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In some great news for the remaining two and a half strips clubs and a couple late night pokie venues, the NSW Government is set to lift the controversial lockout laws in King Cross.
Despite nearly 6 years of strict policing of young peoples behaviour in the retirement belt of Sydney’s inner-east, it seems that Former Premier Mike Baird’s legacy of Hillsong Sharia (lock-out laws) will be done with as of March 8th.
The nanny-state laws were first introduced in 2014 in what was purported to be a response to alcohol-fuelled violence, but was actually just an attempt to breath air into a manipulated Sydney property market and redirect foot traffic to James Packer’s casino.
However, with the pandemic now stalling the Australian property market’s hysterical inflating, and James Packer’s legal troubles preventing the completion of Barangaroo – it seems that
The rules were eased in Sydney’s CBD and Oxford Street in January last year, just in time for a lockdown that has fucked the industry worse than any property developer could do.
Venues such as pubs, bars and nightclubs there will again be able to accept patrons after 1:30am, as NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian begins to feel guilty that her predecessor Mike Baird had placed more restrictions on the hospitality sector in the name of his religion, than the Chief Medical Officer’s social distancing measures.
The “last drinks” rule will remain, but will be moved to 3:30am. The restrictions on serving cocktails, shots and drinking out of glass will also be removed,
Berejiklian, who in 2019 vowed to revitalise Sydney’s “vibrant night-time economy”, said she wanted Kings Cross to re-emerge as a night-time hub once more.
“I realise a lot of the iconic nightclubs have been replaced yuppie businesses… But still, the laws are being repealed…” said the Premier.
“Any yoga studios and juice bars who want to stay open to 3:30am..”
“Feel free… The Cross is back baby”
