Historical information

Documents City of Broadmeadows Council consideration of public drinking within local shopping centres during the early 1990s. The report records consultation with traders, residents, Victoria Police and community organisations, and provides insight into community safety, local government policy development and urban management issues within Broadmeadows.

Significance

This document is significant for its association with the City of Broadmeadows' response to social and public amenity issues in the early 1990s. It documents contemporary attitudes toward public drinking, records consultation between council, businesses, residents and police, and provides evidence of local government decision-making affecting key Broadmeadows shopping precincts.

Physical description

Five-page printed document comprising a cover letter and attached report extract from City of Broadmeadows Ordinary Council Meeting minutes regarding drinking in public places. Pages stapled together at the upper left corner. Evidence of previous staple removals visible at upper left. Several passages highlighted throughout the document. Labels affixed to reverse of final page.

Inscriptions & markings

Front page, upper right: handwritten inscription "CARMEL".
Front page, upper right: handwritten date "29/3/1993" highlighted in yellow.
Various passages highlighted throughout attached report.
Reverse of final page, upper left: label "WI-2717".
Reverse of final page, upper right: label "WI-4725" (crossed out).