Global drinks giant Diageo has today announced its massive US$100 million ‘Raising the Bar’ support program for venues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Diageo Australia has pledged $11.5 million to the Down Under instalment of Raising the Bar, through iconic Aussie brand Bundaberg Rum. Beginning July, any licensed venue in Australia, regional or […]
The Shamrock Hotel in Toowoomba is back on the market, offering considerable upside as Queensland pubs wind up to a return to normal trade. Occupying a sizeable 3,253sqm block on Ruthven Street in the heart of town, the Hotel counts four bars, restaurant dining, a function space and conference room, TAB, gaming room with 39
A considerable spike in the number of new COVID-19 cases in Victoria has brought a retraction of lockdown restrictions easing, amid serious concerns a second wave of infections is possible. The Victorian Premier yesterday announced a state of emergency will remain in place for the next month, with some restrictions reimposed and compliance set to
Custodian of the Collingwood talisman Robert Burns Hotel, Gerry Nass, has put out the sale shingle on the pub as he reaches three decades at the wheel and a post-pandemic turning point. Nass bought the leasehold interest at the RBH late 2018 from Colonial Leisure Group, which had it operating predominantly as a Spanish restaurant.
A Perth pub-goer that smashed a glass into the face of another patron has been sent to prison for “grossly disproportionate” conduct. In October 2019 37-year-old David Grant Weir was drinking at ALH’s Brass Monkey Hotel in Northbridge with his girlfriend. Weir thought he saw another man put his arm around his girlfriend’s waist and
The recently departed Sly Fox of Enmore will live and breathe again under the wing of acquisitive inner-west publican Ged Dore, who has quickly jumped to a hattrick in the district. After trading for more than 16 years as a late-night live music venue without the proper licence, the operators of the Fox became embroiled
The Fair Work Commission today handed down its decisions regarding wage increases, opting to defer the annual boost for hospitality staff until February 2021. The FWC has faced interests more greatly polarised than normal, as entities representing workers and businesses made cases for prioritisation in the pending recession as the country re-awakens from the COVID-19
The king of Manilla is on the market as long-serving publican Don McNeill prepares to “pass the baton”. The Imperial Hotel was built 1900 on a large 1,706sqm lot on the corner of Manilla and Market Streets, at the north end of town. Manilla is a rural New England town of around 2,500 souls, 453
The licensee of Prahran’s Love Machine has reportedly been fined over $10k for breaches, mostly regarding coronavirus restrictions, less than 10 days before Victoria further eases its patronage limits for pubs. Victoria police raided the venue on 13 June, finding a supposedly ‘live-streamed’ event where nearly 50 people were physically present. The directors of the
Emerging research reveals a massive increase in illegal online gaming as pubs and clubs were forced to shut due to COVID-19. The data comes from Google Trends and Analytics, showing record highs in internet searches in Australia and abroad, believed to be a direct result of the shutdown of all physical venues and cancellation or
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