ILGA has issued fines totalling more than $100k to senior management and the Rose & Crown, after a manager suspended for theft reported misdoings to the NSW liquor regulator. According to facts in a decision published Friday by the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA), general manager of the Parramatta pub, Samantha Lee Glynn, had […]
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The Victorian liquor regulator has released a useful guide for operators, outlining how staff can identify and properly manage intoxication. The VGCCC (former VCGLR) stresses that intoxication is a high-harm issue, and should be top-of-mind for licensees, managers and staff. To help prevent and manage intoxicated patrons, it has released a video highlighting five key
The licensee of Singleton’s self-proclaimed “freedom” Caledonian Hotel has been convicted and fined in court over his continued consternation about the COVID vaccine. 57-year-old Bradley John Hill has been waging something of a campaign against COVID-19 vaccination requirements. This has included ‘Stand for Human Rights’ half-hams, being given away every Thursday night until Christmas, and
Boisterous Queensland MP Bob Katter has been denied entry to a NSW pub for failing to provide proof of vaccination status. The Federal Member for Kennedy was refused entry to the Tamworth Hotel after a group he was with was asked by officers to move along. Officers from Oxley Police District were called to Tamworth
A pub and licensee in Sydney’s south have been fined and penalised for failing to limit free drinks to a man on a gambling binge. Complaints lodged by Liquor & Gaming against the venue relate to the service of a 49-year-old male patron at the venue between approximately 10.00am and 9pm on 13 February, 2019.
The infamous Newcastle restrictions will finally be lifted for the first time in 13 years, bringing the city back in line with the rest of the state and ending a protracted era of treating people going out at night “like criminals”. The NSW State Government has announced a trial that will see the tough patron
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Pubs across New South Wales celebrate a refreshed St Patrick’s Day as coronavirus restrictions ease and patrons are permitted to stand and revel. The new rules came into effect across the state Wednesday after NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the relaxation of rules prohibiting standing would proceed as flagged last month. “It’s a game-changer,” says
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Government inspectors continue to monitor COVID compliance in NSW venues, as Sydney’s Lord Wolseley and Bathurst’s Oxford receive over $10k in fresh fines. The Lord Wolseley Hotel in Ultimo is a classic corner family-run pub known for its leafy outlook and Sunday Jazz. An inspection by Liquor & Gaming NSW on 10 September found the
Temora Hotel in the NSW Riverina has been ordered to close for two weeks and individuals are facing charges, following the death of an intoxicated teenager who had been drinking at the pub. Around 6am on Saturday, 21 March this year, police were called to a stretch of road near Sebastopol, which is between Temora
Julian Gerner’s challenge of the lockdown conditions has been rushed to the nation’s highest court, in a bid to change coronavirus policies that could set Australian constitutional precedent. The Melbourne publican has been seeking the matter be heard as a special case by the full court, questioning the validity and effects of measures taken in
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