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  • Sydney Drinking Laws Relaxed for More Venues

    The lockout laws in Sydney have once again come into the spotlight with the NSW Government relaxing trading restrictions for more venues.

    An additional 7 pubs and clubs in the CBD and Kings Cross precinct will be allowed to keep their doors open until 2:00am instead of 1:30am. They will also be allowed to serve alcohol until 3:30am instead of 3:00am.

    The 7 venues are as follows:

    • Potts Point Hotel (formerly Sugar Mill)
    • Kings Cross Hotel
    • Establishment
    • Slip Inn
    • Burdekin Hotel
    • ARQ Sydney
    • The Cliff Dive
    • Kinselas

    This brings the total number of venues which have had their trading restrictions eased to 20.

    NSW Racing Minister Paul Toole saidif people continued to “do the right thing”, the government would continue to look at relaxing lockout laws.

     

    Find out more at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-10/sydney-lockout-laws-relaxed-for-more-venues/8693006

  • Three Pubs Granted Sydney Lockout Exemptions

    The state government has announced the first venues to be exempted from the lockout laws in the city’s CBD.

    The venues are:

    • Palace Hotel
    • Arthouse Hotel
    • Observer Hotels in the Rocks

    The venues have each been granted an extra half hour before they must close their doors to new patrons. This means the closing times move from 1:30am to 2:00am. They will have to stop serving drinks at 3:30am instead of 3am.

    There are another 13 applications coming before bureaucrats who will decide if they will enjoy the same exemptions.

    According to industry feedback, there may be as many as 50 venues that could take advantage of the relaxed lockout laws.

    Read more at http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-lockouts-first-exemptions-granted-to-three-pubs-20170120-gtvbkh.html

  • Sydney’s Third Anti-Lockout Protest Announced

    Not everyone is happy about Sydney’s entertainment district’s lock-out laws, in fact there are many people who are still protesting against the laws including the group calling themselves, “Keep Sydney open”.

    The group recently held its third rally on Saturday 21 January, at night in the Kings Cross entertainment precinct to protest against what it calls “pathetic lockout laws”.

    On its Facebook page, the group said it needed to defend the colour, fun and vibrancy of the city.

    The group is calling for the 1:30am/2:00am lockout to be  lifted as well as exemptions to the 3:00am/3:30am cease of service time. They also want the state government to revert the 11pm takeaway cut-off to midnight; and remove the freeze on liquor license applications in inner-city entertainment districts.

    Read more at: http://www.theshout.com.au/1970/01/01/article/Third-anti-lockout-protest-announced-for-Sydney/BQUNYZUSGJ.html

  • Bars and Pubs Should Have Limited Trading Hours – Study Claims

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    Source: http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/

    Although the lockout laws have been blamed for killing Sydney’s night life, a new study claims the limited trading hours have a positive impact on reducing violence.

    The new global study conducted from Melbourne’s La Trobe University, stated that increasing trading hours resulted in higher rates of harm whereas restricting trading hours reduces harm.

    A paper published in the Sax Institute’s Public Health Research and Practice Journal recently, involved a review of 21 related studies, including 7 from Australia.

    There have been calls for the NSW government to ease the 1:30am lockout laws but the study highlights the effectiveness of late trading restrictions to reducing late night violence in the country.

    Read more at http://www.news.com.au/national/crime/new-global-study-backs-limiting-trading-hours-of-bars-and-pubs-to-reduce-violence/news-story/5fcd8ae431d3cae0624654e7886b1b15

  • Queensland Alcohol Laws Outcome Hailed by Premier

    According to Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk the state’s liquor licensing laws are working.

    According to the premier, the fact that there are a reduced number of people being admitted to Queensland hospitals due to alcohol since the laws came into effect, is proof that the laws are working.

    She also said the police and ambulance services in the state had reported a decline in violence in the state. See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/qld/2016/08/22/qld-s-premier-says-alcohol-laws-are-working.html#sthash.CFefcJ0H.dpuf

     

  • Sydney Drinking Landscape Recovering from Lockouts with More Small Bars

    The small bar scene in Sydney is expanding despite the state government’s lockout legislation which industry insiders say is hurting the industry.

    According to bar owners, profitability is being limited by lockout laws and changes in the legislation restricting patronage.

    During peak times on weekends, small venues that are restricted to a certain number have to turn away patrons and are therefore turning away their money.

    Source: http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/growing/small-bars-continue-to-grow-as-drinking-landscape-recovers-from-lockouts-20160728-gqfox2.html

  • Queensland Lockouts Underway but Violence Up

    So the first phase of Queensland’s new lockout laws are in effect and already venues, who were apprehensive to embrace the lockouts in the first place, are already reporting losses in revenue.

    According to a post on TheShout.com. since the implementation of the laws, alcohol fuelled violence is also up, despite the increase in police presence.

    Information gathered by Triple J’s Hack program, revealed that venues in Brisbane recorded a decline in business on the first Friday night of the laws.

    According to data gathered, business dropped a staggering 17 per cent on Friday  night compared with the same weekend last year. Business showed a 24 per cent decline from the previous Friday.

    Saturday’s figures weren’t any better, in fact data from the largest venues in Fortitude Valley showed that business dropped 19 per cent since last year.

    Emmanuel Bogiatzis, of the Heritage Exchange Hotel in Townsville, explained:

    “Staff hours will be reduce by 20-30 per week and we are only one venue, so multiply this by 10 – equal to the late night traders in our strip – and the loss of wages alone for a community already doing it tough is enormous, possibly 250-300 hours,”

    “The real concern is the 1am lockout, that comes in to play on the 1st February 2017, could be devastating. 

    “Hoping customers will come to town earlier is a big ask, to change people’s habits overnight is unrealistic. Even more difficult times are ahead.”

    Read more at http://www.theshout.com.au/2016/07/06/article/Queensland-lockouts-begin-revenue-down-violence-up/NTRYTDUSLP.html

    Although he agrees that banning rapid consumption drinks after 12am is a good idea, restrictions to trading hours for any business is bad, regardless of the size of the business.

    The article went on to highlight reports from a volunteer organisation, NightWatch Patrols who operate in the entertainment precincts, stating that they attended to more incidents this weekend than they did the previous weekend despite the new lockout laws being in place, so one has to question whether the laws are going to be effective.

    Chris Owens of NightWatch Patrols said there was potential for even higher numbers of incidents once police patrol numbers dropped back to regular levels.

    “On Friday we were up by only two jobs and on Saturday we were up five or six incidents,” said Owens. “There were boosted police numbers as well, so the amount of incidents may change once the police aren’t out in force.”

    Read more at http://www.theshout.com.au/2016/07/06/article/Queensland-lockouts-begin-revenue-down-violence-up/NTRYTDUSLP.html

     

     

     

  • Queenslanders Protest Lockout Laws

    sydney lockout rally
    Source: http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/

    The Brisbane community have teamed up to protest the Labor government’s lockout laws that came into effect on Friday, 1 July.

    Brisbane based community group No Curfew, in collaboration with Keep Queensland Open took to the streets to protest the lockout laws last Sunday.

    Meeting at Reddacliff Place, the community members will gather directly in front of Brisbane’s Treasury Casino, to highlight community concerns that it was exempted from the laws.

    Some of the speakers at the rally included key industry workers, politicians opposing the laws and musicians who say the laws will negatively impact the music scene.

     

     

    Read more http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/beverage/qld-community-to-protest-lockout-laws

  • How Will The Drinks Menu Change After Midnight in Queensland?

    The Queensland Government have passed a series of laws that prohibit the serving of alcohol at pubs, clubs and live music venues after 2am and 3am in designated ‘Safe Night Precincts’.

    These laws will be effective as of July 1st 2016 and from February 2017 this will also mean a 1am lockout across 15 Safe Night Out precincts in the state.

    While the new laws are aimed at improving safety in these precincts, there are fears that  it will negatively affect business, not just for pubs, clubs and music venues but the musicians themselves as well.

    Read more at http://aaabackstage.com/aaa-feature-how-qlds-new-lockout-laws-will-affect-smaller-musicians-bands/

  • Partygoers Protest NSW Lockout Laws

    “Unlock Sydney” and ” We want our city back” are some of the slogans held on banners and chanted by protestors as they marched from Hyde Park to Kings Cross.

    Over a thousand people joined the protest in Sydney recently against the state government’s strict lockout laws because they say its actually making the alcohol fuelled violence worse.

    Members of the group “Reclaim the streets” said drunk people were coming to Newtown because they can’t go anwhere else in Kings Cross.

    Source: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/alcoholfuelled-violence-protesters-demand-end-to-citys-draconian-lockout-laws-20150913-gjlin7.html#ixzz3ldcxMnoa