As of Monday, cafes, restaurants, pubs and clubs in NSW will no longer need a Place of Public Entertainment (POPE) licence to host live music. The POPE licence was widely regarded as out of reach for most venue owners because of the costs of the building upgrades required to meet standards. I don't want to speak too soon, but this may be what's needed to give Sydney's nightlife the kick in the pants it needs. I know there are many who think of the music scene here as a bit of a joke for a city this size, and I'll admit it does seem that despite being twice the size of Melbourne, we only seem to have about half their variety of after-hours music options. This new move will hopefully encourage more venues to open and provide more support for local talent. Now all we need is to scrap this 2am lockout joke.
Read the SMH article here
Friday, October 23, 2009
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