NSW EXCELLENCE OF 2026
The annual gala AHA NSW Awards for Excellence took place Tuesday night before 1,400 industry, political and business leaders, at Royal Randwick Racecourse. Following a greeting and networking session overlooking the hallowed turf, with live music and sponsored refreshments, guests
KNOX STEAMS HOME ON THE RAILWAY
The Roche family’s pub group has sold and settled Armidale landmark the Railway Hotel to the growing New England collection of Jim Knox. The Victorian-style pub was built in 1879, featuring a crested parapet and extensive iron lacework, with a
US-STYLE TIPPING TESTS AUSSIE PATRON PATIENCE
Tipping prompts are becoming increasingly common across Australian venues, but as US-style tipping culture creeps in, questions are being raised about where the money actually goes. The issue came to light after a post in an Australian bartenders’ Facebook group
DRIVE-BY SHOOTERS TAKE DOWN FOUR AT FITZYS
Four people are in hospital suffering gunshot wounds after gunmen fired into a crowd at a ‘fight night’ event at AVC’s Fitzys in Brisbane’s south. Police were summoned to the pub on Bryants Road in Loganholme to reports of shots
KAINE CROPS THE TOP FOR CANCER
Daring hotelier Kaine Bayfield has gone bald in the name of cancer research, raising tens of thousands for the Children’s Cancer Institute again in 2026. The CEO Dare to Cure returned for the ninth year in Sydney at a new
THE VALUE HIDDEN IN FOOD WASTE
Food waste is costing Australian hospitality businesses thousands of dollars each year, but the full extent of the problem often remains hidden in the bins out the back. For Sydney pub and brewery operator Karl Riseborough, the scale of the
THE VINE ON THE LINE
Representing the final piece in the shattered Jon Adgemis Public Hospitality portfolio, Collingwood’s historic Vine Hotel is being sold as a vacant possession. The Caledonian Hotel was built on the site in 1869, renamed The Vine in 1875. The roughly
PUNDIT MOCKS MIGRATION DEBATE
In an astounding display of hyperbole and misrepresentation a conservative commentator has spewed opinion all over right-wing media about the AHA’s confrontational ad on policies to cut migrant visas. News24, the rebranded phoenix of Sky News, had National Conservative Institute
ALH’S BURLEIGH HEADS HOTEL GETS A $3.5M REFRESH
Burleigh Heads Hotel unveiled a $3.5 million makeover last month, bringing a fresh new look and elevated beachfront experience to one of the Gold Coast’s most iconic local pubs. The major redevelopment includes a revitalised sports bar and bistro, alongside
SOUTHERN GOES HIGH IN THE NORTH
MenCarthy has boosted its growing presence in south-east Queensland with purchase of the impressive Southern Hotel in Toowoomba from long-time custodians the Bowly family. A sweetheart of the Darling Downs, the pub is located roughly four kilometres south of the
