Sydney’s nightlife is entering a new chapter 🌙✨
Exactly 12 years after the lockout laws were introduced, the NSW Government is removing the final major restrictions across the former lockout precincts — Kings Cross, Oxford Street and the Sydney CBD 🏙️
What’s changing now: ✅
• The 3:30am “last drinks” rule is being removed 🍸⏰
• The mandated plastic cups requirement is being scrapped
• RSA marshals after midnight (for certain venues) will no longer be mandatory 👮♂️➡️
• Blanket per-person drink limits and the ban on promoting shots during late trade are being repealed 🥃📈
The government says these updates follow consultation and a downward trend in alcohol-related night-time assaults, shifting to a more targeted, venue-by-venue approach to safety 📉🛡️
Does this feel like the comeback Sydney nightlife has been waiting for?
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