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Alcohol Free Zones

Responding to requests from residents and Police,.the City of Sydney has established Alcohol Free Zones (AFZ) in some streets in the City Central, Kings Cross, Leichhardt, Newtown, Redfern, Surry Hills Police and The Rocks Local Area Commands

Alcohol Free Zones aim to reduce alcohol-related crime and anti-social behaviour in identified locations in order to help create a safer environment for residents, businesses and visitors.

It is an offence to drink alcohol on any street or footpath where an Alcohol Free Zone exists, 24 hours a day, seven days a week for a period of up to four years.

Alcohol Free Zones only apply to streets and footpaths where indicated by signage.  Alcohol Free Zones do not apply to parks.

Any existing or future footpath area licensed by the City for the purpose of food or alcohol consumption as part of a café or restaurant will be exempt from these restrictions.

In order to establish an alcohol free zone, the City follows the NSW Department of Local Government’s Ministerial Guidelines on Alcohol Free Zones 2009.  The Guidelines provide councils with detailed procedures to be followed when considering the establishment of alcohol free zones including the application process, community consultation and enforcement.

Applications for an alcohol free zone can be made by representatives of a community group, the police or a person who lives or works within the City of Sydney local government area.  Applications need to specify the reasons for the proposed alcohol free zone

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In the City of Sydney local government area the NSW Police are responsible for enforcing Alcohol Free Zones.  Contact the closest local police station to report any breaches:

City Central Police
Tel: 02 9265 6499

Kings Cross Police
Tel: 02 8356 0099

Leichhardt Police
Tel: 02 9552 8099

Newtown Police
Tel: 02 9550 8199

Redfern Police
Tel: 02 8303 5199

Surry Hills Police
Tel: 02 9265 4144

The Rocks Police
Tel: 02 8220 6399

 

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You can download maps of the City Central, Kings Cross, Leichhardt, Newtown, Redfern and Surry Hills and The Rocks AFZ as PDF documents.

City Central Police Local Area Command

Alcohol Free Zones established until July 2013

1. George Street from Campbell Street to Market Street
2. Liverpool Street from Douglass Street to Wentworth Avenue
3. Central Street from George Street to Pitt Street
4 Wilmot Street from George Street to Pitt Street
5. Bathurst Street from Kent Street to Castlereagh Street
6. Pitt Street from Park Street to Cunningham Street
7. Goulburn Street from Sussex Street to Castlereagh Street
8. Castlereagh Street from Goulburn Street to Liverpool Street
9. Park Street from George Street to Castlereagh Street
10. Elizabeth Street from St James Road to Liverpool Street
11. St James Road from St Mary’s Road to Elizabeth Street
12. College Street from St James Road to Liverpool Street
13. Park Street from Castlereagh Street to William Street
14. Eddy Avenue from Pitt Street to Elizabeth Street
15. Day Street from Liverpool Street to Druitt Street
16. Dixon Street from Goulburn Street to Factory Street
Pyrmont
17. Union Square/Union Street from Harris Street to Murray Street
18. Paternoster Row from Union Street to Pyrmont Bridge Road
19. Pyrmont Street from Point Street to Bunn Street
20. Edward Street from Bunn Street to Pirrama Road
21 Pirrama Road from Harris Street to Murray Street
22. Murray Street from Pirrama Road to Union Street
23. Point Street
24. Darling Drive from Union Street to the Western Distributor

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Kings Cross Police Local Area Command

Alcohol Free Zones established until 2 July 2010
East Sydney
1. Francis Street from College Street to Riley Street
 
Kings Cross
2. Macleay Street from Darlinghurst Road to Wylde Street
3. Victoria Street from McDonald Lane to Darlinghurst Road, Brougham Lane  from Victoria Street to Brougham Street, Brougham Street from Brougham Lane to Hourigan Lane.

Alcohol Free Zones established until 14 November 2011

 
Darlinghurst
1. Burton Street from Bourke Street to Forbes Street
2. Bourke Street from Burton Street to Oxford Street
3. Darlinghurst Road from Bayswater Road to Liverpool Street
4 Foley Street from Bourke Street to Riley Street
5. Forbes Street from Burton Street to Oxford Street
6. Victoria Street from Bayswater Road to Burton Street
 

East Sydney

7. Burton Street from Crown Street to Oxford Street
8. Francis Lane from College Street to Riley Street
9. Liverpool Street from Yurong Street to Crown Street
10. Norman Street from Yurong Street to Riley Street
11. Riley Street from Oxford Street to William Street
12. Stanley Street from Yurong Street to Crown Street
13. William Street from Crown Street to Yurong Street
14. Yurong Lane from Crown Street to Yurong Street
15. Yurong Street from Norman Street to William Street
 

Kings Cross
16. Barncleuth Lane from Roslyn Street to Barncleuth Square
17. Barncleuth Square from Darlinghurst Road to Ward Avenue
18.

Bayswater Road from Victoria Street to Kings Cross Road

19. Darlinghurst Road from Victoria Street to Ward Avenue (includes road closure adjacent to Fitzroy Gardens)
20. Goderich Lane from Pennys Lane to Ward Avenue
21. Kellett Place cul-de-sac
22. Kellett Street from Bayswater Road to Ward Avenue
23. Kellett Way from Kellett Street to Roslyn Street
24. Kings Cross Road from Victoria Street to Roslyn Street
25. Mansion Lane cul-de-sac
26. Pennys Lane from Kings Cross Road to Bayswater Road
27. Roslyn Street from Darlinghurst Road to Kings Cross Road
28. Ward Avenue from Barncleuth Square to Kings Cross Road
 

Potts Point
29. Earl Place from Earl Street to Springfield Avenue
30. Earl Street from Victoria Street to Orwell Street
31. Hughes Lane from Orwell Street to Hughes Street
32. Hughes Place cul-de-sac
33. Hughes Street from Victoria Street to Macleay Street
34. Llankelly Place from Darlinghurst Road to Orwell Street
35. Orwell Lane from Orwell Street to Hughes Street
36. Orwell Street from Macleay Street to Victoria Street
37.

Springfield Avenue from Darlinghurst Road (Springfield Plaza) to Springfield Mall
38. Springfield Mall from Llankelly Place to Earl Street
 
Woolloomooloo
39.

All streets and laneways bounded by Cathedral Street, Forbes Street, Palmer Street and William Street including Bourke Street, Burrahpore Lane, Corfu Street, Cross Lane, Egan Place, St Kilda Lane, Talbot Place and William Lane
40. Dowling Street from Pring Street to Cowper Wharf Road
41. Forbes Street from Cowper Wharf Road to William Street
42. Nicholson Street from Dowling Street to Bourke Street
43.

Sydney Place bounded by Stephen Street and the Hills Stairs, McElhone Street
44. Cathedral Street from Forbes to Bourke Street

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Leichhardt Police Local Area Command

Alcohol Free Zones established until 2 July 2013

 
Glebe
1. Glebe Point Road from Parramatta Road to Bridge Road
2. Cowper Street from Glebe Point Road to Wentworth Park Road, and Franklyn Street from Cowper Street to Francis Street
3. Mitchell Street from Catherine Street to Wentworth Park Road
4 St Johns Road from Ross Street to Wentworth Park Road
5. Bay Street from Broadway to Wentworth Park Road and Glebe Street from Bay Street  to Cowper Street

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Newtown Police Local Area Command

Alcohol Free Zones established until 2 July 2013

1. Campbell Street from O’Connell to Elizabeth Streets
2. Longdown Street
3. Missenden Road from King Street to Carillon Avenue
4. King Street from Church Street to Missenden Road
5. Hordern Street from King Street to Victoria Street
6. Mechanic Street from Church Street to Egan Street
7. King Street (eastern side) from Whateley Street to Goddard Street
8. Whateley Street from King Street to Wilson Street
9. Thomas Street
10. Railway Lane from Thomas Street to Angel Street
11. Newman Street from King Street to Thomas Street
12. Whitehorse Street
13. Norfolk Street

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Redfern Police Local Area Command

 Alcohol Free Zones established until 2 July 2013

 
Chippendale
1. Balfour Street from Cleveland Street to Meagher Street
2. Bartley Street from Abercrombie Street to Balfour Street
 
Redfern
3. Redfern Street from Gibbons Street to Elizabeth Street
4. Lawson Square
5. Lawson Street from Gibbons Street to Abercrombie Street
6. Eveleigh Street from Lawson Street to Caroline Street
7. George Street from Redfern Street to Turner Street
8. Elizabeth Street from Redfern Street to McEvoy Street
9. Regent Street from Redfern Street to Boundary Street
10. Botany Road from Boundary Street  to Raglan Street
11. Cope Street from Raglan Street to Redfern Street
12. James Street from Young Street to Marriott Street
 
Rosebery
13. Gardeners Road (northern side) Rosebery, from Dalmeny Avenue to Primrose Avenue
 
Waterloo
14. Phillip Street from Walker Street to Pitt Street
15. Phillip Street from Pitt Street to Cope Street
16. Wellington Street from Walker Street to Cope Street
17. Walker Street from Wellington Street to Phillip Street
18. Raglan Street from Botany Road to Cope Street
19. Raglan Street from Pitt Street to Cope Street
20. George Street from Raglan Street to John Street
21. Pitt Street from Phillip Street to Kellick Street

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Surry Hills Police Local Area Command

Alcohol Free Zones established until 2 July 2013

1. Farnell Street
2. Flemings Lane
3. Hannam Street
4. Hutchinson Place
5. Hutchinson Street
6. Nichols Street
7. Sandwell Street

Until 14 November 2011

 
Surry Hills
1.

All street and laneways bounded by Albion Street, Crown Street, Flinders Street and Oxford Street; including Bloomfield Lane, Bloomfield Street, Bourke Street, Campbell Street, Church Lane, Clare Street, Denham Lane, Denham Street, Floods Place, Hill Street, Jesmond Street, Linden Lane, Little Bloomfield Street, Little Bourke Street, Little Oxford Street, Maiden Street, Mary Place, Patterson Lane, Ryder Street, Short Place, Short Street, Taggarts Lane and Taylor Square

2. Albion Street from Elizabeth Street to Flinders Street
3. Arnold Place from Riley Street to Crown Street
4 Brisbane Street from Oxford Street to Goulburn Street
5. Bourke Street from Oxford Street to Fitzroy Street
6. Campbell Street from Riley Street to Bourke Street
7. Chalmers Street from Elizabeth Street to Cleveland Street
8. Chisholm Street from Taylor Street to Hannam Street
9. Collins Lane from Collins Street to Rainford Street
10.

Collins Street from Riley Street to Alexander Street and extension through Alexander Street to Arthur Street

11. Crown Street from Fitzroy Street to Arthur Street
12. Crown Street between Oxford Street and Albion Street
13. Elizabeth Street from Albion Street to Cleveland Street
14. Fitzroy Street from Foveaux Street to Anzac Parade
15. Foster Street from Hunt Street to Elizabeth Street
16.

Foveaux Street from Elizabeth Street to Fitzroy Street (extension from Crown Street to Fitzroy Street and from Little Norton Street to Elizabeth Street)
17. Goulburn Street from Brisbane Street and Crown Street
18. Hands Lane from Reservoir Street to Foster Street
19.

Mary Street from Foveaux Street to Campbell Street and extension through Campbell Street to Wentworth Avenue

20. Oxford Street from Greens Road to Whitlam Square
21. Pelican Street from Oxford Street to Goulburn Street
22. Poplar Street from Brisbane Street to Pelican Street
23. Richards Lane from Foveaux Street to Collins Street
24. Riley Street from Oxford Street to Albion Street
25. Sims Street from Chisholm Street to Hannam Street
26. Taylor Street from Flinders Street to South Dowling Street
27. Wayne Street from Pelican Street to Riley Street
28. Flinders Street between Albion Street and Bourke Street (Taylor Square)

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The Rocks Local Area Command

Alcohol Free Zones established until 2 July 2013

1. George Street from Market Street to Alfred Street
2. King Street from Sussex Street to Clarence Street

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Last Updated: Wednesday 14 October, 2009

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