Club industry meets at Ettalong

Central Coast licensed club Industry officials met at Ettalong Beach Memorial Club on Thursday, August 5 to formulate plans for the march by clubs on State Parliament on September 1.

The march is expected to attract up to 20,000 people from clubs across the state.

Club Directors and managers were at Ettalong for an information session about issues affecting clubs including the pokie tax.

ClubsNSW chairman Pat Rogan spoke to the Central Coast Club representatives at the meeting.

"Central Coast Clubs have during the past 12 months led from the front in our campaign for fairer rate of gaming tax," he said.

The meeting also addressed issues of smoke-free licensed premises, Sky TV and TAB issues, working with police about crime, armed security laws, corporate governance and music fees, GST rebate, wage awards, and gambling harm minimisation reviews.

Alison Branley, August 5