VLC Producer's Licence – Red Line Area Updates
Your red line plan must include all areas, such as:
- any area you sell liquor, such as your bar and cash register
- any area your patrons can drink alcohol at your venue including outdoor areas
- your kitchen/s (if applicable)
- toilet and bathroom areas.
You are not required to include distilling, production or storage areas unless you intend to let patrons browse, drink or buy liquor from those areas.
If you have large garden or vineyard areas, you can choose to include these areas. Your renewal fee may change based on the square meters of the area included your red line plan.
These large areas must be included if you want to set up bars or supply liquor to people directly. This includes events and functions. For infrequent or one off events, you can temporarily extend your red line plan with a temporary limited licence.
If you let patrons pick up a picnic basket (that includes liquor) or a bottle of liquor from an area of your venue that is within your red line plan, and those patrons wander around and consume your liquor within your larger grounds, those larger grounds do not need to be include within your red line plan.
If you think that your redline plans do not reflect the above you can ask for a review working with LCV. They can be contacted on:
Liquor Control Victoria (LCV)
Phone: 1300 182 457
Open 9 am to 5 pm weekdays, excluding public holidays
Email: contact@liquor.vic.gov.au
Post: Liquor Control Victoria, PO Box 1019, Richmond North 3121
Learn more by visiting https://www.vic.gov.au/liquor-licensing
