Former nightclub owner Ross Glynatsis banned for gun and drug possession

The former owner of famous Central Coast nightclub Sirens has been booted from the industry for five years after being convicted for a series of crimes. But Ross Glynatsis believes he has been unfairly targeted by police.

Former nightclub owner convicted over dealing cocaine and gun possession – as well as being found by the Liquor and Gaming Authority to have indecently assaulted a woman at the venue – has been booted from the liquor industry for five years.

But former Central Coast nightclub owner Ross Glynatsis, 65, says he has been unfairly targeted by police, drank with Bandidos bikies to “keep the peace” and has been falsely accused of indecent assault and dealing cocaine at the beachside club.

The party-loving former owner of Sirens nightclub and Alexanders Bar N Cafe in Terrigal ran the 200-person venue for 15 years until he sold it last year for less than $500,000.

In that time he regularly posted pictures on social media of young people partying at his venue, as well as a host of ­sexually suggestive memes.

The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has taken disciplinary action against him after he was convicted in 2020 of possessing an unauthorised pistol, not keeping a firearm safely, two counts of possessing ammunition without a permit, possession of a prohibited weapon without permit, two counts of possessing a prohibited drug and one count of supplying a prohibited drug.

Former owner of Sirens nightclub Terrigal, Ross Glyantsis, has been banned from holding a liquor license for five years. Picture: Facebook

At Gosford Local Court he was issued with a two-year Community Correction Order, fined $2600 and had to do 250 hours of community service.

According to the published decision of the ILGA, the complaint alleged Glynatsis “was otherwise involved in the supply of illegal drugs at the venues, including in exchange for sexual favours and indecently assaulted a young woman at the nightclub”.

In findings published on Saturday, ILGA chairman Philip Crawford said Glynatsis’ “involvement with organised crime (including a declared organisation within the meaning of the Crimes Criminal Organisations Control Act), the possession and supply of illegal drugs and firearms, and alleged criminal behaviour towards women is unacceptable for a licensee or close associate of a licensee”.

Ross Glynatsis out side the Sirens Nightclub. .

The authority found Glynatsis “indecently assaulted a young woman at the nightclub”. There is no record of any charges or conviction in relation to the alleged indecent assault. Mr Glynatsis denies the allegation.

Glynatsis claims he was being extorted by a high-ranking Bandidos bikie and that police failed to help him. “When people like those guys come up for a drink, you’re not going to ignore them are you?” he said.

“You’re going to say hello and try and keep the peace.”

“The ones they (police) thought I was associated with, they were the ones who were extorting me for money.”

In relation to the alleged indecent assault in 2021 referred to in the ILGA decision – for which he was not charged – Glynatsis said the woman was trying to extort him for cocaine. He claimed she falsely believed he had cocaine because of media reports.

“I said ‘if you don’t get out of here, I’m going to ban you for life’,” he said. “And she goes, ‘if you ban me, I’m going to go to the cops and tell them you tried to rape me’.”

Glynatsis has been barred from the venue and is banned from holding a liquor licence for five years.