07:21 am, Sunday 28 September, 2008

A national increase in glassings in licensed venues has put pressure on nightclubs to replace glass with plastic.
A licensed city venue has trialled a no-glass policy in its upstairs nightclub, following a call for from Channel Nine’s A Current Affair for a national ban on glass pots in such venues.
Th issue was highlighted by an alleged attack with a glass at a Geelong nightclub on the weekend.

City mayor Bruce Harwood said it would be a sad indictment on the community if nightclubs were forced to remove glassware to stop the dangerous attacks.

But, he said it was something that the nightlife industry would have to consider.

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