Should Pubs, Clubs, Hotels and Bars in Adelaide be shut down because of Noise Pollution?.
Pubs, Clubs, Hotels and Bars in Adelaide should not be closed down because of noise pollution. They give Adelaide's many up-coming bands a place to start out, and learn the tricks of the trade. They give people a place to socialise and meet up, they give teens a safe place to go on a Saturday night; to view the talent we have here in our own backyard. Not to mention a place for tourists to see our talented youngsters.
So why should we close down pubs that have been there, giving our local talent a leg-up for years and years, when the people who are making the complaints have only been there for a short period of time? Then again, it's not really and argument about who was there first, it's an argument as to why these people are moving into an area so close to a well-known Hotel, in the middle of a city, and even more to the point, why these apartments were built in an Industrial Zone in the first place, and if these developments were mandatory, why were precautionary measures not taken. For example a minimal level of housing insulation would protect against prevailing noise.
In my research, I have found that part of this problem is because of councils" decisions to change well thought out zoning plans, making land that was previously zoned for industrial use, residential land, causing city apartment blocks to be built near Adelaide's leading Hotels, Pubs Clubs and Bars. Also they have classified the developments being made as "Category One Developments," which entails that existing residents and owners are not and do not need to be consulted. They should instead classify these developments as "Category Three Developments," which demand the consultation of local residents, not to mention local businesses, whose trade could be greatly affected.
An example of this is with Adelaide's own Musical Hotel Icon, The Governor Hindmarsh.