Licensing

VCGLR MOVING WITH TIMES AND TECH

Posted on November 7th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian liquor regulator continues its push toward “modernisation” and integration, recognising the challenges of the twenty-first hospitality environment. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) announced Stage Two of its transformation plan in August, 2015, building on

THE STAR FACES ACCUSATIONS OF MIS-REPORTING OF VIOLENCE

Posted on November 4th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Star has been accused of under-reporting and mis-reporting violent incidents in the casino in a damning ABC report based on a leaked Liquor & Gaming report. On Monday night ABC’s PM broadcast spoke of an in-depth review of security

NSW GOVT ABOUT TO ‘FIX’ NOTORIOUS STRIKES SCHEME

Posted on October 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW Government is set to announce more welcome news for publicans, as cabinet considers plans to shift burden of the dreaded ‘Strikes’ from premises to operator. Liquor & Gaming’s Three Strikes scheme is intended to “target licensees or managers”

BAIRD EMBRACES DOGS AS SYDNEY SWEATS

Posted on October 12th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
NSW Premier Mike Baird has rescinded the knee-jerk decision to kill the greyhound industry, admitting he “got it wrong”, but has less sympathy for liquor and hospitality. Yesterday Baird blankly admitted “We got it wrong, I got it wrong, cabinet

LOCKOUT WARS: SYDNEY MARCHES vs MELBOURNE CHUCKLES

Posted on October 10th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Thousands of people marched in the streets of Sydney yesterday to protest the Government’s destruction of the city’s nightlife – right past invitations to party in Melbourne. Keep Sydney Open – a group passionately dedicated to reviving Sydney’s live music

LOCKOUT REVIEW PART II GAINS TRACTION

Posted on September 21st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Just eight days since the ill-fated ‘review’ into Sydney’s lockout trade restrictions, plans for ‘Phase 2’ of the solution are gaining momentum. In accordance with the Liquor Act, Government is compelled to allow for a “flexible and practical regulatory system”

CALLINAN REVIEW: POLITICAL PAWN PLAYED AND WON

Posted on September 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The much-anticipated Callinan Review tome into Sydney’s punitive licensing laws has finally arrived after six months, producing the required officially unquestionable grounds upon which to do nothing. Over 1800 people and businesses made complex submissions to the process, intellectual debates

PUBLICAN ‘WINS’ APPEAL WITH 5-YEAR BAN ON LICENCE

Posted on September 9th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The live-in publican at the Albion Hotel in south-western NSW has lost his licence for five years on appeal for allowing a drunken sex romp in his beer garden. [caption id="attachment_7184" align="alignright" width="226"] Allan Francis Ogilvie[/caption] Allan Francis Ogilvie was

CALLINAN REVIEW ON LOCKOUTS DELAYED

Posted on September 2nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
In response to the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn the application of ‘lockout’ laws on some Sydney venues, the review into the policies by Hon. Ian Callinan AC has been delayed. The Independent Liquor Law Review announced the granting of