SCHOOL-aged children swilling grog at the Spring Racing Carnival have caused restrictions on how much booze each punter can order.
Caulfield Racecourse has been slapped with changes to its liquor licence after dozens of fines for irresponsible service of alcohol.
One of the biggest issues for Caulfield was allowing drunks to stay on premises.
Another problem was serving underage teens.
Planned changes to the Victoria Amateur Turf Club licence include more inspections of patrons queuing for drinks to ensure they are not drunk and a new maximum of four containers or two cups of beer, or two cups or cans of spirits.
Bag checks would also be ramped up.
At the Caulfield Cup last year police issued 32 fines and evicted 27 people for alcohol and behavioural issues.
Police also arrested 37 patrons for being drunk in public and other offences.
The new conditions will affect all Melbourne Racing Club events, including the Caulfield Cup and Caulfield Guineas.
The Melbourne Racing Club and licensee the Turf Club have 21 days to contest the new conditions.
The Racing Club said it understood the importance of responsible service of alcohol and would work with police and Liquor Licensing to plan for this year's Caulfield Cup.
Liquor Licensing director Sue Maclellan said the proposed changes would help limit the number of drunks.
Kingston Police service area's Inspector Margaret Lewis welcomed the changes.
"Over the past several years there have been serious issues with underage drinking, drunken and anti-social behaviour at this event," Insp Lewis said.
"The Caulfield Cup tends to attract a large number of high school-aged students. There is a problem when they start drinking and behaving in an anti-social manner."
A spokeswoman for Consumer Affairs Minister Tony Robinson said all licensees were expected to foster responsible drinking.
"However, punters have a responsibility here too. A day at the races is not an excuse to get drunk and behave like a hoon," he said.
Published in Herald Sun 26 January.
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