Bondi Bowling Club has been hit with a $10,000 fine after inspectors called it the "worst venue to date" for breaches of coronavirus rules.
Key points:
- Government inspectors have issued $469,000 in fines to date for COVID-19 safety breaches
- CCTV footage showed large groups of people gathered at the Bondi Bowling Club
- Officials said it put the entire community at risk
Officials from Liquor and Gaming NSW visited the venue on August 29 and spotted multiple breaches of physical distancing and hygiene regulations.
Offences included groups of more than 10 people, no social distancing at the bar, patrons mingling, dirty cups and plates left on tables and inadequate sign-in processes.
Liquor and Gaming director of compliance Dimitri Argeres said the breaches had been discovered on a routine check.
"We are still on a cliff edge, but you wouldn't know it if you went to Bondi Bowling Club on 29 August," he said.
"The venue was operating as though the COVID safety measures were optional.
"This presented a pretty grim picture of patrons and staff who are simply ignoring the restrictions everyone else has to live with and putting the entire community at risk."
It came as the liquor authority launched a new safety feedback portal at the NSW Government website for people to submit complaints and suggestions about businesses under COVID-19 regulations.
To date, government inspectors have issued 105 fines totalling $469,000 for COVIDSafe breaches.
Previously, the Garry Owen Hotel in Rozelle had been tagged the worst offender by inspectors.
The pub, in Sydney's inner-west, was slammed for "blatant non-compliance" with public health orders.
Man's bid to bribe NSW-Vic border police
On the state's southern border, a man allegedly offered a police officer $1,000 in an envelope in a bid to enter NSW from Victoria.
A vehicle was stopped by police at the Barmah Bridge checkpoint on Friday afternoon.
The 66-year-old man could not produce a valid border permit and instead offered the money to police.
He was arrested and charged with bribing a member of the police.
He was given strict conditional bail and will appear before court in November.
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