BJ Paterson’s Sports Bar and Restaurant and Club Twenty20 owner Luke McMahon says it’s vital that he and the management of the Hotel Orange form a united front.

Mr McMahon told the Central Western Daily he wanted identification scanners at both venues to be linked, allowing troublesome patrons to be banned from both premises.

“We need more communication,” Mr McMahon said.

“I want to set up a system where if I refuse entry to someone at my pub, they can’t just walk 10 minutes up the road to [the Hotel Orange].”

Hotel Orange licensee Emma Meijer said she was keen to stop antisocial behaviour in the CBD, however Mr McMahon’s purchase of a non-compatible machine made banning patrons from both venues at the same time difficult.

Ms Meijer said she would consider any plans to address the issue via the Orange Liquor Accord.

“I will always welcome suggestions working with the Orange licensing , OLA and other local and state stakeholders,” she said.

While both BJ Paterson’s and the Hotel Orange say they are members of the OLA, both engage in promotion of discounted drink specials that contravene the Office of Liquor Gaming and Racing guidelines (OLGR).

These promotions are considered “an unacceptable promotion” by the OLGR.

Club Twenty20 recently advertised $5 Jager bombs, however Mr McMahon said it was a “once-only” promotion. The Hotel Orange and its Summers Bar affiliate advertised $5 spirits for four hours, but management said the practice was only done during “quiet times”.

OLA president Bill Kelly said members were supposed to adhere to the liquor accord’s policies, which include the non-service of shots, shooters, slammers or Jager bombs. 

“[However] It’s a voluntary accord, not legally binding,” he said.

Mr Kelly said venues that flouted the policies risked “singling yourself out for special attention by police”.

The two whisky bars in town serve whisky straight, but Mr Kelly said there was room for discretion.

“If an 80-year-old man came into my venue and asked for a straight rum I would serve him,” he said. 

“If five 18 year olds asked for a dozen tequilas I would not.”

Mr Kelly confirmed non-compliance with OLA regulations would be addressed at the upcoming annual general meeting on March 21. 

Orange’s alcohol-related assault rate on a weekend is higher than Bathurst and has remained high over the past two years despite Bathurst having reduced assault rates by 24 per cent per in that time.

According to the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Orange’s assault rate also stacks up badly when compared with Dubbo, where alcohol-related weekend assaults have dropped by 37 per cent. 

In the 12 months before September 2015, Orange had 136 alcohol-related weekend assaults, Dubbo 110 and Bathurst 95.