THE Aldi supermarket at Mt Kuring-gai is set to begin selling alcoholic beverages after a liquor licence application was approved for the site.
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A spokeswoman for the company said the sale of liquor at the store was likely to begin next month.
"The liquor offer will be available at the Aldi Mt Kuring-gai store by mid-July," she said.
The budget supermarket chain has submitted liquor licence applications for all of its 102 stores in NSW.
However, the inexpensive pricing of the beverages has drawn controversy.
One full-strength can of beer may cost as little as $1, with light beer reportedly even cheaper at 80c.
A 750mL bottle of white wine costs as little as $2.49 at outlets in Victoria and the ACT, where liquor has been sold for a number of years.
The beverages will be sold in a partitioned, non-refrigerated area located in the main body of the Mt Kuring-gai store.
"The Aldi concept is very small compared with traditional bottle shops and is insignificant in comparison with the large format stores," the spokeswoman said. Concerns in other parts of the state about underage drinking and alcohol-related violence have seen many of the Aldi applications rejected.
A youth worker at Katoomba, where Aldi's application was turned down, raised concerns about young people buying the alcoholic drinks.
NSW Health told The Sunday Telegraph that Aldi's sale of cheap alcohol could contribute to further alcohol-related harm and negative health outcomes for communities.
Aldi says it consulted with stakeholders in the Mt Ku-ring-gai area and received no complaints.
"Aldi is an experienced and responsible retailer of packaged liquor," she said.
The application was approved in October last year.
Source: hornsby-advocate.whereilive.com.au
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