Victorian pubs to stay open until 3am under Labor election promise

Pubs to go to the dogs in premier's pre-election pitch

A decades-old ban on dogs inside pubs would be overturned in one state as an incumbent government seeks to win voters over ahead of an upcoming election.

Dogs at the bar: Pooch-owning pub goers offered election treat

Labor has promised to amend a 1984 ban on dogs in pubs as part of a shake-up of hospitality regulations that would give venues a blanket right to stay open until 3am.

Victorian pubs to stay open until 3am under Labor election promise

The government is promising to extend opening hours for the state's pubs and change the Food Act so that dogs will be allowed inside venues at the publican's discretion.

Pubs to go to the dogs in premier’s pre-election pitch

A decades-old ban on dogs inside pubs would be overturned in one state as an incumbent government seeks to win voters over ahead of an upcoming election.

Labor pledges 3am pubs and dogs inside

Victorian pubs would be able to trade until 3am and choose whether to allow dogs inside under an election pledge from the Carroll Labor Government. If re-elected in November, Labor says it would give every pub in the state the automatic right to trade until 3am. Pubs currently need to apply to trade beyond 1am, [...] Read More...