Brisbane Portuguese Club fined almost $7000 as bash breaches COVID rules
The Brisbane Portuguese Club in the city's east has been fined almost $7000 after allegedly hosting a large gathering of people on Saturday night with a lack of social distancing.
Detectives from Taskforce Sierra Linnet, which ensures compliance with the health directions, issued the president of the Pinkenba club with a $6772 fine on Tuesday.
The Portuguese Club on Main Myrtletown Road.Credit:Google Maps
Investigations from the Brisbane Liquor Unit also established the club did not have a liquor licence and a separate fine amounting to $2669 was also issued.
"Business operators and patrons are reminded to adhere to public health directions including social distancing measures at all times to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in Queensland," police said in a statement.
A similar fine was issued on Monday in relation to a separate incident in Fortitude Valley during the early hours of Sunday.
A kebab shop in the heart of Brisbane's nightlife precinct was fined $6772 after videos were posted online showing a large crowd of customers breaking out into dancing.
Police said the incident occurred about 3am on Sunday inside the shop, in the popular Brunswick Street Mall nightlife precinct in Fortitude Valley.
Further vision of the crowd's dancing emerged online, with footage recorded inside the kebab shop showing the large number of people within the confined space.
The latest video, posted to social media platform TikTok, showed staff dancing with a large crowd.