{"id":90718,"date":"2014-12-01T22:15:43","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T12:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=90718"},"modified":"2020-11-20T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T07:56:09","slug":"nanango-amendment-to-assist-campdrafts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/12\/01\/nanango-amendment-to-assist-campdrafts\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Nanango Amendment’
To Assist Campdrafts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The same liquor licensing rules that apply to rural shows will now apply to campdrafts thanks to the “Nanango Amendment” tabled in State Parliament last week<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Member For Nanango Deb Frecklington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 1, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Campdraft associations around Queensland will no longer have to apply for liquor permits, thanks to a push by the Cooyar Campdraft Association with the assistance of Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington.<\/p>\n

Mrs Frecklington said the Cooyar Campdraft Association approached her earlier this year to request campdraft events be exempt from needing a Community Liquor Permit (CLP).<\/p>\n

Small regional shows are already exempt.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the group I wrote to the Attorney-General, Jarrod Bleijie, explaining that campdrafts should be under the same classification as small regional shows,\u201d Mrs Frecklington said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m delighted that in Parliament last week the aptly named \u2018Nanango Amendment\u2019 to the Liquor and Fair Trading Legislation, exempting campdrafts was announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cCampdrafts play an integral role in the cultural fabric of our regional communities, providing important social and economic benefits to local towns and the region as a whole.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlus, these events are run by volunteers who don\u2019t need to be bogged down by unnecessary regulation. These changes will ease the red tape and also save them money.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would really like to thank the Cooyar Campdraft Association for raising their concerns and congratulate them on helping to make this important change.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur combined efforts will be a great benefit for campdrafting groups across the State.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie said the legislation amendments fall under the Liquor and Fair Trading Legislation (Red Tape Reduction) Amendment Bill 2014.<\/p>\n

“These amendments will save associations time and money which can be put back into other community purposes. I want to particularly thank the Member for Nanango, Deb Frecklington, for her strong advocacy on this issue,\u201d Mr Bleijie said.<\/p>\n