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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Despite low or no COVID-19 case numbers being reported in recent weeks authorities are still on the lookout, with a pub in East Ballina fined over $14k for breaches of the Public Health Order and the Liquor Act. Last Friday NSW Police released details around six infringement notices being issued to the hotel in East
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The licensee of Brisbane pub The Pink has been found guilty and fined for providing adult entertainment on the premises without a permit. The licensee of the Pinkenba Hotel, The Pink (Qld) P/L, was prosecuted in Brisbane Magistrates Court late September for not having a permit to conduct the Miss Pink Erotica 2019 event. Female
NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello has announced draft legislative changes and news government is seeking community consultation on new measures to reduce problem gambling. The proposed changes could see venues having to install facial recognition technology to detect self-excluded gamblers, and face fines up to $27,500 for failing to prevent self-excluded gamblers playing. Gaming
Two NSW pubs have joined the ranks of businesses being fined for breaching Public Health Orders over COVID-19, as police get tough on mandated restrictions. On the weekend plain clothes officers fined the Auburn Hotel in Sydney’s west $5,000 for multiple breaches of the current coronavirus safety regulations. The required sign-in register was reportedly full
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ILGA has handed down penalty of $200,000 in fines and costs to Dee Why RSL, for “irresponsible” practices in its gaming operation believed to have contributed to the suicide of Gary Van Duinen. A Liquor & Gaming NSW investigation exposed how the Club had wined and dined 45-year-old Van Duinen, a resident of nearby Cromer.
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The Queensland state government is $20,000 richer after a police sting on the weekend trapped three country pubs in alleged breaches of COVID-19 restrictions, with at least one shaken under the weight of the debt. Queensland police and OLGR licensing officers conducted covert operations on pubs in Wallumbilla, Injune and Roma, steadfastly enforcing the direction
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