Seb Costello

They decided to, you know, call off their night and go home.

You know, I think the venue owners are definitely telling me that their trade is being affected.

Not all venues, but, you know, those that have been in the limelight.

It's a real kick in the guts for hospitality broadly because, you know, they've just gone through COVID.

They're dealing with, you know, different

Tax changes in Victoria and nationally, you know, now they've got this criminal activity to deal with.

So there's an industry that's really important to Melbourne, I've always felt.

You know, Melbourne is about food and wine and, you know, characters running restaurants.

It's not a city that has...

you know, the beauty of a harbour to point to, you know.

Our bridge over the Yarra, the West Gate, it's not quite as pretty as the Harbour Bridge, I'll admit that.

And so it's important to have a thriving hospitality sector in Melbourne.

And, you know, so that's why, you know, we're all kind of barracking for the police to get on top of this one.

Thanks, Ruby.