The City of Sydney is seeking final feedback on its bold proposal to reinvigorate and evolve the $4bn Sydney night-time economy. Late 2018 the City of Sydney (CoS) and Lord Mayor Clover Moore released the “bold new plan” to jump-start the capital’s nightlife and economy. The proposed changes are heavily in favour of increasing trading […]
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A licensee has been fined after pleading guilty to allowing intoxication, when inspectors found a girl throwing up in the toilets. Facts presented to Downing Centre Local Court on 25 January were in regard to an incident from 22 February 2018, when Liquor & Gaming NSW inspectors attended the Hotel Illawarra. Around 12.20am, a female
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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 policy spasm that placed the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross precinct under blanket lockout laws,
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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 minors under any circumstances. Previously it was allowed for venues to serve minors alcohol during
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 two days, beginning today (14 January), following adjudication on an incident that took place November
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 against the Palisade and licensee Paulina Soto regarding an incident from St Patrick’s Day. Two
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 regulator, with this round calling out 12 venues – down one from the May edition,
The former general manager of Shelly Beach Golf Club has received a life ban from the industry and the maximum fine, after being found guilty of tampering with evidence in a liquor-related trial. A release by the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) reports that a patron of the Central Coast Club, Bernie Nash,
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 the Minors Sanctions Scheme, which it notes are ‘discretionary’ decisions, considered on a case-by-case basis.
Australia’s music licensing bodies – APRA and PPCA – have released the latest proposal for a simplified one-licence system, but industry is looking to more. APRA AMCOS and the PPCA are responsible for the licensing of publicly broadcast music in all settings. Within hospitality this encompasses dining, background, dancing, and featured music for entertainment, including
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