, you have to travel around for 2 hours just to get a decent beach.

Not if ya live on the beach like I do!

 

[intedomine]

So, Labour is back in government again. West Australians must be idiots (not me) to vote them in again. All the election promises will be broken again, more taxes on everything. Hospitals, water and electricity still crap after 4 years of labour, what makes anyone think it will change after another 4 years?
Sorry everyone, I'm just pissed off.

Well I'm happy (even if I am Victorian), cause I have trouble accepting Liberal philosophies, particulary the Howard Government.

I was glad to see the back of Jeff Kennett and although Bracksies government has had a turbulent few months, I reckon he is doing a fine job in trying to repair the damage done to our education and health systems, even if it isn't obvious.

 

[Angela Harlem]

I think the Federal Labour govt is vastly different to State. Or maybe that's just NSW.

 

[A_Wanderer]

It's a matter of trust

 

[beli]

It looks like the shops will stay closed