News & Releases

REGULATORS ANNOUNCE SPECIAL LATE-TRADING FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE

Posted on November 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian and Queensland licensing regulators have announced favourable late-trading conditions for New Year’s Eve for pubs. The November VCGLR bulletin heralded automatic trading extension for willing venues, in recognition of the special circumstances of NYE. This involves an extension

BIG AMENDMENTS FOR NSW SMALL BARS

Posted on October 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
NSW Liquor & Gaming continues its support for small bars, with new relaxed drink service conditions following recent increases to patron numbers and trading hours. Small bars in the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross will now be able to serve

SO-CALLED VIOLENT VENUES’ CARNAGE CONTINUES

Posted on May 31st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The latest Liquor & Gaming Violent Venues list continues to plunder the named and shamed, further highlighting a responsibility on the regulator to ensure it represents actual problem venues. The 15 NSW hotels cited on the bi-annual Violent Venues list

7-YEAR BAN FOR LICENSEE BUT HOTEL AND OWNER SUFFER

Posted on May 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Liquor & Gaming NSW has delivered a 7-year ban to the former licensee of the Hotel Orange, following his conviction for commercially growing cannabis. An investigation in 2014 by NSW Police discovered a cannabis set-up deemed to be commercial under

IVY SLUGGED ON SKEWED LIST OF ‘VIOLENT’ VENUES

Posted on May 26th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
NSW Liquor & Gaming has released its latest list of the State’s so-called Violent Venues, defending the scheme’s vilification of venues, and contradicting Sydney LAC and sitting MPs. The intent of the Liquor & Gaming Violent Venues scheme is to

REVISED NSW STRIKES SCHEME ‘ABSOLUTELY FAIR’: LAUNDY

Posted on May 24th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
NSW parliament has today announced major changes to licence legislation, including an overhaul of the notorious 3 Strikes scheme that will see existing strikes revoked and future Strikes on the licensee. Minister for Racing Paul Toole announced late today the

MELBOURNE OPERATOR SLUGGED $114k OVER MUSIC LICENSING

Posted on May 10th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A Melbourne nightclub operator has been ordered to pay over $110,000 in fees and costs for playing music in the venue without a licence. The case against Peter Arhontogiorgis was heard last week in the Federal Circuit Court, with APRA

NEW BANKSTOWN BAR CLOSED DUE TO LICENCE BREACHES

Posted on May 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A new licensed karaoke bar in Bankstown has been closed by ILGA following licensing inspectors detecting gross violations including serious intoxication and selling whole bottles of spirits. Replay Karaoke Lounge opened earlier this year, touted as having “chic, urban interiors

HOTEL BROKER CONVICTED OF HOLDING POKIES BY REGULATOR

Posted on April 24th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Well-known hotel broker Nick Tinning has been given a slap on the wrist for illegally storing old pokies in his basement. Principal of leading regional broker Chris Tinning & Co, Nick has worked at the family company for many years,

VICTORIAN REGULATOR HOSTING LICENSEE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

Posted on April 21st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Next month, the VCGLR is conducting The Knowledge Exchange, to further assist Victorian licensees with best-practise operation and complexities in regulation. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) takes a proactive approach to working with operators of licensed