New pub’s policy wins praise

Kwinana police have praised the reduction in anti-social behaviour in the city since the opening of a new watering hole.

Senior Sergeant Glen Willers has given the thumbs up to management at The Admiral since it opened its doors.

Sen. Sgt Willers said the Kwinana Lodge, a well-known nightspot, was “notorious for fights and anti-social behaviour”.

“If a fight was going to happen it was there … it used to be a blood bath,” he said.

“Since The Admiral has opened we rarely get called out. There has been a significant reduction in anti-social behaviour in the Kwinana CBD.”

Sen. Sgt Willers put the peaceful transformation down to a “change of attitude” around licence premises.

“Now that we don’t have to be at the hotels dealing with anti-social behaviour we are able to focus on volume crime, such as burglaries, and we are able to respond to the community’s needs quicker,” he said.

The Admiral general manager Leisa Tempra said she was aware the police were pleased with the venue and put the success down to a strict dress code, high security and the promotion of family-friendly values.

“We have a strict responsible service of alcohol and we are very strict with proof of age identification in all areas,” she said.

“When we first opened we saturated the place with security so that every day of the week those anti-social people who were going to come down and do what they were going to do at the other place, couldn’t.

“During busy periods we do have controlled security guards, so that keeps out a lot of the problems.

“If people do come that don’t look so desirable, if they don’t want to behave or if they are intoxicated they are not welcome.”

Miss Tempra said the venue’s policy was to provide a welcoming environment.

“We want everyone to come to The Admiral, it doesn’t matter who you are, but our policy is, you are more than welcome here as long as you behave,” she said.

“We are here for the future development of the city and why shouldn’t the Kwinana community have a nice meeting place to come to?”