SHOULD JOBKEEPER BE EXTENDED FOR HOSPITALITY?

After mixed results with its introduction, many hotels are hoping the Federal Government’s JobKeeper program will be continued as the realities of resumed restricted trading set in. Pubs across Australia are continuing to reawaken to increasing numbers of patrons, albeit

SALE ON FOR MITCHELL RIVER TAVERN

The Mitchell River Tavern in Bairnsdale is being sold as a freehold going concern, as the long-time owner of the pub under management determines it is time to move on. The Victorian-era two-storey Tavern is located a stone’s throw from

PUBS PREPARE TO BOUNCE BACK

This week has and will continue to see pubs around the country re-emerge or stretch to renewed diminished capacity in the light of eased restrictions, and operators are wasting no time executing enticements. Never in the field of public houses

ODE TO THE PUB: CUB

Carlton & United Breweries has launched an ode to Australia’s favourite place – the pub – in an extension and further activation of its ‘Love Of Your Local’ campaign giving publicans a hand. The long-format music video and song (below),

FITZROY FGC GOES TO EXPANDING NEW LOCAL

Luke Ainscough has expanded his Windsor region collection, taking the re-stapled freehold going concern of the well-known Fitzroy Hotel. The Fitzroy was established around 1852 on a generous 1,319sqm site in the heart of Windsor’s retail and commercial zone. The

MORRIS REOPENS ALBERT PARK LOCAL

The historic Albert Park Hotel is joining the ranks of the re-opened, following an extensive makeover to refresh the offering and usher in another new era for the Melbourne icon. The pub was built 1883 in the southern Melbourne suburb

BRIGHTON IN NEW HANDS AGAIN

The Brighton Hotel in Mandurah has kick-started real estate transactions again in Western Australia, selling to a local syndicate and operators as the State’s pubs reopen this week. Mandurah is WA’s largest regional city, found around 70 kilometres south of

MAINSTAR SPECIALIST COVID CLEANING

Sydney-based Mainstar services is offering specialist cleaning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a regime approved by the Therapeutic Goods Association and peace of mind for operators. With an eye to the ‘new normal’ Mainstar has adopted use

PUBS VIABLE AGAIN AS MORE RESTRICTIONS EASE

The quest to resume profitable trading marches on with further states joining NSW in allowing hoteliers to welcome more customers back to their modified post-pandemic pubs. The Berejiklian Government in NSW has released its industry guidelines for hospitality, providing a