Exhibition Item

Council wishes to advise that, following expiry of the current Alcohol Free Zone determinations within the Maitland CBD and Rutherford Shopping Precinct, it has received an application to re-establish those Alcohol Free Zones. 

The proposal is on public exhibition from 29 June 2022 to 29 July 2022. Submissions will be accepted until 29 July 2022.

The Zones are as indicated below:

Maitland CBD

The amended area proposed comprises roads or parts of roads including footpaths and/or public car parks bounded by:

1. Riverside Walk from the Belmore Bridge east to Cathedral Street, then south to High Street.
2. Belmore Bridge along Ken Tubman Drive and Alan Walsh Drive to and including Maitland Station railway overpass.
3. Maitland Station railway overpass following railway line east and including Maitland station car park to Elgin Street.
4. The railway line north along Elgin Street to the intersection of Olive Street then continuing into Bulwer Street to the intersection of Ken Tubman Drive.
5. East Ken Tubman Drive from Bulwer Street to include the Cinema car park and then north, including the council leased Uniting Church car park to High Street and then West to Cathedral Street.

Please see the attached document for more information.

Rutherford Shopping Precinct

The area currently designated as Alcohol Free Zone comprises roads or parts of roads including footpaths and /or public car parks, bounded by:

1. The southeastern corner of the intersection between the New England Highway and Arthur Street, then north along the New England Highway to the centreline of Alexandra Avenue;
2. The New England Highway east along the centreline of Alexandra Avenue to western side of West Mall, south to North Mall then east along the northern side of North Mall to Weblands Street;
3. Weblands Street west to the rear boundary of Rutherford Shopping Centres Pty Ltd, then south to the rear boundary of 3 Arthur Street, then west to north western corner of the property located at 7 Arthur Street, then south to the southern side of Arthur Street and Woodberry Street intersection;
4. Woodberry Street west to the New England Highway.

Please see the attached document for more information.