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RACP CALLS FOR LOCKOUTS PLUS FLOOR PRICING IN NSW

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 whether changes are in order for Sydney’s controversial lockout laws, heavily restricting trade after 1:30am. […]

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WEIGHTS & MEASURES TARGETING PUBS

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

Pubs are one of four sectors to be targeted in this year’s National Compliance Plan, checking consumers are getting what they pay for. The 2019-20 National Compliance Plan from the National Measurement Institute (NMI) will focus on licensed premises, supermarkets, fuel retailers, and retailers of meat, fish and poultry. This will involve visits to 10,000

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GOVT GRANTS TO BOOST “GREAT WORK” OF LIQUOR ACCORDS

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

The NSW Government’s Liquor Accords Grants program has announced the accords to receive funds to help them continue to make licensed venues and local communities safer. In February this year the Office of Responsible Gambling offered up $100k in funding to local liquor accords, through the new Liquor Accords Grants program, to assist initiatives intended

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ILGA DISCIPLINARY HEARING ON ALH & PUBLICAN CONVICTED

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

ILGA has announced the conviction of the former operator of Kings Cross’ Dollhouse, and disciplinary hearing against two ALH pubs over serious gaming breaches. In March, the regulators handed down a lifetime ban to Ulysses Flevotomos for activities at Potts Point strip club Dollhouse, the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) chair Philip Crawford

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BRISBANE’S SPORTSMAN SLAPPED WITH BIG FINES OVER KITCHEN HYGIENE

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

Owner of the Sportsman Hotel in Spring Hill has been issued with $20k in fines, after a history of foodservice compliance issues, most recently rat faeces found in the kitchen. 84-year-old Neil Joseph McLucas, owner of the Sportsman, pleaded guilty this week in Brisbane Magistrates Court to eight food safety breaches. In February 2018 Council

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VIOLENT VENUES WINNING THE BATTLE

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

New South Wales Liquor & Gaming has released its latest half-yearly list of ‘Violent Venues’ – presenting the best results in years. In the past six months, the number of licensed premises on the list has halved, from 12 to six, and the number of incidents is down 52 per cent. Importantly, for only the

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SYDNEY JUNCTION TRIUMPHS OVER CHARGE TO REDUCE HOURS

Trade Restriction / 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 position on the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority’s (ILGA) violent venues list in late 2017.

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LICENSEE SLAMMED FOR ALLOWING MINORS TO SERVE

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

The manager of Gosford’s Coast Bar & Restaurant is facing heavy penalties for allowing two underage girls on school work experience to serve alcohol. An investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW, with review of CCTV footage, found two work experience girls aged 16 and 17 served alcohol to patrons, despite conditions of the work

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MINIMUM FLOOR PRICING LEGISLATION DEBATED

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

The final report for Western Australia’s Sustainable Health Review finds government considering following the lead of the Northern Territory by introducing a minimum floor price on all alcohol. WA Deputy Premier and Minister for Health Roger Cook MLA claims significant improvements in the number of alcohol-related hospital visits and crime in the Territory since the

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NANNY STATE SAYS BBQ NOT WELCOME, HOTEL

3 Comments / Red Tape / Clyde Mooney

Rozelle landmark the Welcome Hotel has been forced to close its long-standing beer garden BBQ after a complaint about the smell and smoke reached sympathetic ears. Liam O’Keeffe purchased the 1877 pub in 2013, taking over a classic community local of the Balmain peninsula, including an existing smoker being used outside. In 2017 they bought

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GV SLAPPED WITH $100K FINE FOR APPLICATION OMISSION

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RACP CALLS FOR LOCKOUTS PLUS FLOOR PRICING IN NSW

WEIGHTS & MEASURES TARGETING PUBS

GOVT GRANTS TO BOOST “GREAT WORK” OF LIQUOR ACCORDS

ILGA DISCIPLINARY HEARING ON ALH & PUBLICAN CONVICTED

BRISBANE’S SPORTSMAN SLAPPED WITH BIG FINES OVER KITCHEN HYGIENE

VIOLENT VENUES WINNING THE BATTLE

SYDNEY JUNCTION TRIUMPHS OVER CHARGE TO REDUCE HOURS

LICENSEE SLAMMED FOR ALLOWING MINORS TO SERVE

MINIMUM FLOOR PRICING LEGISLATION DEBATED

NANNY STATE SAYS BBQ NOT WELCOME, HOTEL

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