Oxford Street Is Going Lockout-Free for Mardi Gras
The NSW Government is relaxing the usual lockout laws for the strip's 40th Mardi Gras celebrations.
Next weekend, Mardi Gras is rounding out its 40th year with a downright epic finale and nothing's going to rain on its parade. Least of all, some pesky lockout laws.
That's right — the NSW Government has agreed to ditch Oxford Street's usual lockout restrictions on March 3, as the famed strip plays host to the annual Mardi Gras Parade and the massive crowds of revellers it pulls.
For this one night only, venues in the area will be allowed to let punters through the door beyond the usual 1.30am or 2am cut-off, though they can only serve alcohol according to their usual time restrictions.
The law relaxation comes in response to a request by Liberal City of Sydney councillor Christine Forster. She wrote to Premier Gladys Berejiklian saying the move would "be a particularly poignant gesture of reconciliation given the historic passing of Australia's same-sex marriage legislation on 7 December 2017."
Via The Daily Telegraph.
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