VIC Liquor Laws impacting live music venues
Monday, 25 January 2010
Vic. Liquor Laws impacting live music venues: Last week the Tote Hotel in Collingwood sent out a media release advising that it would be closing. Owner Bruce Milne said he was no longer able to continue to fight Liquor Licensing. Under newly enforced regulation The Tote had been classified as a "high risk" venue, with the result being a requirement for greater levels of provided security and considerable cost. The Tote is one of many venues across Melbourne impacted by the new regs, and it's not just pubs. Any venue with live music and operating outside the defined "ordinary" trading hours of 9am to 11pm is at risk.
"APRA is working closely with those at the coalface on this issue and we'll be meeting with Minister Tony Robinson in Melbourne this week to discuss both the cultural and economic impacts of the current legislation," said Dean Ormston, APRA|AMCOS Director of Corpoate Services.
APRA is working with other music industry organisations and the hospitality industry associations to highlight to the Victorian Govt the detrimental effect that the enforcement of liquor licensing compliance is having on entertainment venues - specifically venues that have been operating successfully without issue until the creation of the Compliance Inspectorate. We will be meeting with the Minister for Gaming & Consumer Affairs, Tony Robinson. We are committed to working with government and industry on a workable solution.
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