CLYBURN SET TO GO FROM CONDO

The pride of Condobolin has hit the market, as its long-serving tenant turned owner-operator heads to pasture. Long-time AHA member Jimmy Clyburn has owned the Condobolin Hotel for 27 years. Prior to that he leased it for several years. Condobolin

MELBOURNE PLEADS AS INDUSTRY BLEEDS

Publicans, operators and owners have come together to plead with Government for clemency and more support if pubs are to survive, under the weight of the politicised Victorian response clutching at what could be overly ambitious targets. The urgent message

R!OT RUNNING SPRITZ IN KEGS

Addressing the rising popularity of the Rosé spritz, Riot Wine Co has overcome the problems for venues and consumers with its spritz-in-keg solution. Riot Wine Co (RWC) created the R!OT Rosé Spritz in 2019, but notes the side-effects of the

BACK IN THE SADLIER

The good people of Morven have a reason to smile again with a clutch of locals opening a local pub – four years after the town’s original and only pub burned to the ground. Popular watering hole the Morven Hotel

DE ANGELIS SELLS OUT OF BLIGH PARK

The De Angelis family has completed sale of its Bligh Park Tavern to another prominent hotel dynasty. Peter De Angelis’ family have owned the hotel for nearly two decades, amid a growing pub portfolio throughout greater Sydney, counting Burwood’s Bath

UNITY HALL SHUT DOWN OVER COVID BREACHES

Liquor & Gaming has forced the seven-day closure of Balmain’s Unity Hall Hotel following repeated breaches of the Public Health Order. The pub has now been fined a total of $10,000 by authorities over two occasions. Government has warned from

NO MORNING STAR FOR MELBOURNE

The purgatory being felt in pubs in Victoria has claimed its first victims, with two popular Melbourne hotels announcing permanent closure in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past decade and a half the historic Mona Castle Hotel

INDUSTRY REELS AS RESTRICTIONS ROLL ON

The hotel industry has reacted swiftly to yesterday’s announcement that Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions have been extended in a plan scheduled until the end of the year, as test results put some question on the cost versus benefit. The Victorian government’s

MATHIESON PREDICTS LONG RECOVERY AS ALH STRUGGLES

Pub chieftain Bruce Mathieson predicts a long and bumpy recovery from COVID-19, as Australia’s biggest publican is further hammered by restrictions and shutdowns. In a recent interview with The Australian, Mathieson spoke of grave fears for the economic damage being

LIVE MUSIC AUSTRALIA GRANTS PROGRAM

Applications will soon close for the first round of grants for venues, in support of the live music industry. The Federal Government announced a grants program on 11 August to support hotels and clubs in further engaging live music artists.