This was published 6 years ago
Sydney celebrates the end of the lockout
Sydney's controversial lockout laws were officially repealed last night and while the city remained quiet there were pockets of celebration in the usual places. Photos by Cole Bennetts.
1/17
Punters at Stonewall on Oxford St celebrate no lockout laws in Sydney on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.Credit:Cole Bennetts
2/17
Patrons at Bitter Phew in Darlinghurst, enjoy the intimate atmoshphere to share a drink and a chat on the first night of no lockout laws.Credit:Cole Bennetts
3/17
Christine Forster (right) is pictured with her wife, Virgina Flitcroft (left) and Stonewall nightclub management, Lida Warren and Glen Harris celebrate.Credit:Cole Bennetts
4/17
Punters line up to get into Frankie's.Credit:Cole Bennetts
5/17
Drag queens, Coco Jumbo and Hanna Conda take to the bar at Stonewall on Oxford St in Darlinghurst as the venue throws a party to celebrate no lockout laws.Credit:Cole Bennetts
6/17
Patrons at Bitter Phew in Darlinghurst.Credit:Cole Bennetts
7/17
An ambulance hoping for a quiet night is pictured through a window of the Surry Hills Hotel in Sydney.Credit:Cole Bennetts
8/17
Punters get their ID checked by security at Frankie's.Credit:Cole Bennetts
9/17
Drag queens, Coco Jumbo and Hanna Conda take to the bar at Stonewall on Oxford St.Credit:Cole Bennetts
10/17
Patrons at Hollywood Hotel have a conversation in front of a Keep Sydney Open political campaign poster in Surry Hiils.Credit:Cole Bennetts
11/17
Staff screen patrons before entry at Frankie's.Credit:Cole Bennetts
12/17
Christine Forster (right) is pictured with her wife, Virgina Flitcroft (left) and Stonewall nightclub management, Lida Warren and Glen Harris as they celebrate no lockout laws.Credit:Cole Bennetts
13/17
Patrons at Bitter Phew in Darlinghurst.Credit:Cole Bennetts
14/17
A sign spelling out the old lockout rules at the Hollywood Hotel in Surry Hills.Credit:Cole Bennetts
15/17
Not all venues saw celebrations as the manager of The Courthouse Hotel, Stewart John Cairns is pictured in a mostly empty bar on Oxford Street in Darlinghurst.Credit:Cole Bennetts
16/17
Punters from Stonewall spill out down an empty Oxford Street. Due to the laws repealing on a Tuesday night it was quiet overall. Friday night is expected to be big.Credit:Cole Bennetts
17/17
A commercial abseiler checking his phone while others are tethered from a building cleaning windows. Despite lockout laws ending last night, the CBD was mostly empty aside from service workers.Credit:Cole Bennetts