Chris Minns' plans to revitalise nightlife and music in NSW | Music News

The so-called “nanny state” laws that govern Sydney’s live music venues and bustling pubs in the heart of city will be overhauled in proposed changes being introduced to the New South Wales parliament. The raft of changes proposed by the NSW government will make it easier for venues to host events – and more difficult for noise complaints to lead to them being shut them down. The reforms are essentially an untangling of a bureaucratic mess created and dumped by successive, previous administrations, the outcome of which is a streamline system which should “put the age of lockouts and over-regulation behind us.” The NSW government is spending upwards of $58 million in 2023-24 on facilitating this campaign, and will be looking for co-funding from the hospitality and entertainment sector. As it stands, seven agencies accept noise complaints. The government’s proposed changes will would create a single source for handling noise complaints against licensed venues — the Liquor & Gaming NSW. Also, the new measures would create “higher hurdles” imposed for those complaints to progress, and no recourse for a single complainant to close venues. Gone are the days when a single killjoy could shut down a venue leaking music. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Like Homebrewed on ⁠Facebook⁠ Follow Homebrewed on ⁠Instagram⁠ Watch our content on ⁠YouTube⁠ Check out our Spotify Playlists ⁠here⁠ Catch up on everything ⁠Homebrewed⁠ Try Wild - use our special link⁠ (HERE)⁠ to save 25% on your first order at ⁠wearewild.com⁠! Try Zencastr for yourself - use our special link ⁠(HERE)⁠ to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan. Homebrewed is a radio program and podcast dedicated to supporting the Australian Music Industry. Cameron Smith and Eamonn Snow have been presenting Homebrewed since November 2017 and have received excellence awards and the admiration of local bands for their presentation of Homebrewed and their continued support of the Australian music scene. This podcast is designed so you can enjoy conversations with musicians, industry representatives and music media personalities.