The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) is the independent statutory authority that regulates Victoria's gambling and liquor industries.
Our vision is that Victorians and visitors enjoy safe and responsible gambling and liquor environments.
Gambling
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The VCGLR regulates businesses focusing on the people, premises, products and promotions involved in supplying gambling to ensure the integrity of Victoria's gambling industries and to minimise harm.
Every situation is unique.
What best describes your situation in the Victorian gambling industry?
The VCGLR regulates businesses focusing on the people, premises, products and promotions involved in supplying liquor to ensure the integrity of Victoria's liquor industries and to minimise harm.
Every situation is unique.
What best describes your situation in the Victorian liquor industry?
The Victorian Government has extended the freeze on granting new liquor licence applications to trade after 1am in local governments areas of Melbourne (including Docklands), Stonnington, Yarra and Port Phillip, until 30 June 2023.
During this time, applications for licences to trade past 1am in these areas will be assessed against the decision making guidelines. (PDF, 384.91 KB)
Applications for local government areas other than those listed.
Applications for the grant, relocation and variation of the following licence types:
major event
general
on-premises
packaged liquor
limited (including renewable)
late night (general, on-premises and packaged liquor)
BYO permit.
Applications for the grant, relocation or variation of the following licence types:
restaurant and cafe
full club and restricted club
producer's
pre-retail
limited (including renewable) or major event to allow the supply of liquor after 1 am in inner Melbourne municipalities where the application seeks to supply liquor for New Years Eve
major event where the appropriate local government has approved all relevant permits for that event.
Permanent licences
Applications for the grant, relocation or variation of permanent liquor licences should satisfy the VCGLR that the premises:
is used as an accommodation hotel, or,
is a venue that supplies liquor for consumption on the premises provided food is available at all times when alcohol is supplied
has a patron capacity that does not exceed 200
that the economic and social benefit of granting the licence will outweigh the impact of alcohol misuse and abuse and community amenity has a management plan (PDF 144KB) in place.
Live music venues
For venues that provide live music, applications should satisfy the VCGLR that:
the premises is or will be used as a venue that regularly provides live music entertainment
a management plan is in place
the economic and social benefit of granting the licence will outweigh the impact of alcohol misuse and abuse and community amenity
patron capacity does not exceed 1000 at any time
the impact of the venue on harm and amenity is low. In assessing this the Commission may consider matters such as venue layout and compliance history.
Temporary and major event licences
Applicants for limited licences (including renewable) must satisfy the VCGLR that the application is for:
a cultural festival
a tourist event
a live music event
a charity event
the broadcasting in any medium of a live major international sporting event;
And
a management plan (PDF 144KB) is in place and that any food service conditions on the licence will be complied with until alcohol service finishes.
