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Oxford St booze ban in place
A freeze has been placed on any new liquor licences or bar expansions along Oxford St for the next year. The Liquor Amendment (Temporary Licence Freeze) Bill 2009 was passed last ... Read more
Tue September 15th, 2009 - 2 Comments
GHB double homicide appeal
NSW Police have asked for public help to solve the suspicious GHB-related deaths of two men after spending the night at Oxford St venues in 2006. Nathan Skropeta, 18, was found ... Read more
Tue May 12th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Taxi rank for Oxford St
Oxford St has its first secure taxi rank to help revellers get home safely. The new rank will operate on the southern side of Oxford St, between Pelican and Riley Sts, ... Read more
Wed April 8th, 2009 - 4 Comments
Vacant shops may house artwork
Darlinghurst business owners may be keen to see Oxford St undergo some sort of transformation, but would they be willing to put their buildings where their mouths are? Potts Point and ... Read more
Wed April 8th, 2009 - 7 Comments
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Havana raided in new offensive
Police raided one problematic Oxford St venue on Saturday night, and promised more will follow in the coming weeks. Havana licensee Ben Cooper confirmed it was his venue targeted last weekend ... Read more
Wed March 25th, 2009 - 25 Comments
Message to the world
The Mardi Gras parade was a sea of political celebration this year, showing the iconic Sydney event still had plenty to say even after 31 years. Organisers claimed 2009 was the ... Read more
Wed March 11th, 2009 - 24 Comments
Alcohol banned at parade
NSW Police have issued a stern warning to the tens of thousands expected to attend the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras celebrations tomorrow night that Oxford Street is an Alcohol ... Read more
Fri March 6th, 2009 - 13 Comments
Street safety upped for Mardi Gras
Local venues have vowed to protect their patrons from homophobic violence and harassment this Mardi Gras. Bouncers will be able to provide instant assistance to anyone targeted by homophobic violence, via ... Read more
Wed March 4th, 2009 - No Comments
Small bar eyeing Little Oxford St
The first small wine bar to be approved on Oxford St as part of Lord Mayor Clover Moore's laneways vision will begin fitout within weeks. But already the developer and the ... Read more
Wed February 18th, 2009 - 11 Comments
No move west for Mardi Gras
New Mardi Gras Chair David Imrie has categorically denied media reports that the parade could be shifted to Homebush, saying that a move has never been on the agenda, though ... Read more
Wed February 4th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Arrest 17 years after Oxford St murder
The man has been arrested for the 1991 murder of 27-year-old Felipe Flores, last seen leaving the Exchange Hotel. Unsolved Homicide Team detectives made the arrest in Launceston last night with ... Read more
Fri December 5th, 2008 - No Comments
Spend a dollar and save a life
Bah humbug. Why is it always beautiful during the week and then rainy on the weekends? Yet another grey storm cloud descended on Sydney last weekend and once again summer ... Read more
Wed November 19th, 2008 - No Comments
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
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
Gay venues wrongly targeted: ACON
The 2am lockout of four gay venues will likely increase alcohol-related assaults against gay and lesbian people and could harm successes in keeping HIV rates low in NSW, ACON has ... Read more
Wed November 5th, 2008 - 6 Comments
Violence continues
Police are still tallying up the fights that broke out across Surry Hills, Kings Cross and the CBD over the weekend, in which one man was stabbed, several left with ... Read more
Wed November 5th, 2008 - 9 Comments
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
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
Golden mile to get retro makeover
Oxford St will receive a makeover with a retro feel in the coming months as Sydney City Council begins a suite of shopfront refurbishments. Development applications have been lodged and are ... Read more
Wed October 29th, 2008 - 2 Comments
Size matters as small bars era begins
Plans for Oxford St's first small wine bar under the new liquor licensing laws went on display this week, with more in the pipeline. Hopeful licensee Jack Brown said he moved ... Read more
Wed October 1st, 2008 - 1 Comment
Christening a suburb
The unnamed precinct of Oxford St has been christened Three Saints Square following a public meeting attended by Lord Mayor Clover Moore and residents. The five-way intersection of where Oxford St ... Read more
Tue September 23rd, 2008 - 2 Comments
Oxford St bashing victim in a coma
One man is in an induced coma at St Vincent's Hospital and two men are facing court following another weekend of violence on the once-Golden Mile. Senseless and opportunistic could describe ... Read more
Sun September 21st, 2008 - 20 Comments
We need more than signs and slogans
Calls to declare Oxford St a homophobia-free zone are laudable -” but what will it take to translate them into a lasting reality for our community? Surry Hills Police Commander Donna ... Read more
Wed August 6th, 2008 - 6 Comments
Brawl outside the Burdekin
Three men were arrested off Oxford St following a brawl in the early hours of Sunday morning, just days after the adjacent Burdekin Hotel won the right to trade continuously ... Read more
Wed July 30th, 2008 - No Comments
Oxford St Starbucks to close
The Oxford St Starbucks will be one of 61 stores to close as the company begins a process of nationwide restructuring. It was announced on Tuesday night that Starbucks would be ... Read more
Wed July 30th, 2008 - 5 Comments
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