The Victorian regulator has released its annual report for FY19, outlining key outcomes and achievements including three complex investigations into major gambling licensees. The Victorian Commission for Gambling & Liquor Regulation’s (VCGLR) report for 2018-19 was tabled in State Parliament last week, providing details on major investigations, enforcement outcomes and performance against priorities from the Commission’s Corporate […]
The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has approved updates to the band system used to assess applications for gaming machines to reflect data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2016 Census. The ABS sets the Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) geographical areas to represent communities that interact socially and economically, and ILGA uses them to
Signalling the end of a complex period and unforeseen developments, hotelier Julian Gerner has secured arrangement to retain ownership of the iconic Continental Hotel. After acquiring the site in 2015, Gerner took on property developer Stellar as a partner in 2018, and an $80m restoration and development began at the historic Sorrento hotel. Built 1875,
After 13 years building a solid business, the Mountjoy family has listed its under-management Harrietville Snowline Hotel in order to travel and “seek new challenges”. In 2007 Anna and Bennett Mountjoy packed their bags and moved from Melbourne to Harrietville, to take on the local pub and absorb themselves in the lifestyle of the north-east
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The search to find the best pub meals from around the country has ended, and they will all come together under one roof as Melbourne institution Riverland transforms into The Hungry Yak. The pop-up venue is the culmination of Yak Brewing’s hunt for Australia’s best pub meals, which comes after an extensive public voting phase,
Beer innovation is back in full swing, as warmer weather sets in and consumer tastes continue to evolve. Lion has announced the launch of Brooklyn Bel Air Sour – one of America’s top-selling sour beers – and the inaugural Brooklyn Bel Air Sour ‘Party Tartly’ Cocktail Cup. The Cocktail Cup is a competition amongst bartenders
Queensland hotels’ night of nights for 2019 took place on Monday, awarding honours to the year’s top performers at the QHA Awards for Excellence. Hoteliers and guests from around the State gathered to be recognised for their contributions to Queensland’s tourism Industry, across 44 categories plus selected Hall of Fame awards for consistent winners. “The
Local favourite the Hawkesbury Hotel in historic Windsor has been saved by the sale, as second-time owners Steven and Lauren Raffen take the reins. The multi-level Hawkesbury Hotel resides on a 1,529 sqm block on the corner of George and Tebbutt Streets through Windsor – one of the oldest European settlements in Australia, around 46
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A hot new leasehold has come to market in sunny Surfers Paradise, offering a large-format tavern with gaming beside the 4.5-star Vibe Hotel. Located around 500 metres from the famous beaches of Surfers Paradise, The Tavern at The Vibe Hotel – previously Helm Bar & Bistro – overlooks the Nerang River, with significant frontage to
Park House at Mona Vale has made good on a blunder that saw a regular Salvation Army officer escorted out for asking patrons to donate loose change. Last Friday evening a uniformed Salvo was making her customary visit to Arthur Laundy and Fraser Short’s elegantly remodelled Park House Hotel when told by a new duty
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