Industry action continues to work against the proposed State-wide licensing restrictions for Queensland, with stakeholder rallies to take place this weekend. Action group No Curfew has organised three Save Our Nightlife events for this Saturday (19 September), taking place simultaneously at Fortitude Valley in Brisbane, Surfers’ Paradise, and Airlie Beach. The rallies – billed as […]
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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 and fined over website advertisements that offered betting incentives that were accessible to NSW residents.
The NSW OLGR has announced plans to conduct a series of events to brainstorm a new era of a “safe and vibrant” hotel industry. The Office of Liquor Gaming & Racing (OLGR) has this week kicked off plans for six Information Exchange events around the State, bringing together stakeholders including OLGR representatives, licensees, liquor accords,
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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 licensees it will be further targeting “Irresponsible alcohol promotions”. But yesterday, the Daily Telegraph ran
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 the extension of Sunday trading hours for pubs and nightclubs. Government is pushing “a raft
The NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing issues around 1,000 compliance breaches each year, costing pubs around half a million dollars. Statistics obtained through Freedom of Information show OLGR issued 4,348 non-compliance breach notices in 2011-2014, totalling over $2.4 million. Around 30 per cent of the breaches were issued in 2014. A recent example
Newtown has gotten on the front foot to ward off late-night revellers looking to the area as a “last chance”. Since the trading restrictions were imposed on Sydney’s CBD early last year stakeholders and critics alike have looked for evidence the measures would merely shift the problem to surrounding areas – both to justify or
News around South Australia’s plan to continue its 3am lockouts has largely failed to tell the complete story of the Government’s “disappointing effort at consultation”. AHA SA CEO Ian Horne told PubTIC the “devil is in the detail” of the proposal, which – rather than involve industry – refers to an online survey of non-patrons
Bricks and mortar owner of Erskineville’s troubled Imperial Hotel has been granted a two-week extension to explain why the venue shouldn’t close for up to six months. Provisional lessees Spice Group have recently seen the mire of the Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing (OLGR) after inspectors observed a string of breaches including both staff
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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, the new restrictions will require significant changes in many venues and what amounts to all-out
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