Hospitality and business groups have led renewed calls for the State Government to update Perths antiquated trading hours and capitalise on longer days during daylight saving. As West Australians prepare to move their clocks forward an hour overnight, the groups say the Government should work with businesses and let shops, clubs and pubs open for longer. Australian Hotels Association WA president Bradley Woods said the Government should realise people wanted to enjoy a cosmopolitan lifestyle that for the next two years included longer days over summer. “There should be at least an additional hour of trade for hotels, taverns and bars over the daylight saving period to match the change in the time,” he said. The AHA is also behind a campaign to permanently extend Sunday session trading to midnight. The WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said while it welcomed extra retail trading hours in summer, trading hours should be deregulated all year round. The West Australian (Perth), October 27.
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