ILGA

DECADE ON ILGA CLINGS TO NEWCASTLE ‘SOLUTION’

Posted on May 2nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority appears set to bow to the vocal minority and change very little of the influential and oft-lauded ‘Newcastle solution’ trade restrictions. Approaching a decade since inception, the Australian Hotels Association (AHA NSW) made a

OPERATOR COPS 10 YEAR BAN AND $50k FINES FOR LIQUOR BREACHES

Posted on February 28th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
UPDATE: A former operator of Replay karaoke bar has been slapped with some of the “heaviest sanctions imposed for liquor licence breaches in recent years” for major infractions around sale of alcohol and trading hours. An investigation by undercover inspectors

NSW REGULATORS CRASH AND BURN WOULD-BE NIGHTCLUB

Posted on February 14th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After a series of stings and successful bid to revoke their licence, Liquor & Gaming has successfully convicted and fined the owners of Soho on Darby of abusing their primary service conditions. Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&G) inspectors attended Newcastle

O’HARA VILIFIED OVER ILGA’S LIA SYSTEM

Posted on December 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Hoteliers jumping through hoops have again become targets for mainstream media critical of anything relating to gambling or liquor that they don’t understand or like. The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) in NSW has a long-established system of considering

ILGA TO REVIEW LONG-STANDING ‘NEWCASTLE SOLUTION’

Posted on November 22nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
After nine years and industry pressure, the liquor watchdog will be conducting a review into the special conditions on 15 venues known as the ‘Newcastle solution’. The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has announced the review and submission

7-YEAR BAN FOR LICENSEE BUT HOTEL AND OWNER SUFFER

Posted on May 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Liquor & Gaming NSW has delivered a 7-year ban to the former licensee of the Hotel Orange, following his conviction for commercially growing cannabis. An investigation in 2014 by NSW Police discovered a cannabis set-up deemed to be commercial under

SUBMISSIONS FOR REVIEW OF NSW LIA POKIE SCHEME

Posted on May 22nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
NSW Liquor & Gaming is inviting stakeholders to submit ideas on the State’s Local Impact Assessment scheme, ahead of a pending review. For nearly a decade the NSW regulator has exercised the Local Impact Assessment (LIA) system as part of

NEW BANKSTOWN BAR CLOSED DUE TO LICENCE BREACHES

Posted on May 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A new licensed karaoke bar in Bankstown has been closed by ILGA following licensing inspectors detecting gross violations including serious intoxication and selling whole bottles of spirits. Replay Karaoke Lounge opened earlier this year, touted as having “chic, urban interiors

LEGAL-HEAVY NEW BOARD FOR ILGA TO RULE LICENCE REGULATIONS

Posted on June 10th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW State Government yesterday announced a new chair and board for ILGA that will hopefully produce a “better result” for licensed venues. The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) is a statutory decision-maker, regulating licensing and disciplinary matters for pubs,