The last of Sydney s controversial lockout laws in Kings Cross are set for the bin, but nightlife advocates say the district will never revert to its former glory.
The change comes into effect from midnight on Monday as part of a NSW government bid to revive the area s night-time economy.
From midnight, alcohol can be served in the Cross until 3.30am - giving patrons an extra two hours of drinking and entertainment time.
The last of Sydney s controversial lockout laws in Kings Cross are set for the bin, but nightlife advocates say the district will never revert to its former glory
Only days before lockout laws are removed from Sydney s once-iconic party strip Kings Cross, one of its most popular pubs is put up for sale.
O Malleys Hotel on William Street in Wooloomoloo has gone into receivership and was listed only four days before lockout laws are to be scrapped on March 8.
The popular Irish bar has been shut since December 2020, having struggled under the laws that stopped it from serving alcohol after 1.30am for the past seven years.
The shock closure comes after the NSW Government decided to revive the area s night-time economy by letting venues trade until 3.30am.
O Malleys Hotel on William Street in Wooloomoloo (pictured) has gone into receivership and was listed only four days before lockout laws are to be scrapped on March 8
Let 9 February 2021 go down in history as the date Sydney finally became what it has long aspired to be: a global city. It won’t happen overnight, of course – lingering, sensible Covid restrictions and six years of nightlife decimation will somewhat stifle the comeback. But the ground is set for Australia’s biggest city to compete on the world stage again as the last of Sydney’s residual lockout laws are lifted from its once thriving, buzzy and.