• Once implemented, businesses and venues within a designated precinct that host live music and entertainment can access extended trading hours and reduced licensing fees.
• Eligible venues may receive reduced liquor licensing fees and extra hours on liquor licenses (two additional hours where live entertainment is hosted for 45 minutes after 8pm, and an additional hour on all other nights of the week).
• Other businesses within a precinct, such as cafes, bookstores, hair salons, and clothing stores, may also be able to access longer and more flexible working hours, supporting a vibrant local economy.

• SEPs create a lively, welcoming atmosphere with a wider range of options for dining, shopping, entertainment, and socialising after dark.
• Each precinct has tailored trading and sound management measures that balance lively activity with minimal impact on nearby residents, ensuring the area remains enjoyable and inclusive for everyone.

• Residents and businesses have certainty about when venues can operate and what sound levels are permitted.
• Noise levels and trading hours for venues are managed by a precinct management plan, which overrides existing sound criteria on DAs and liquor licenses.
• Existing trading hours on DAs that are less than the hours set by Council in a precinct management plan are ‘turned off’.
• Noise and disturbance complaints relating to licensed premises are managed by Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&GNSW) under the Liquor Act.
• Council continues to manage noise complaints from unlicensed premises, as well as non-entertainment related sound issues from licensed premises relating to their day-to-day operations (such as waste disposal and deliveries).
• The precinct management plan establishes a higher threshold for sound complaints from licensed venues.

• The SEP approach means clear, consistent rules for everyone - residents, businesses, and visitors.
• A Precinct Management Plan provides transparency and certainty, with all key settings published and regularly reviewed.
• Residents and people moving into a SEP are notified on planning certificates and on Council’s website.

Building on Coogee’s existing lively evening atmosphere, a SEP would bring together cafés, restaurants, small bars, and local venues along Coogee Bay Road and the beachfront. It would enhance the vibrant dining and social scene through walkable streets, convenient bus links, and the popular foreshore.

Already known for its cinema, restaurants, and small bars, The Spot SEP would strengthen the existing night-time economy while maintaining a safe, welcoming atmosphere. With easy access via light rail, bus services, and proximity to Randwick Junction and the Prince of Wales Hospital, it’s a convenient destination for everyone to enjoy the area’s dining and entertainment.

Located within the Randwick Health and Innovation Precinct, this area offers a mix of health, retail, and food venues and has strong potential to foster a vibrant night-time economy for residents, workers, visitors, and students. Light rail services until midnight and frequent bus routes make it convenient accessible for all.

Anchored by NIDA and UNSW’s Roundhouse to the north and Souths Juniors club to the south, a Kingsford SEP would support existing restaurants and venues while encouraging existing and new businesses to offer diverse night-time activities. Strong transport links, new housing, and recent upgrades make this precinct well-placed to serve a growing student population and local community and an opportunity to create a new identity for the area.