Claremont's iconic nightspot, Club Bayview, has to shut its doors for at least a month after several safety breaches.
The Western Suburbs Weekly newspaper said the club on St Quentin Avenue, which looks at a history of over 30 years, was raided by council officers last weekend amid a crowd of drinking and dancing patrons.
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"This closure comes after multiple breaches resulting in 11 charges by the council to be presented to the courts for failure to comply with basic public safety requirements and multiple breaches resulting in several infringements issued by the WA Police Liquor Enforcement Unit over the last three months," council chief executive Stephen Goode said.
The closure was effected immediately.
It is claimed that the club, which has a colourful past, failed the 1911 Health Act by not having a valid occupancy certificate.
Contractors could be seen on the roof of the club on Tuesday, but it was unclear if their work was related to the closure.
Mr Goode said the club would remain closed until it had all its approvals, which could be up to 28 days.
"But it could be considerably shorter if all works and plans are submitted in accordance with the regulations; in other words, the sooner the club meets its legal requirements the sooner it can be reopened," Mr Goode said.
It appears the long-standing Perth nightspot has also fallen foul with patrons, who have taken to business review website yelp to vent their frustrations.
"Club Bayview is frequented by mostly uni students, whose sole mission is to get plastered and perhaps start a fight. What's probably the most revolting thing about Club Bay-spew; is the smell. It's honestly foul. All the spilt red bull and vodkas have seeped deep into the carpet fibres and mould is now breeding. Ick! [sic]," one reviewer said.
"There are some places you just won't go to and Club Bayspew is one of them. I get the impression the bar had its heady heyday in the 80s, or at least its owners did," said another reviewer.
"Yuck. Yuck, yuck, yuck, yuck. Just f---ing gross. I was dragged to "Clubba" after a lovely boozy Sunday afternoon at the Claremont. And I hated every second of it. I sobered up as soon as I entered the vodka-soaked floor. It smelt like disease in there," stated a third reviewer.
One reviewer added an even more bizarre experience to to mix, saying "during my last jungle safari [at Club Bayview], I saw a guy vomit on his own shoes, look around sneakily, then run away. I saw him later on in the night - he never got kicked out."
But it seems some Perth party-goers are having nostalgic feelings about Club Bayview, with this reviewer awarding the establishment with four stars.
"It doesn't try to be an upscale bar, or classy, or even not stinky. It is the place you go on a Thursday after The Claremont, and on Sunday after a session when you are already off your chops. You know the tunes, the crowd will be just as loose as you are and sloppiness is a prerequisite.
"And boy is it awesome.
"I have had some of my best nights at Clubba singing along endlessly to the generic songs, perving on western suburbs girls and generally going hard with the mates."
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