Join your local liquor forum

Liquor forums meet regularly to address issues of alcohol-related harm in the local area.

What is a liquor forum?

A liquor forum is a meeting between a local group of licensees, police, council and representatives from the liquor industry.

The group meets regularly to discuss and address issues of alcohol-related harm that affect their local area.

If you have a licensed business in the area, you can join your local liquor forum. It is optional to join.

If you are a liquor forum chair, or you want to set up a liquor forum, read our information on starting a liquor forum or accord.

Liquor accords

A forum can work together to agree on any specific aims, actions, objectives and strategies for addressing local alcohol-related problems. It can formalise these in a document called a liquor accord.

A liquor accord document:

is not required, so not all liquor forums have one
must be approved by Victoria Police and Liquor Control Victoria.

Becoming an accord member

Once the document is approved, you can sign up to become a member of that liquor accord.

Accord members have the power to ban difficult customers from all venues who are accord members. If you decide not to join as an accord member, you can still attend liquor forum meetings.

Read more about liquor accords and banning powers.

Benefits of joining a forum

By joining and attending liquor forum meetings you can:

keep up-to-date with your responsibilities as a licensee or venue manager
build relationships with other local businesses and police
develop local harm prevention actions
get practical advice on improving your business operations
share knowledge and experience.

Who attends and when

Forum meetings are usually attended by:

licensees from various venue types including sporting clubs, nightclubs, bars, restaurants and packaged liquor outlets
Victoria Police members
Liquor Control Victoria representatives
industry groups
organisations with an interest in alcohol issues (by invitation)
council representatives. Council planning departments play a role in liquor licensing and council representatives often act as chairpersons.

Most liquor forums meet locally 3 to 4 times a year for an hour. The members choose the meeting time, usually 10am, 2pm or 3pm.

Forums that include sporting clubs sometimes meet in the evenings so volunteers can attend.

How to join

You can join a liquor forum if:

you hold a liquor licence or permit or manage the venue
your licensed business is located in the area covered by the forum.

If you can’t find a forum in your area, contact your local police to see if there is an active forum or plan to establish one.

List of Victorian liquor forums

To join a forum, email or phone the contact person listed.

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AFL Barwon

Geelong Police Station Liquor Licensing Unit Telephone: 03 5225 3226

AFL Barwon liquor accord PDF 353.85 KB (opens in a new window)

Apollo Bay

Sergeant Andrew Harris Geelong Police Telephone: 03 5225 3145 Email: andrew.harris@police.vic.gov.au

Apollo Bay liquor accord Word 4.25 MB (opens in a new window)

Ararat

Sergeant Robert Dean Bartorelli Ararat Police Station Telephone: 03 5355 1500 Email: Robert-Dean.Bartorelli@police.vic.gov.au

Ararat liquor accord PDF 1010.68 KB (opens in a new window)

Bairnsdale and Omeo Alpine District

Sergeant Scott Gray Bairnsdale Police Station Telephone: 03 5150 2600 Email bairnsdale-liq-acc-mgr@police.vic.gov.au

Bairnsdale and Omeo Alpine District accord Word 86.22 KB (opens in a new window)

Ballarat

Sergeant Oliver Bayley Ballarat Police Station Telephone: 03 5336 6000 Email: Bayley.Oliver@police.vic.gov.au

Ballarat liquor accord 2023 PDF 884.49 KB (opens in a new window)

Benalla

Benalla Police Station Telephone: 03 5760 0200 Email: BENALLA-LIQUOR-ACCORD-MGR@police.vic.gov.au

Bendigo

Vanessa Wait City of Greater Bendigo Telephone: 03 5434 6389 Email: v.wait@bendigo.vic.gov.au

Bendigo liquor accord PDF 4.15 MB (opens in a new window)

Brimbank

Sergeant Timothy Lane Keilor Downs Police Telephone: 03 9363 3333 Email: timothy.lane@police.vic.gov.au

Colac

Sergeant Andrew Harris Geelong Police Telephone: 03 5225 3145 Email: Andrew.harris@police.vic.gov.au

Colac liquor accord Word 304 KB (opens in a new window)

Darebin

Sergeant Lee-Anne Hamilton Northcote Police Telephone: 03 9403 0200 Email: lee.anne.hamilton@police.vic.gov.au

Echuca (Campaspe)

Inspector David Bowler Victoria Police Telephone: 03 5483 1500 Email: david.bowler@police.vic.gov.au

Campaspe liquor accord Word 1.59 MB (opens in a new window)

Falls Creek

Inspector Pauline Williams Telephone: 03 5723 0827 Email: pauline.williams@police.vic.gov.au

Far East Gippsland

Orbost Police Station Telephone: 03 5154 1073 Email: ORBOST-DOCSERVER-UNI@police.vic.gov.au

Far East Gippsland liquor accord Word 87.54 KB (opens in a new window)

Frankston

The Licencing Inspector Frankston Police Telephone: 03 9784 5634 Email: FRANKSTON-LAC-OIC@police.vic.gov.au

Gannawarra (Kerang & Cohuna)

Sergeant Andrew Neil Kerang Police Station Telephone: 03 5452 1955 Email: andrew.s.neil@police.vic.gov.au

Geelong

Geelong

Sergeant Andrew Harris Geelong Police Telephone: 03 5225 3145 Email: andrew.harris@police.vic.gov.au

Geelong liquor accord Word 350.5 KB (opens in a new window)

Geelong packaged liquor

Sergeant Andrew Harris Geelong Police Telephone: 03 5225 3145 Email: andrew.harris@police.vic.gov.au

Geelong packaged liquor accord Word 363.5 KB (opens in a new window)

Greater Dandenong

Sergeant Pat Green Springvale Police Station Telephone: 03 8558 8600 Email: patrick.green@police.vic.gov.au

Greater Dandenong liquor accord PDF 520.73 KB (opens in a new window)

Hastings

A/Senior Sergeant Jason Iles Hastings Police Station Telephone: 03 5970 7806 Email: jason.iles@police.vic.gov.au

Hastings Liquor Accord PDF 1.26 MB (opens in a new window)

Hobsons Bay

Senior Sergeant Stacey Dwyer Email: stacey.dwyer@police.vic.gov.au

Horsham and District

Sergeant Lachlan Hurst Horsham Police Station Telephone: 03 5382 9200 Email: lachlan.hurst@police.vic.gov.au

Horsham liquor accord PDF 635.42 KB (opens in a new window)

Kingston

Inspector Matt Mulcahy Kingston Local Area Commander Telephone: 03 9556 6530 Email: matthew.mulcahy@police.vic.gov.au

Snr Sergeant Dave Morrow Mordialloc Police Station Telephone: 03 9588 2988

Knox

Kathleen van der Weerden Knox City Council Telephone: 03 9298 8265 Email: kathleen.vdw@knox.vic.gov.au

Lakes Entrance

Lakes Entrance Police Telephone: 03 5155 1206 Email: lakesentrance-docser@police.vic.gov.au

Lakes Entrance and District liquor accord Word 57.82 KB (opens in a new window)

Macedon Ranges

Sergeant Mark Street Kyneton Police Station Telephone: 03 5421 2900 Email: mark.street@police.vic.gov.au

Mallee Track

Senior Sergeant Anthony Keely Ouyen Police Station Telephone: 03 5092 2502 Email: anthony.keely@police.vic.gov.au

Mansfield

Julie King Mansfield Police Telephone: 03 5775 2555 Email: julie.king@police.vic.gov.au

Mansfield Shire liquor accord PDF 1.08 MB (opens in a new window)

Maribyrnong

Inspector Paul Morgan Footscray Police Complex Telephone: 03 8398 9800 Email: NWM-MARIBYRNONG-PSA@police.vic.gov.au

Melbourne CBD

Tom Robertson City of Melbourne Telephone: 03 9658 8895 Email: tom.robertson@melbourne.vic.gov.au

To join, visit theMelbourne Licensees Forum.

Melton

Melton Police Station Telephone: 03 9747 7999

Melton liquor accord PDF 2.12 MB (opens in a new window)

Mitchell Southern Cluster (Wallan)

A/Sergeant Joel Page Wallan Police Station Telephone: 03 5783 0400 Email: joel.page@police.vic.gov.au

Sergeant Steve Owen Moe Police Station Telephone: 03 5128 1100 Email: steven.owen@police.vic.gov.au

Latrobe City liquor accord Word 4.5 MB (opens in a new window)

Moorabool (Bacchus Marsh)

Sergeant Adam Whitworth Bacchus Marsh Police Station Telephone: 03 5366 4500 Email: adam.whitworth@police.vic.gov.au

Moorabool liquor accord Word 158.94 KB (opens in a new window)

Merri-bek

Merri-bek Licensing Inspector Telephone: 03 9355 6191 Email: MERRI-BEK-LAC-OIC@police.vic.gov.au

Mornington

Vicki Bacon or Karon Gibbons Mornington Peninsula Shire Telephone: 03 5950 1446 Email: business@mornpen.vic.gov.au

Acting Sergeant Daniel Patten Mornington Police Station Telephone: 03 5970 4900 Email: daniel.r.patten@police.vic.gov.au

Mornington liquor accord PDF 1.48 MB (opens in a new window)

Mt Buller

Licensing Sergeant Mansfield Police Telephone: 03 5775 2555

Mt Buller liquor accord PDF 1.28 MB (opens in a new window)

Mt Hotham

Inspector Pauline Williams Telephone: 03 5723 0827 Email: pauline.williams@police.vic.gov.au

Murrindindi

Senior Sergeant Mark Hesse Murrindindi Region Email: mark.hesse@police.vic.gov.au

Sergeant Andrew Walker Alexandra Police Station Telephone: 03 5772 1040 Email: Andrew.x.walker@police.vic.gov.au

Sergeant Trevor Connell Yea Police Station Telephone: 03 5797 2630 Email: trevor.connell@police.vic.gov.au

Sergeant Michael Mannix Eildon Police Station Telephone: 03 5774 2104 Email: michael.mannix@police.vic.gov.au

Sergeant James Lee Marysville Police Station Telephone: 03 5963 3222 Email: james.r.lee@police.vic.gov.au

Sergeant Matthew Wheeler Kinglake Police Station Telephone: 03 5786 1333 Email: matthew.wheeler@police.vic.gov.au

Phillip Island

Sergeant Robyn Heal Cowes Police Station Telephone: 03 5952 2037

Bass Coast liquor accord PDF 1.25 MB (opens in a new window)

Port Phillip

Angela Dawson Port Phillip Licensees Association Email: info@pplamelbourne.com

Port Fairy and Koroit

Port Fairy Police Station Telephone: 03 5568 1007

Port Fairy and Koroit liquor accord PDF 756.62 KB (opens in a new window)

Portland

Portland Police Station Telephone: 03 5522 1500 Email: PORTLAND-LIQUOR-OIC@police.vic.gov.au

Sale (Wellington)

Sergeant Damien Brown Wellington Police Station Telephone: 03 5143 5070 Email: Damien.brown@police.vic.gov.au

Seymour

Sergeant Kylie Bonavia Seymour Police Station Telephone: 03 5735 0200 Email: MITCHELL-LIQUOR-FORUM-MGR@police.vic.gov.au

Shepparton

A/Senior Sergeant Mark Phillips Shepparton Police Station Telephone: 03 5820 5777 Email: mark.phillips@police.vic.gov.au

Shepparton Liquor Accord 2023-27 PDF 405.78 KB (opens in a new window)

South Gippsland

Senior Sergeant Brad Steer Wonthaggi Police Station Telephone: 03 5671 4100 Email: brad.steer@police.vic.gov.au

Lauren Bowman Leongatha Police Station Telephone: 03 5662 2285 Email: lauren.bowman@police.vic.gov.au

Southern Mitchell

Acting Sergeant Joel Page Wallan Police Station Telephone: 03 5662 2285 Email: Joel.Page@police.vic.gov.au

Southern Mitchell liquor accord PDF 635.03 KB (opens in a new window)

Southern Peninsula

Vicki Bacon or Karon Gibbons Mornington Peninsula Shire Telephone: 03 5950 1446 Email: business@mornpen.vic.gov.au

Sergeant Annette Reynolds Rosebud Police Station Telephone: 03 5986 0444 Email: annette.reynolds@police.vic.gov.au

Southern Peninsula liquor accord Word 113.67 KB (opens in a new window)

Stawell

Senior Sergeant Terry Hill Stawell Police Station Telephone: 03 5358 8222

Stawell liquor accord PDF 684.48 KB (opens in a new window)

Stonnington

Jessica Dyer Economic Development Unit Stonnington Council Telephone: 03 8290 1333 Email: liquorforum@stonnington.vic.gov.au

Sunbury

Sergeant Justin Pollock Sunbury Police Telephone:03 9744 8111 Email: justin.pollock@police.vic.gov.au

Sergeant Heath Merry Sunbury Police Telephone: 03 9744 8111 Email: heath.merry@police.vic.gov.au

Sunraysia (Mildura)

Inspector Simon Clemence Mildura Police Telephone: 03 5018 5422 Email: simon.clemence@police.vic.gov.au

Sergeant Scott Olsen Mildura Police Telephone: 03 5018 5300 Email: scott.olsen@police.vic.gov.au

Sunraysia Liquor Accord - 2023-27 PDF 1.05 MB (opens in a new window)

Surf Coast

Sergeant Andrew Harris Geelong Police Telephone: 03 5225 3145 Email: andrew.harris@police.vic.gov.au

Surf Coast liquor accord Word 292 KB (opens in a new window)

Traralgon

Sergeant Steve Owen Traralgon Police Station Telephone: 03 5174 0900 Email: steven.owen@police.vic.gov.au

Latrobe City liquor accord Word 4.5 MB (opens in a new window)

Wangaratta

Inspector Pauline Williams Telephone: 03 5723 0827 Email: pauline.williams@police.vic.gov.au

Wangaratta liquor accord PDF 338.14 KB (opens in a new window)

Warragul (Baw Baw)

Inspector Peter Fusinato Warragul Police Station Email: peter.fusinato@police.vic.gov.au Telephone: 03 5622 7111 or 0428 207 138

Warragul (Baw Baw) liquor accord PDF 209.49 KB (opens in a new window)

Warrnambool

Acting Senior Sergeant Craig Merry Warrnambool Police Station Telephone: 03 5560 1333 Email: craig.merry@police.vic.gov.au

Warrnambool liquor accord PDF 882.67 KB (opens in a new window)

Whittlesea (Mernda)

Acting Sergeant Luke McCreery Mernda Police Telephone: 03 9216 1200 Email: Luke.McCreery@police.vic.gov.au

Whittlesea (Mernda) liquor accord PDF 583.83 KB (opens in a new window)

Wodonga

Inspector Joel Hughes Wodonga Police Station Telephone: 02 6049 2600 Email: WODONGA.UNI@police.vic.gov.au

Wodonga liquor accord Word 210.5 KB (opens in a new window)

Wonthaggi (Bass Coast)

Sergeant Kade Murphy Wonthaggi Police Station Telephone: 03 5671 4100 Email: kade.murphy@police.vic.gov.au

Bass Coast liquor accord PDF 1.25 MB (opens in a new window)

Wyndham

Sergeant James Ridsdale Wyndham North Police Station Telephone: 03 8734 1100 Email: james.ridsdale@police.vic.gov.au

Inspector Brooke Walker Werribee Police Station Telephone: 03 9216 7480 Email: brooke.walker@police.vic.gov.au

Wyndham liquor accord Word 105.12 KB (opens in a new window)

Yarra

Lauren Krnjacki City of Yarra Telephone: 03 9205 5555 Email: yarraliquor@yarracity.vic.gov.au

Yarram

Karen Dale Yarram Police Telephone: 03 5182 5033

Yarra Ranges

Yarra Ranges Council Email: g.golds@yarraranges.vic.gov.au

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