Former Premier Peter Dowding says pubs and clubs must take responsible for Fremantle revellers Former Premier of WA, Peter Dowding on South Terrace in Fremantle. Peter has slammed pubs that "empty drunk people onto the footpath." FORMER premier Peter Dowding has slammed pubs and bars that "empty drunk people on to the footpath" and then expect the public or the police to deal with it. Mr Dowding has called for a major review of surveillance camera footage outside bars and nightclubs in his home town of Fremantle in the hours leading up to closing time. He says the footage should be made public so the true scale of the problem can be exposed. The Sunday Times has obtained two letters the formerLabor premier wrote to authorities after he witnessed an intoxicated patron refused entry to the Sail & Anchor pub on South Tce. In a letter dated January 14 to the Liquor Licensing director Barry Sargeant, Mr Dowding said there should be a review of CCTV one hour before closing time on Wednesday and Saturday nights. "This review will demonstrate the highly unsatisfactory nature of the supervision of drinking inside the hotels and clubs and will emphasise that some better process needs to be put in place where the licenced premises accept responsibility for serving liquor to their clients," he said. Liquor outlets are simply transferring the problem either to the police or to the public by tipping drunk people out into the street. In another letter, dated January 17 to City of Fremantle chief executive Graeme Mackenzie,he said conditions in the port town after dark had become "socially unacceptable." "There is a resigned acceptance that the solution lies with the police," Mr Dowding said. In the letter, he said he was "surprised" there were not regular reports on the CCTV footage collected by Fremantle authorities. "The council should get regular update reports on how bad the behaviour is in the evening and which of the licensed premises in particular are the source of the bad behaviour," he said. This week Mr Dowding, state premier from 1988-1990, stressed that he wasn't a "wowser," but the situation had become too dangerous not to say anything. Fremantle MP Simone McGurk said many residents had "given up." "They don't go to the cappuccino strip anymore for a late night coffee or a wander," she said. Ms McGurk said a priority should be making it easier for more small bars to open in the area because they promote responsible drinking. Two weeks ago the Barnett Goverment released the findings of an independent liquor review - based on more than 149 submissions - that made 141 recommendations, including overhauling the training offered to hotel staff to serve alcohol responsibly. A spokeswoman for Racing and Gaming Minister Terry Waldron said he would start holding meetings with industry groups in the next month. Mr Sargeant and Mr Mackenzie would not comment.