Licensing

NANNY STATE SAYS BBQ NOT WELCOME, HOTEL

Posted on April 10th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Rozelle landmark the Welcome Hotel has been forced to close its long-standing beer garden BBQ after a complaint about the smell and smoke reached sympathetic ears. Liam O'Keeffe purchased the 1877 pub in 2013, taking over a classic community local

LIQUOR AND RACING UNDER NEW MINISTER

Posted on April 3rd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The Independent Review into the NSW Regulatory Policy Framework has brought about the NSW Government appointing a NSW Commissioner for Productivity, ushering in Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson as NSW Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation. The role of the new

NSW REGULATORS SLAM LICENSEES

Posted on March 26th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
NSW regulators have come down hard on two venues, with a life ban for ‘one of the worst ever’ offenders and hefty fines for ‘high-risk’ alcohol service. NSW Police submitted a complaint to the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority

WA VENUES ENTERING TOUGH NEW ANTI-SMOKING LAWS

Posted on March 20th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Pubs, public buildings and perpetrators of cigarette smoke face tough new laws in Western Australia from this week – set to bring $1,000 fines. Revised tobacco legislation passed in 2018 brought several new regulations, scheduled to begin Monday 18 March.

SUNKEN MONKEY LEAPS OFF VIOLENT VENUES LIST

Posted on March 15th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Erina’s Sunken Monkey is sunk no more, climbing from the depths of the violent venues list like a rat up a drainpipe. NSW Liquor & Gaming releases its controversial Violent Venues list every half-year, citing any hotel in the state

HISTORIC PUBS THREATENED BY NEW NEIGHBOURS

Posted on February 22nd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
A debate around noise restrictions for several well-known Sydney pubs is highlighting the comedy of errors smothering the industry and night-time economy. This week the Daily Telegraph ran an attention-grabbing expose on the plight of long-established hotels coming under fire

STRIKE FOR HARBOUR VIEW OVER BULLDOGS’ MAD MONDAY

Posted on February 18th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
ILGA has handed down a strike for the Harbour View Hotel, over the infamous “Mad Monday” antics by Canterbury Bulldogs players last November. A hearing before the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) heard how players stripped naked, dancing

NSW ROLLING OUT DIGITAL DRIVER LICENCE PHOTO ID

Posted on February 11th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW Government is soon rolling out Digital Driver Licences, giving patrons and operators the option of checking ID quickly and securely on a smartphone. Austrac and Service NSW began a trial in 2018 of the Digital Driver Licence (DDL)

LICENSEE FINED FOR ALLOWING INTOX AFTER BAR TAB PROMO

Posted on January 30th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
A licensee has been fined after pleading guilty to allowing intoxication, when inspectors found a girl throwing up in the toilets. Facts presented to Downing Centre Local Court on 25 January were in regard to an incident from 22 February