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  • Oxford now with receiver Oxford now with receiver

    Oxford Hotel management insists it will be business as usual despite the pub's holding company being placed in receivership last week. The Oxford, along with three other prominent Sydney pubs owned ... Read more

    Tue June 30th, 2009 - 10 Comments

  • Blanket lockout a solution? Blanket lockout a solution?

    An extension of the 2am lockout to all Darlinghurst and Surry Hills venues is one idea to be proposed at an upcoming community meeting to discuss the area's alcohol-related problems. Hosted ... Read more

    Tue June 9th, 2009 - 3 Comments

  • Showgirl to shopgirl Showgirl to shopgirl

    It's everywhere. You are bombarded with facts and figures on the television, newspapers jump from the stands, screaming that the bottom has fallen out of the world's economy. People are ... Read more

    Wed March 18th, 2009 - No Comments

  • Booze break under review Booze break under review

    The State Government could scrap the controversial 10-minute no-service rule placed on 48 clubs around the state in conjunction with the 2am-5am lock-out. The move has been welcomed by Oxford St ... Read more

    Wed January 14th, 2009 - 13 Comments

  • Protests hit the web Protests hit the web

    Online forums protesting lock-out laws are becoming increasingly popular, but reports last week that at least one of these sites is funded by the Australian Hotels Association have raised concerns ... Read more

    Wed January 14th, 2009 - 5 Comments

  • Second curfew may be scrapped Second curfew may be scrapped

    Just one week into the new lock-out system, Surry Hills licensees are looking for ways to drop the second 6am-9am curfew. Sydney Star Observer has learned that Thursday night's Surry Hills ... Read more

    Thu December 4th, 2008 - 17 Comments

  • A correction A correction

    Last week's column discussed the upcoming lock-out and described it as a trial. This was based on information I had received from sources who had told me the system was ... Read more

    Wed November 26th, 2008 - 1 Comment

  • Lockout winners ask for more Lockout winners ask for more

    Two Oxford St venues that escaped the Rees Government's 2am lock-out are planning huge expansions into adjacent properties with late-trading hours. The Colombian Hotel and the former DCM/UN nightclub submitted plans ... Read more

    Wed November 19th, 2008 - 15 Comments

  • Clubs fight back Clubs fight back

    The owners of the four gay clubs to be subjected to next month's 2am lockout say they have been unfairly punished for heeding a police call to report crime in ... Read more

    Wed November 12th, 2008 - 16 Comments

  • Lockout and fines as Rees intervenes Lockout and fines as Rees intervenes

    The NSW Government has stepped up its campaign against alcohol abuse in the inner-city with licensing fines issued against several Darlinghurst nightclubs following raids on the weekend. This comes after the ... Read more

    Wed November 5th, 2008 - 6 Comments

  • A desperate PR exercise A desperate PR exercise

    The lockout trial announced by the Surry Hills Police Local Area Command last week and due to start on 1 December makes it abundantly clear that regulatory authorities have completely ... Read more

    Wed November 5th, 2008 - 2 Comments

  • 6am Oxford St lockout approved 6am Oxford St lockout approved

    Oxford St and Taylor Square licensed venues have agreed to a trial patron lockout between 6am and 9am on weekends. During the three month trial, starting in December, patrons leaving a ... Read more

    Wed October 29th, 2008 - 14 Comments

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