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LIVE MUSIC CRISIS ‘PROXY’ FOR PROBLEMS AS ELECTION LOOMS

Posted on January 25th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

Political debate over the politically correct topic of rescuing the live music industry in NSW is heating up in time for the March election, bringing spotlight on the empty stages in licensed venues. After nearly five years languishing under the

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

LATEST VIOLENT VENUES LIST MAKES THE NEWS

Posted on November 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

NSW Liquor & Gaming has released its latest list of the State’s violent venues, showing one less culprit and reflecting that ivy is still one of the safest places in Australia. The list is produced twice per year by the

SYDNEY PUB CLOSED FOR SERVING MINORS

Posted on November 9th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has suspended the licence of a western Sydney pub for 24 hours under the Minors Sanctions Scheme, for serving over ten schooners to two 17-year-olds. The Authority (ILGA) dictates the outcomes of cases under

NEWCASTLE STUCK WITH ‘SOLUTION’

Posted on August 31st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has issued notice of its final decision regarding the review of the so-called “Newcastle solution”. The Authority (ILGA) commissioned an independent review by Mr Jonathan Horton QC, involving consultation with stakeholders including NSW

HOTEL ORANGE SLUGGED OVER OLD NEWS

Posted on August 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The troubled Hotel Orange found itself inexplicably back in the firing line this month over the sins of the previous operator, seeming to reflect a return to the struck-down days of Strikes on bricks and mortar. The pub was operated

LIQUOR & GAMING RELEASE MID-2018 PUBS ‘HIT’ LIST

Posted on May 25th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Liquor & Gaming NSW has released its latest hit-list of violent venues, ushering a clutch of newcomers and a scuffle for the top positions. The NSW regulator’s half-yearly list details venues that have accumulated at least 12 violent incidents over

DECADE ON ILGA CLINGS TO NEWCASTLE ‘SOLUTION’

Posted on May 2nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority appears set to bow to the vocal minority and change very little of the influential and oft-lauded ‘Newcastle solution’ trade restrictions. Approaching a decade since inception, the Australian Hotels Association (AHA NSW) made a