NSW Vibrancy Reforms

Helping NSW thrive after dark

The NSW Government's vibrancy reforms aim to support lively, safe and diverse communities - boosting night-time economies, local culture and live music while balancing the needs of residents, councils and businesses.

This page brings together current and past consultations on vibrancy reforms, making it easy to understand what's happening now and how previous feedback has helped shape change.

Have your say in 2026

In 2026, we are continuing conversations with key stakeholders to test, refine and improve elements of the vibrancy reforms based on what we've heard to date.

Stage 2: Impacts of NSW Reforms on licensed venues

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Past consultations

Stage 1: Licensed venues

Consultation conducted in 2025 about the impact of recent reforms on licensed venues.

Explore what we heard from the community

Timeline

Timeline item 1 - active

Open and listening

This consultation is open for feedback until Tuesday 30 June 2026.
Timeline item 2 - incomplete

Under review

Thanks for your input. We're reviewing what you told us.
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Sharing what we heard

We'll share with you insights we learn from your feedback.

Who's listening

Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport

Email: contact@24houreconomy.nsw.gov.au

Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS)
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Phone: 1800 250 015

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Privacy Collection Notice – Have your say consultation

Why are we collecting your personal information?

The Department of Customer Service (DCS) and Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport (DCITHS) are collecting your personal through this survey for the purpose of assessing the impacts of the Vibrancy Reforms including operations, offerings, customer behaviour and economic performance.

What personal information do we collect?

We won't be collecting any identifiable information from you.

How will we use and disclose this information?

DCS and DCITHS will use the personal information we collect about you to inform future amendments to the Liquor Act 2007 and support the evaluation of the vibrancy reforms to improve outcomes for industry and the community.

We may provide your personal information to other areas of the DCS, for example the Data Analytics Centre (DAC) and Customer Insights, so that we can conduct analysis across all consultations and refine our engagement methodology. The personal information will be stored on the DAC’s secure platform, which is hosted in a secure commercial cloud data centre in Australia.

Are you required by law to provide us with this information?

Participating in a Have your say consultation is voluntary, and you are not legally required to provide any personal information to us. However, if you choose not to provide us with the requested information, we may not be able to obtain the data and information required to understand the impacts of the vibrancy reforms on your venue.

Further information

If you do provide personal information to us, you have a right to access it and can ask us to update or correct your information. For more information about how you can access or amend your personal information, please contact us by emailing yoursay@customerservice.nsw.gov.au or at Department of Customer Service, McKell Building, 2-4 Rawson Place, Haymarket NSW 2000.

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NSW Vibrancy Reforms

Helping NSW thrive after dark

Have your say in 2026

Stage 2: Impacts of NSW Reforms on licensed venues

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