Trade Restriction

LOCKOUT REVIEW: RESCUE OR REINFORCEMENT

Posted on August 19th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Scores of pubs, nightclubs, restaurants, bars and other places of business stand in purgatory with millions of potential patrons, as the NSW government-appointed committee deliberates the fate and future of the capital’s economy and reputation. More than five years and

RACP CALLS FOR LOCKOUTS PLUS FLOOR PRICING IN NSW

Posted on July 22nd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The leading association of medical specialists has weighed in on the debate over trade restrictions and alcohol availability in NSW, calling on government to keep the lockouts and also introduce minimum pricing. A NSW parliamentary inquiry is currently underway, investigating

SYDNEY JUNCTION TRIUMPHS OVER CHARGE TO REDUCE HOURS

Posted on May 20th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The Sydney Junction Hotel has fought off attempts to revoke its late-trading licence, showing incident numbers did not stack up in accusations by authorities. Thriving Hamilton pub the Sydney Junction found itself under intense scrutiny when it jumped to top

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

BITTERS DEBATE OVER NEW ZERO ALCOHOL LAWS

Posted on January 14th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Victorian venues are steeling themselves over new zero alcohol laws, with some going so far as to ban the ever-popular Lemon, Lime & Bitters. New rules have come into effect across Victoria banning licensed premises from serving any liquor to

ILGA ORDERS CLOSURES FOR SERVING MINORS

Posted on January 14th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The Camden Hotel and Liquorland Bondi are the latest licensed premises to be closed for serving liquor to minors, under the NSW Government’s Minors Sanctions Scheme. The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has ordered the Camden Hotel shut for

STRIKE FOR PALISADE FOR DRUNKEN ANTICS

Posted on December 21st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Jewel of Millers Point the striking Palisade Hotel has been slapped with a strike for the drunken behaviour of two middle-aged women, one of whom tried to bite her helper. The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) heard the case