ALH COPS HEAVY PENALTIES FOR NSW GAMING BREACHES

An extensive investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW has resulted in a massive fine and closure penalty for ALH after two of its NSW venues were found to have provided free drinks to gaming patrons. Australian Leisure & Hospitality, 75

FORMER SOLDIER CHARGED OVER DEATH IN CANBERRA PUB

A 35-year-old former soldier has been charged with murder over an alleged attack and the death of another man, in a Canberra pub last week. Police understand Kerry Kourpanidis was dining at the Kingston Hotel on 5 July with his

PUNTER LOSES MILLIONS AFTER LURED BY SPORTS BETTING

Self-confessed chronic gambler Gavin Fineff is facing possible prison for the misappropriation of funds used to pay three major gambling companies he says targeted his custom. A special investigation by the ABC cites the case of Fineff, who recently had

NSW PUBS SHUT AND BORDERS OFF LIMITS AS VICTORIA WORSENS

New South Wales is flirting with further shutdowns as at least two pubs close over COVID-19 infections and the Victorian situation worsens. Today Victoria reported the largest single day increase in cases of COVID-19 to date in Australia, official numbers

GOLDEN SHEAF UNDER FIRE OVER SOCIAL DISTANCING OUTSIDE

Solotel has faced the whirlwind after images emerged yesterday of a line of more than 100 people in a queue outside the Golden Sheaf in Double Bay on Wednesday night, seemingly defying public health advice on social distancing. NSW Police

SUPER SATURDAY 4 JULY SEES THE PULL OF THE PUB

After lying dormant for 104 days, on 4 July Britain’s pubs burst back open in what became dubbed ‘Super Saturday’, and much of the nation popped in for a pint or ten as socially-starved revellers shrugged off crisis caution. Brits

PUB-GOER ‘NEARLY DIES’ CHOKING ON MEAL

News has emerged that a woman nearly choked to death on a fragment from a meal in an Adelaide pub, but was saved by prompt action. Local mother Lisa Heaven was recently eating beef ribs in the Hurley Group’s Marion

STUDY WARNS OF ‘ZOMBIE’ BUSINESSES ON THE HORIZON

A study of Australian businesses commissioned by Money.com.au has found an alarming number of SMEs have come close to going under, fuelling speculation on the number of so-called ‘zombie’ businesses expected to fold in September. An independent survey of 261

PUBS LOOK TO ‘PREAMPT’ PROBLEMS

Jason Muir has created a system for pubs to warn each other of trouble nearby – Preampt aiming to prevent some of the problems and violence in venues before it happens. Muir founded Preampt after a career in security management