LICENSEE — BUDGEWOI HOTEL

Budgewoi, Central Coast NSW | Full-time, permanent

• Hold the licence at one of the Central Coast’s best-known pubs
• A compliance and operations leadership role 
• Backed by a HR, WHS and payroll function, and a group that invests in its leaders

THE ROLE

Budgewoi Hotel is looking for a Licensee to take the licence, own the compliance position of the venue end to end, and run it as the General Manager’s second in charge.

This is a serious regulatory role. You’ll be appointed as approved manager under section 66 of the Liquor Act 2007 and will carry personal responsibility under section 91 for the supervision and management of the licensed business at all times. Demerit points under the Incentives and Demerit Point System attach to you, not just the licence. We want someone who already understands that, has carried it before, and wants the authority that comes with it.

You’ll report to the Venue General Manager and work alongside the kitchen and floor leadership team. Your weight sits on licensing, gaming, security, rostering and WHS — you’ll be present across trade, but you are not the shift cover.

WHAT YOU’LL OWN

The licence

• Compliance with the Liquor Act 2007, Liquor Regulation 2018 and every condition on the venue’s hotel licence — trading hours, authorisations, plan of management, hotel primary purpose test
• Prevention of intoxication and service to intoxicated persons; management of violent, indecent or quarrelsome conduct under s73
• Minors compliance, ID checking, and any minors area or minors functions authorisation in force
• Incident register discipline, CCTV, and the venue’s relationship with Liquor & Gaming NSW, NSW Police and the local liquor accord
• Protecting the venue’s demerit position and clean-record fee incentives

Gaming and harm minimisation

• Compliance with the Gaming Machines Act 2001 and Gaming Machines Regulation 2019 across 15 gaming machine entitlements
• Maintenance of the venue’s Gaming Plan of Management and Gambling Incident Register
• Responsible Gambling Officer rostering and coverage, ensuring a trained RGO is on duty at all times while machines are operating, with dedicated RGO coverage between midnight and 8am
• Self-exclusion administration, patron check-ins, and referral to gambling support services
• Signage, ATM and cash-facility compliance, cash input and prize payment rules, and shutdown periods

People, rostering and award compliance

• Rostering the venue to trading demand with accurate HIGA (MA000009) classification, penalty and overtime application
• Ensuring every team member holds current RSA and RCG competency, with evidence available on demand
• Coaching supervisors and duty managers to hold the compliance standard when you’re not on shift

WHS and security

• WHS Act 2011 (NSW) obligations across the venue — incident reporting, hazard management, contractor and crowd controller oversight
• Security provider management, courtesy bus operation, and closing and securing the venue
• Food safety compliance under the Food Act 2003 (NSW) across front of house handling, in partnership with the kitchen

Reporting

• A clear, timely compliance and operational picture to the Venue General Manager — no surprises, and no issue that arrives without a proposed course of action

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Demonstrated experience as a Licensee or approved manager in a NSW hotel with gaming
• NSW RSA competency card
• NSW RCG competency card
• Advanced Responsible Conduct of Gambling (ARCG) — mandatory for hotel licensees and approved managers in any hotel with gaming machines
• Licensee Training (LT), and Advanced Licensee Training (ALT) if you hold it or are willing to complete it
• A clean record with Liquor & Gaming NSW and the ability to be approved as a fit and proper person
• Food Safety Supervisor certificate (NSW), or willingness to obtain
• Working knowledge of HIGA award interpretation and shift-based rostering
• Availability across the full trading week — evenings, weekends and public holidays
• Full working rights in Australia

WHAT WE OFFER

• A defined, protected remit — you own compliance, and you’re resourced to do it properly
• Group-level HR, WHS and payroll support behind you
• Dining benefits across the SRG Hospitality group
• Genuine progression: SRG is growing, and venue leadership is where our next operations leaders come from

ABOUT BUDGEWOI HOTEL

Formerly The Coast Hotel, The Budgie is a reimagined coastal landmark — public bar, bistro, beer garden, and Lago Cucina upstairs. It’s a proper local, run to the standard of a group known for Sydney venues including The Nielsen, Sails, The Fenwick and Akti. 

TO APPLY

Apply now with your CV and a short note on the venues you’ve held the licence for.