Pubs throughout Sydney LGA are on notice as Council investigates the legality of the ever-present VIP Lounge signs promoting gaming rooms. The SMH reported how council began inspections of the “euphemistic” signage for VIPs at several hotels in the vicinity of Oxford St following a complaint by a local, seemingly VIP resident. A response letter […]
A hotelier businessman found to have misappropriated funds in another business has been stripped of his licence to run pubs. Ending a four-year civil dispute, the South Australian District Court ruled Stephen Marks had acted dishonestly and in his own interests running New Wave Aerospace (NWA), which operated Wirrina Cove marina. The suit was brought
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A man refused patronage at his local due to his companion dog has won his case claiming discrimination, and been granted compensation. Raymond Matthews, resident of Woombye in the Sunshine Coast, goes everywhere with his assistance Chihuahua Kooy2, including around twice a week to Woombye Pub. Prior to a change of management in late 2017,
The former licensee and part owner of a Sydney bar has received convictions and a life ban from the industry for a violent assault on two people he was drinking with after hours. John Quinlan, 59, is the former co-owner of JD’s Bar and Grill in Cronulla, and was licensee between May 2004 and January
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The Victorian regulator has taken disciplinary action against Melbourne’s Dreams Gentlemen’s Club for multiple liquor licence breaches, in response to a female worker’s death in late 2016. Employee Stacey Michelle Tierney had been drinking in the basement of the venue with several other staff members, from 5-10 am on Sunday, 18 December 2016. Tragically, she
OLGR has reported fines were issued for breaching the Liquor Act to a former hotel licensee, director and approved manager, despite no longer working in the industry. The action followed an incident that began when an intoxicated person crashed their vehicle into several stationary objects, including rubbish bins, a storage container and a horse float,
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ILGA has issued fines totalling more than $100k to senior management and the Rose & Crown, after a manager suspended for theft reported misdoings to the NSW liquor regulator. According to facts in a decision published Friday by the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA), general manager of the Parramatta pub, Samantha Lee Glynn, had
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The Victorian liquor regulator has released a useful guide for operators, outlining how staff can identify and properly manage intoxication. The VGCCC (former VCGLR) stresses that intoxication is a high-harm issue, and should be top-of-mind for licensees, managers and staff. To help prevent and manage intoxicated patrons, it has released a video highlighting five key
A pub and licensee in Sydney’s south have been fined and penalised for failing to limit free drinks to a man on a gambling binge. Complaints lodged by Liquor & Gaming against the venue relate to the service of a 49-year-old male patron at the venue between approximately 10.00am and 9pm on 13 February, 2019.
Government inspectors continue to monitor COVID compliance in NSW venues, as Sydney’s Lord Wolseley and Bathurst’s Oxford receive over $10k in fresh fines. The Lord Wolseley Hotel in Ultimo is a classic corner family-run pub known for its leafy outlook and Sunday Jazz. An inspection by Liquor & Gaming NSW on 10 September found the
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