ROSZAKS PUT UP THE DUKE’S

The handsome Duke’s Inn of Northam is now for sale amid what is predicted to be an ongoing surge in regional travel among intrastate tourists. Northam is only 90 minutes from Perth, in the heart of the wheatbelt’s Avon tourist

THE SINGLETON LAUNCHED IN OZ WITHOUT RULES

Furthering the ongoing market for new experiences in whisky for newcomers to the category, Diageo is launching in Australia The Singleton 12-year-old with “no rulebook”. Coming Down Under from Dufftown Distillery in Speyside, The Singleton 12-year-old is a single malt

WOW PROFIT SLUMP BLAMED ON PUBS

ASX-listed supermarket giant Woolworths has reported a major profit reduction in its full year results for FY20, largely under the weight of the ALH portfolio being closed for months. Woolworths Group (ASX:WOW) chief executive Brad Banducci offered that earnings had

THE DUKE ON THE BLOCK

Enmore’s revitalised The Duke has come to market as a post-COVID opportunity in a suppressed trading environment. Located on a sizeable 430sqm block on a corner of Enmore Rd, The Duke saw a significant renovation in late 2018 at the

EQUAL PAY DAY TODAY

Today is ‘Equal Pay Day’ in Australia, and the WGHA is calling on employers to achieve equality and better outcomes within their workforce. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) calculated 28 August to be Equal Pay Day in Australia, determined

SALE OF THE WOODENBONG

Publican Sam Cruikshank has put to market his polished Woodenbong Hotel in northern NSW, including an adjoining vacant block of land for further prospects. Cruikshank and business partner David Dean operate the Turvey Tavern in Mt Austin, and Oriental Hotel

RAPPER GANG MEMBERS SENTENCED OVER PUB BRAWLS

Salec Sua, aka ‘Lekks’, has been jailed again this week for his role in a brawl at the Village Hotel last year, occurring shortly before he was jailed for a previous brawl at the Carousel Inn that nearly killed an

AGB SURVEY RESULTS OFFERING INSIGHT FOR INDUSTRY

Asia Gaming Brief has produced the results of its extensive survey of licensed venues around Australia, offering insight and analysis on the dynamic changed hospitality environment.  The rapid and unexpected closure of all venues in March forced immediate and existential

COVID WEB CATCHES LAUNDY’S LION

Despite NSW being on the verge of reporting no new cases of coronavirus, authorities have not slowed their pursuit of those breaching Public Health Orders, taking in more pubs including a double-hit for the Red Lion over a Laundy family

HOSPITALITY DOCTOR’S GUIDE TO POST-PANDEMIC SUCCESS

Australian hospitality stalwart and honorary doctor Max Hitchins has published a guide for publicans in post-pandemic times, boasting wisdom from strategists around the globe.  Max Hitchins has been a face of Australian pubs for many decades, commonly called both the