Renewal of alcohol-free zones and addition of 1 Farrer Place
We are currently reviewing our Alcohol-Free Zones (AFZs) and Alcohol Prohibited Areas (APAs) and are seeking feedback on renewing all of them for four years.
Declaring areas as AFZs and APAs makes it unlawful to consume alcohol at any time within signposted areas, except where a licensed premises exists within those areas. It then becomes the responsibility of the liquor license holder to ensure the lawful behaviour of patrons.
Monaro Police District have requested that we add 1 Farrer Place as both a AFZ and APA. Declaration of 1 Farrer Place as an alcohol-free area would require application of both an AFZ (applying to the car park and footpaths) and an APA (applying to the picnic shelter, gardens, amenities, and small play area).
This site was previously the Queanbeyan Visitor and Tourist Information Centre and is now home to the Queanbeyan Senior Citizens. The property includes the main building, gardens, war memorials, a public car park, picnic shelter, a small play area, and public amenities including toilets and showers. The car park is used Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings by Sleepbus, who provide safe, temporary, overnight accommodation to people sleeping rough.
Proposed new Alcohol Free Zone and Alcohol Prohibited Area
| 1 Farrer Place | Car park and footpaths (AFZ) Picnic shelter, gardens, amenities, and small play area (APZ) |
Existing Alcohol Free Zones (Section 632 LG Act for street drinking - public roads, footpaths and car parks)
| Location | Description/Comment |
| Collett Street, Queanbeyan | Both sides of street from Rutledge Street to Morisset Street |
| Crawford Street, Queanbeyan | Both sides of street from Antill Street to Rutledge Street |
| 3A Erin Street car park, Queanbeyan | Public car park located behind premises cnr Crawford and Antill Streets |
| Henderson Park car park, Crestwood | Adjacent skate park, train carriage and playground |
| Karabar Shopping Centre car park, Karabar | Public car park located at Karabar Shopping Centre, including undercover car park |
| Limestone Drive car park, Jerrabomberra | Main car park outside the shopping on LImestone Drive |
| Lowe Car Park, Queanbeyan | Public car park accessed from Lowe Street |
| Cnr Macquoid Street and Atkinson Street, Queanbeyan East | Footpath in front of Ukrainian Social Club |
| Monaro Street, Queanbeyan | Both side of street from Lowe Street o Queens Bridge |
| Morisset Car Park, Queanbeyan | Public car park accessed from Morisset Street and Lowe Street |
| Queenbar Road, Karabar | Both sides of street from Cooma Street to Gray Place |
| Rutledge Car Park, Queanbeyan | Public car park accessed from Rutledge Street, Crawford Street and Collett Street |
| Southbar Road, Karabar | Both sides of street from Cooma Street to Candlebark Road |
| Tamarind Place, Jerrabomberra | Road and footpath reserve |
| Uriarra Road, Queanbeyan | Both sides of street from Crawford Street to Ross Street |
Existing Alcohol Prohibited Areas (Section 632A LG Act for public places such as parks)
| Location | Description/Comment |
| Apex Park, Queanbeyan | Crawford Street |
| Ernie Beaver Park, Queanbeyan West | Gilmore Road |
| Henderson Park, Crestwood | Including skate park, train carriage and playground |
| Queanbeyan Park playground, Queanbeyan | Located with Queanbeyan Park between Lowe Street and Campbell Street tennis courts nearby Axis Youth Centre |
| Queanbeyan River bank/walk, Queanbeyan | Collett Street to Atkinson Street, Waniassa Street to Mowatt Street on both sides of the river |
| Queen Elizabeth II Park, Queanbeyan | Collett Street/Morisset Street |
| Ray Morton Park, Queanbeyan | Waniassa Street |
| Ryrie Park, Braidwood | Wallace Street |
| Tamarind Place/Waterfall Reserve, Jerrabomberra | Jerrabomberra waterfall reserve Creek bank around the waterhole at Tamarind place |
| Waniassa Park, Queanbeyan | Waniassa Street |
The proposal would make it unlawful to consume alcohol at any time within the areas signposted as Alcohol Free Zones and Alcohol Prohibited Areas, except when on a licensed premises within the Alcohol Free Zone or Alcohol Prohibited Area, as the responsibility for ensuring the lawful behaviour of patrons on these premises rests with the holder of the liquor license. Any person observed to be drinking in an alcohol-free zone may have the alcohol in their possession immediately seized and tipped out or otherwise disposed of by the police.
Comments can be made up until Sunday 4 May 2025.
- By submitting a comment below
- by email to council@qprc.nsw.gov.au(External link) with the subject field being "Alcohol Free/Prohibited areas"
- mail to PO Box 90, Queanbeyan NSW 2620