Trade Restriction

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

GREAT FRIDAY FOR SA PUBS

Posted on March 28th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
For the first time in more than a century, pubs in South Australia will be able to open on Good Friday, after new holiday trading legislation was introduced last year. A two-year review finally resulted in changes to public holiday

PARRAMATTA EYES CURFEW – AND 216-YEAR-OLD PUB

Posted on December 13th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Parramatta Council has been discussing a proposal to restrict late-trading for much of the precinct’s licensed venues, just as pub history is honoured with the unveiling of buried treasure. Sydney’s second CBD has been experiencing phenomenal growth in the past

ILGA TO REVIEW LONG-STANDING ‘NEWCASTLE SOLUTION’

Posted on November 22nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
After nine years and industry pressure, the liquor watchdog will be conducting a review into the special conditions on 15 venues known as the ‘Newcastle solution’. The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has announced the review and submission

SMOKING BANS & CONSEQUENCES HIT VICTORIA TOMORROW

Posted on July 31st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria will tomorrow join the rest of Australia, plunged into the toxic quagmire and noxious penalties arising from the ban on smoking in outdoor dining areas. Although it is a decade since the bans on indoor smoking came almost universally