In 2024 a group of Daylesford residents did something few communities manage. With no lawyer, no money and no formal organisation, they persuaded the Victorian Liquor Commission to refuse a Dan Murphy’s licence, and VCAT upheld the decision in 2025.Join authors Hal Swerissen, Margaret Camilleri and Debra Rauber for the launch of their new Federation University report, Contesting Big-Box Liquor: Lessons from the Daylesford Campaign. They will talk about what worked, what it cost the people involved, and what needs to change so the next community doesn’t have to rely on luck.
