EARLIER closing times for pubs in Bowral has been mentioned as one way of clamping down on anti-social behaviour in the CBD.

Wingecarribee Shire Council's social planner and road safety officer Kim Davis raised the progress of a liquor accord for the town at Wednesday night's council meeting.

Council met with hoteliers, police and a number of other key stakeholders last month to thrash out details of any planned accord designed to stamp out rowdy behaviour in Bowral.

When questioned by Councillor Nick Campbell-Jones if earlier closing times for the hoteliers was an option, Ms Davis confirmed that possibility was discussed.

"It was a very cordial meeting but the hoteliers were a little apprehensive about saying too much at that early stage, but certainly, that was one of the ideas mentioned," she said.

Ms Davis said the next stage of the liquor accord process was to form a working party to debate concrete ideas and put suggestions forward.

"The first invitations to join this working party will not be made until next Tuesday at the liquor consultative committee meeting which the licensing police are coordinating," she said.

All present at the last meeting agreed that all public statements will be made upon agreement of the participants and that in depth discussions will remain "in camera."

However, Ms Davis said any reluctance to divulge the strategies involved in the accord was down to a lack of "newsworthy" information rather than any secrecy.

"I have spoken very openly about this process and there is no intended secrecy, but rather a lack of newsworthy information at this stage," she said.

If successful, it is hoped to extend the scheme to pubs and clubs outside Bowral while a

sitting councillor may also

join the working party at a later date.