News & Releases

HOTEL ACCORD CALLS TIME ON HAPPY HOUR

Posted on September 30th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria’s Kingston Precinct has revealed its Liquor Accord to address binge drinking, with venues signing on to manage drink promotions. The launch was announced by Moorabbin Superintendent Bruce Wemyss, who flagged the Accord’s mandate to discourage marketing the “rapid consumption

VICTORIAN PLANS FOR PRECINCT-WIDE BANS ON PATRONS

Posted on September 28th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Licensed venues in Victoria’s Brimbank district are joining with police to get tougher on antisocial behaviour. A number of hotels in the suburb of Sunshine have joined local police to form the Brimbank District Liquor Accord, which could see patron

REGULATOR TARGETING ILLEGAL GAMBLING OFFERS

Posted on September 16th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing has issued a warning to sportsbetting companies, following two recent convictions for breaches of the State’s regulations on inducements. OLGR reports the Penrith-based ClassicBet P/L and Northern Territory-based Sportsbetting P/L were convicted

VENUES FLAUNT LIQUOR LAWS: MINISTER

Posted on August 31st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The ‘us & them’ split between publicans and government festers, with a Minister branding venues’ attitude toward RSA violations and penalties a mere “cost of business”. The NSW Office of Liquor Gaming & Racing (OLGR) today issued a release warning

LIQUOR AMENDMENT BILL GOOD FOR PUBS

Posted on August 19th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Barnett Government is delivering on promises to “modernise Western Australia's liquor laws” with a Bill yesterday going to parliament. The proposed changes in the Liquor Control Amendment Bill 2015 include some long-awaited corrections to the State’s licensing laws, including

NO BUTTS – STRICT NEW SMOKING LAWS BEGIN TODAY

Posted on July 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The noose around smokers’ rights has tightened a little more, with the latest bout of smoking restrictions coming into effect today in NSW. Potentially the kind of logistical problem as the indoor smoking ban that took effect in July 2007,

PUSH FOR LOWER ALCOHOL TAX IN PUBS

Posted on July 3rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The National Australian Hotels Association has lobbied for lower excise rates in venues to reflect changing times and “safer environments”. The AHA has made a submission to the Federal Government’s tax policy white paper taskforce, calling for discussion around reduced

PUI? GOVT PLAN TO BREATH-TEST PATRONS

Posted on June 22nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The newly-elected Queensland Government is considering a plan to breath-test patrons – with results to be used to build cases against venues. The plan is over and above the considerations already on the table to introduce lockouts and early closing

DRUNK DIES AS MANAGER EATS. PUB CLOSES

Posted on June 19th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A pub in Birmingham, UK has lost its licence for “monumental failings” contributing to a patron’s death on 10 December last year. A special committee heard evidence that a man had become highly intoxicated after a long session drinking cider