I believe that it should not be left to communities to have to fight against licences, and yet people know they have to object to licences because of the proliferation of alcohol outlets in their communities. It's time-consuming, it's expensive, and sometimes it's humiliating, but it is important for them to be a part of that, because more alcohol outlets means more alcohol-related harm, it means more noise, more smashed bottles in our playgrounds, more incidences of family violence, more drink-driving, and more serious crashes. 