More pubs, clubs, bars, and restaurants in regional NSW will be able to trade later over the summer.
For the first time, the Ballina Cup, Thredbo Blues Festival, Illawarra Folk Festival, Love Lanes Festival in Wyong and the Big Bash League match in Coffs Harbour are among the events where patrons can grab a late-night bite to eat and keep festivities going at nearby licensed venues.
They will join events such as the Parkes Elvis Festival and Tamworth Country Music Festival, regularly granted local special event extended trading.
This summer, the types of venues able to trade later have also grown, with licensed restaurants and certain producers/wholesalers now able to stay open later into the night, along with hotels, clubs, bars and dedicated live music and performance venues.
Special event extended trading hours are available under the Liquor Act 2007 for “regional, state or national significance” events.
The initiative is designed to support the state’s venues and encourage a vibrant nightlife for residents and visitors.
Special event extended trading across January and February will apply to:
- BBL – Sydney Sixers v. Brisbane Heat, Coffs Harbour
- Parkes Elvis Festival
- Ballina Cup
- Illawarra Folk Festival
- Tamworth Country Music Festival
- Thredbo Blues Festival
- Bathurst 12-Hour
- Tenterfield Show
- Glen Innes Show
- Australian Open finals (statewide)
- Riverboats Music Festival, Echuca (extended trading for border town in Moama, NSW)
- Love Lanes Festival, Wyong
- Mardi Gras – Ultraviolet