Pub ban on alcopops to curb violence
Rachel Browne; 11/5/08
A leading Sydney pub is banning alcopops to curb binge drinking and alcohol-fuelled violence. Manly’s Steyne Hotel is to ban all ready-to-drink beverages over the bar from tomorrow. It will also stop bottle shop sales of alcopops after 8pm. The beverages account for about 10 per cent of the Steyne’s weekly trade but hotel general manager Guy Fraser-Hills said the pub was prepared to lose business to combat anti-social behaviour due to excessive drinking.