Indigenous leaders say more housing is urgently needed in the South Australian town of Ceduna to help deal with unacceptable levels of anti-social behaviour. New alcohol restrictions have been introduced with the aim of reducing public drinking.
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00:00 Unacceptable levels of anti-social behaviour and property crime are frustrating a growing
00:07 number of business owners in Seduna.
00:09 We're just crying out going, "Help us, we need assistance."
00:13 The police were under the pump.
00:15 They weren't responding quick enough to violence that was happening.
00:20 Fighting, arguing, drinking openly in the main street, just basic anti-social behaviour
00:27 which is just, it's embarrassing for those of us that love Seduna and live here.
00:31 In response, bans have been imposed on the sale of potent alcohol before midday.
00:36 But some locals say it's not enough.
00:39 Alcohol restrictions at the pub do nothing, absolutely nothing, because we pick up cars,
00:43 five litre cars that come from elsewhere, so they're not even, a lot of the alcohol
00:48 they're not even buying here, it comes in from other places.
00:51 Indigenous leaders are calling for urgent investment in jobs and housing.
00:55 With several homes here in Seduna boarded up despite a 10 year wait for public housing.
01:01 We really need to take a strong hard look at the housing issue, particularly in regional
01:06 centres and in Seduna particularly.
01:08 From temporary housing through to executive housing, I'm sure if we doubled our entire
01:14 stock with everything we would fill everything three times over.
01:18 Despite complex problems that lead to alcohol abuse, Indigenous leaders say it's a positive
01:24 community.
01:25 We've got a really great and vibrant place to live and it's a really great community.
01:31 Once we can move forward and get some of our social issues under control, we can have a
01:36 more positive light for everybody.
01:38 While alcohol restrictions are being tried in the short term, development of vacant public
01:43 housing sites like this one is seen by those dealing with the problems as a more permanent
01:48 solution.
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