October 2, 2024

Macedon Ranges Shire Council has flexed its muscles, mandating that the historic Kyneton Bowling Club will need to remove its gaming machines to protect the locals, who will be left without a beloved community meeting place. MRSC drafted a new Gambling Harm Minimisation policy, stipulating that all venues leasing council-owned or managed land will be

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October 2, 2024

Doylo Lifestyle Group has unveiled its latest attraction, the Central Coast’s “newest social hotspot” – Ready’s Bar – with the immersive SportsPlus experience. Following months of planning and development, Ready’s opened over the weekend, promising to “redefine casual dining and entertainment” through its blend of funky play spaces and activities, backed up by curated cocktails

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October 2, 2024

July and August saw 528 NSW licensed venues inspected to ensure they were compliant with new requirements in line with Liquor & Gaming NSW’s gambling harm minimisation measures. The blitz precedes further mandated training for senior staff that will soon come into effect, to support leaders to maintain a harm minimisation culture. The inspections found

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October 2, 2024

The 2024-2025 All-Ages Grants program was recently announced by The Push, a Melbourne-based music organisation and registered charity supporting young people with access to music programs and events. Backed by the Victorian government via Creative Victoria, the program supports every aspect of staging all-ages gigs by offering $5,000 grants towards live music venues, community organisations,

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September 25, 2024

The NSW government’s pioneering cashless gaming trial, due to report results in November, may struggle to meet its mandate as participation wanes. Driving a climate for reform, the state’s former Premier and Coalition government had planned to make all poker machines cashless by 2028. In response, Labor went on to win the election with a

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