A teenager excited to celebrate his 18th birthday with his mates has been kicked out of bar because of his mullet hairstyle.
Cooper Allin headed out to the beach-side bar of El Grotto, in Perth, last Friday after having a beer with his mother Sonia Allin to celebrate his coming of age with his mates
Cooper Allin headed out to the beach-side bar El Grotto, in Perth, last Friday after having a beer with his mother to celebrate his coming of age.
Dressed in thongs, a Bush Chook tee shirt and shorts he joined the queue but was soon stopped by a bouncer.
'He just said it was the owners' rules so he wouldn't let me in.'
Mr Allin also said he thought the decision to ban mullets was hypocritical as one of the bars's owners, Kane Hipper, was photographed in 2018 sporting his very own mullet.
Mr Allin said his night was ruined by the experience and he was shocked to be discriminated against in the usually welcoming suburb of Scarborough.
'I reckon it's a bit silly, it's a mullet, I mean heaps of people have mullets,' he said.
'To have one beer [at a different pub] and get told, "no, you can't come in because of your hair" was a bit devastating.'
The teenager who grew the mullet to look 'fierce on the field' during weekend footy games said he has not had a problem with venues other than El Grotto.
And Mr Allin said there is no chance he will be cutting off his beloved mullet.
'Not a chance, I wasn't there to have a haircut I was there to sink frothies,' he said.
But according to the Australian Hotels Association WA it is perfectly legal for pub owners to enforce their own dress codes, which can include haircuts.
'There are venues that are mullet friendly so it is just a question of finding the right bar or pub that likes mullets,' said CEO Bradley Woods.
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