New South Wales’ best wines have been named at the 2015 Pier One Sydney Harbour NSW Wine Awards. The biggest winner was Nick O’Leary Wines which took the Wine of the Year title for its 2014 Shiraz. These were just some of…
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Harbour Boats Serving Alcohol Face New Controls
According to senior NSW police, party boats on Sydney Harbour are unfairly exempt from the harsh liquor laws and regulations that apply to other licence venues, making them mere “pubs without rules”. Apparently the party boats are causing huge problems…
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NSW warned to Change Alcohol Habits
The public in NSW have been urged by both the state premier and police commissioner to change their ways and culture of binge drinking after hundreds of arrests linked to alcohol fuelled violence during Operation Unite recently. The national blitz…
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NSW Government to Ease Alcohol Restrictions
The government of NSW has recently released its new guidelines on alcohol promotion, prompting the opposition and Greens to declare the alcohol lobby the winner, much to their dismay. The new guidelines ban the use of merchandise, interactive games or…
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Alcohol Measures to be implemented in NSW
Members of the hospitality industry and Responsible Service of Alcohol staff in particular need to be aware of the new alcohol measures being implemented by the NSW state government to help curb binge drinking and alcohol fuelled misconduct in the…
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NSW RSA Update: Teenage Drinking Declines
In light of the numerous warnings about the danger of alcohol to youngsters and the limitless body of evidence about the harm alcohol can do to teenagers it seems that the problem of teen drinking is finally declining, a recent…
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Alcohol Abuse costing the state over $1 billion a year
According to the New South Wales Auditor General, Peter Achterstraat alcohol abuse is costing the state government agencies over $1biilion a year. It is the first time that the Auditor General commissioned research to determine the cost incurred by police,…
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