December 4, 2025

Hundreds of NSW clubs and pubs are likely to see a shakeup of their trading as the government looks to tighten variations to the mandatory shutdown period on gaming machines. As per the Gaming Machines Act 2001, registered hotels and clubs cannot operate EGMs between the hours of 4am and 10am without a formal variation

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December 4, 2025

In November Victoria’s one-hundred-year-old Cheltenham Golf Club won its fight to extend its lease by twenty-one years. The extension will allow for redevelopments that the club was otherwise unable to justify, given there had been only four years remaining on its lease prior to the extension. Cheltenham Golf Club had plans in place for improving

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December 4, 2025

The third phase of the Vibrancy reforms were passed in the New South Wales Parliament in November to continue support of the music and cultural sector and the state’s night-time economy. The Vibrancy reforms, which first came into effect in July 2024, are being expanded to encourage a vibrant night life across NSW that does

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November 27, 2025

Global investment giant Blackstone has sold the ritzy Capital Golf Club to Lindsay Fox and family for close to $100 million. Capital Golf Club (CGC) is an 18-hole course in Heatherton, in Melbourne’s southeast, considered one of the most prestigious courses in Australia. It was built by property developer Lloyd Williams for an estimated $50

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November 27, 2025

An alarming increase in fake digital IDs is thought to be driven by widespread access to AI, and venues are taking additional measures to reduce their risk of penalty. The option of digital identification has been introduced in most states in recent years. While conventional driver licence and photo ID cards incorporate security features such

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