RESTORING SYDNEY NIGHTLIFE

Sydney City Council is attempting to revitalise Sydney’s nightlife. In a bid to save Sydney’s dying nightlife, the Sydney City Council have put forward plans to allow for vendors to extend their hours — 24 hours. The new proposal was revealed in a media release via the City of Sydney website. It will permit restaurants […]

INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE ENSUES: ARE NSW FESTIVALS GETTING SAFER?

Increased security and police presence is leaving patrons unsure as to whether they feel safer. As a direct result of the release of the New South Wales’ governments list of high risk festivals, security and police presence at large scale music events in the nanny state have progressively increased and intensified. As NSW proceeds to […]

PAYING TO KEEP THINGS ALIVE – IS LIVE MUSIC BEING PHASED OUT?

Hosting companies are paying extreme fees to keep events open for festival-goers. In what’s been called ‘the war on festivals’, it seems that things aren’t going to be getting easier on companies and patrons of major music events any time soon. The NSW state government is offering an indirect ultimatum — pay up or shut […]

THE RISKY 14

14 New South Wales Festivals deemed ‘high risk’ by state government under new Festival Licensing Scheme despite similarity to other festivals held in the state. In late February, the New South Wales Liquor and Licensing department released its new ‘Music Festival License Guidelines’ scheme to the public, leaving hosting companies in the dark up until […]