Night Time Industries Association

We cover the entire night out

The Let’s Hear It campaign ultimately aims to reduce sound complaints from residents living near night time venues. It does this by encouraging residents and venues to get to know each other first, actively communicate and collaborate with each other if there is ever an issue. It’s about better managing expectations and being good neighbours to each other.

Why do we exist?

Our mission is to rebuild, protect and grow night time experiences and industries – encompassing providers and supporters of hospitality, arts & culture, retail, events and performance.

We represent these industries collectively. We advocate, we educate and we collaborate to support growth and innovation in the night time economy.

We appreciate the value of an accessible, inspiring, vibrant and diverse night time economy – we aim to prove that to the public while delivering meaningful changes that benefit business owners and workers alike.

Who are we?

Our board of directors is a reflection of our ongoing commitment to be a diverse association of cultural leaders amongst our collective night time industries.

Chair

Justine Baker – CEO, Non-Executive Director, Consultant || Various

Vice Chair

Kerri Glasscock – CEO & Festival Director || Sydney Fringe Festival

Secretary-Treasurer

Kylie Moncur – Chief Marketing Officer || Australian Venue Co.

Board Members

Greg Holland – CEO || Spirits & Cocktails Australia

Rennie Addabbo – Managing Director || Sonos Australia & Asia Growth Markets

Kenny Graham – Founder & Owner || Mary’s Group

Nicholas Pickard – Head of Public Affairs || APRA AMCOS

Bill Harris – Cultural Producer & Arts Programmer || Australian National Maritime Museum

What have we been up to?

The NTIA was originally established to promote Sydney as a vibrant and creative city, and to build a new positive narrative for Sydney’s nightlife.

2018
LAUNCH

The NTIA was originally established late 2018 to promote Sydney as a vibrant and creative city, and to build a new positive narrative for Sydney’s nightlife. Led by the now NSW 24-Hour Economy Commissioner, Michael Rodrigues, the founding board – including current Chair, Justine Baker, and Vice Chair, Kerri Glasscock – set about making change.

2019
LOCKOUT

We launched our first campaign, Unite for the Night, calling for the government to remove unnecessary regulation and for night time industries to work together. The outcome of sustained efforts culminated in all lockout restrictions in Sydney being lifted… 2 years later.

2020
LOCKDOWN

Prompted by the impacts of COVID-19, we expanded our reach and ran two major campaigns, both aimed at supporting night time venues through the pandemic and supporting a rapid recovery. The Keep Our Venues Alive campaign launched when COVID-19 first hit to help businesses, and the Check. Check. Check campaign followed, encouraging patrons to comply with COVID-Safe measures. We also helped to shape the NSW 24-Hour Economy Strategy.

2021
LEADING CHANGE

With the continuation of the COVID-19 crisis, we were unrelenting in our NSW-focused advocacy work and in providing resources and information to support night time businesses and workers. We also played a key role in the NSW 24-Hour Economy Advisory Group and other industry groups. Late in the year, we launched the Let’s Hear It campaign, calling on communities to support their local venues to rebuild, and for venues and residents to work collaboratively to manage sound issues which may arise after the quiet of NSW’s longest lockdown.

2022
LOOKING AHEAD

We will continue our night time advocacy and campaigning efforts to help restore confidence, improve safety, and better manage sound. We will also continue to educate the night time industries and stakeholders through workshops and events, as well as expand our online Resources library and other website features. Finally, we will continue to leverage our members’ knowledge and alliances, and endeavour to expand our membership base – with the ultimate aim of becoming a truly national and representative organisation for Australia’s night time industries.

Media

For media enquiries, email justine.baker@ntia.org.au

Night Time Industries Association appoints new Chief Executive Officer

We asked Sydneysiders what they’d like to see from the live music scene. Here’s what they said

A collective of Sydney hospo leaders have united to plan the city’s nightlife recovery

Music venues can avoid police shutdowns thanks to a new way of dealing with noise complaints

A conversation between venues and residents amidst noise complaints

NTIA launches ‘Let’s Hear It’ campaign to help venues with sound levels

Are you finding venues too noisy after lockdown?

‘Noise of people living’: Bars urge neighbours to live with sound of nightlife

‘Our own Justice League’: Meet the experts trying to save Sydney’s nightlife

‘Embrace our summer of freedom’: Al fresco future to revive Sydney

Reopening support for night time industries

Immediate relief requested for highly impacted industries

Connect with the NTIA

The changes and challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are many and varied – and happening rapidly. We are doing our best to keep up and help where we can. Please reach out with any questions, thoughts or solutions. We’ll get back to you as quickly as we can.

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Testimonials

The NTIA’s…projects were important in uniting the hospitality community across 2020….NTIA’s activities, both trade and consumer focussed, provided a sense of direction, support and active participation with government agencies…The work directly and positively impacted outcomes for our sector. The NTIA were instrumental in promoting the interests of many small businesses who operate as part of the night time economy ecosystem…These businesses form a major part of the fabric of the city and contribute towards culture, the arts and tourism…The programs initiated by the NTIA helped our industry lead by example and be at the forefront of dealing with the response to the challenging conditions caused by the pandemic.

— Pasan Wijesena, Earl’s Juke Joint

After many years of seeing little progress in improving Sydney’s nightlife, Australian Venue Co joined the NTIA with a hope, but not much confidence, that there could be a cross sectional alignment between members that could drive change. It is our view that it is time for industry and night time participants to come together and speak with a singular voice in order to make a difference. The NTIA has achieved more during its short time than we could have imagined and I strongly encourage other industry participants and stakeholders to join so we continue to work together for the betterment of Sydney.

— Paul Waterson, CEO Australian Venue Co

The Night Time Industries Association is the organisation we need to unite the many different voices of Sydney after sun-down; to highlight the importance of – and fight for the preservation of – one of the world’s greatest city’s night time economies. The NTIA works tirelessly to demonstrate to punters and politicians alike that the letters A.M. & P.M. shouldn’t matter.

— Matt Okine, Comedian//Actor//Musician//Writer

They say “many hands make light work”, and it’s amazing to see so many passionate individuals working with the NTIA. I’ve seen first hand how they’re successfully collaborating to ensure Sydney is a better place for artists like myself, but also punters, pubs, cafes and the tourism industry.

— Josh Pyke, Singer-songwriter and Artist

Members

The NTIA has a growing national membership base. For membership enquiries, please complete this form and we will come back to you.

National

Hospitality Venues

Arts

Community

Supporters

Acknowledgement of Country

Night Time Industries Association would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, and pay respects to the 29 clans of the Eora Nation. We pay respects to the Elders of the community and extend our recognition to their descendants.