Melbourne’s The Bendigo Hotel in Collingwood had a date today (Tues, Nov 27) with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) over noise complaints.
Owner Guy Palermo spent $10,000 on sound proofing and acoustic engineers.
A report on the weekend in Beat initiated social media activity (a petition on Change.org got 9,000 signatures in 48 hours) which alerted City of Yarra councillor Stephen Jolly. He intervened to avert the costly hearing and got the Council and the venue to mediate.
- Christie Eliezer