TEENS CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR CARPARK BASHING

Two nineteen-year-olds have been charged with murder after a 46-year-old man died as a result of injuries sustained outside the Slug ‘n’ Lettuce on Saturday morning. Police were called to the ALH pub in Parafield Gardens, in northern Adelaide, around

ALH’S $45m REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PARKWAY

After considerable resistance, ALH will soon begin construction on its $45 million redevelopment of the Parkway Hotel, having cleared final hurdles. Back in 2015 the majority Woolworths-owned Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) submitted plans for a massive re-working of the

TIME RIGHT TO REVIEW ‘TAX ON JOBS’

The hotel industry is calling on government to review payroll tax, citing the negative affect on job creation in one of the country’s leading sectors for employment. Payroll tax rates around the country are determined by the states. Unsurprisingly, Victoria

UKrazy: GLASS INFRINGEMENTS & PATRIOT SENIORS

Despite Australia’s archival links to the UK, pubs in Britain vary somewhat from here, if not the rest of the world – as seen in girl-on-girl action and cranky patriotic seniors. 36-year-old Sarah Lee has been reprimanded for assaulting 22-year-old

HAROLD PARK RACES TO MARKET

Famed comedy house and inner west local the Harold Park Hotel has come to market, boasting unbridled opportunity and a generous sale proposition. Built in the late naughties opposite what was the Harold Park Raceway, in Sydney’s Forest Lodge, four

SUMMER HOUSE LINKING EAST COAST CHAIN

The Somerville brothers are taking big east coast steps with their Summer House venues, expanding out of Melbourne and now announcing two new acquisitions, in Cairns and Brisbane. A short walk from the Brisbane CBD is the Flamin’ Galah –

GOVT GRANTS TO BOOST “GREAT WORK” OF LIQUOR ACCORDS

The NSW Government’s Liquor Accords Grants program has announced the accords to receive funds to help them continue to make licensed venues and local communities safer. In February this year the Office of Responsible Gambling offered up $100k in funding

WOOLWORTHS’ ALH SELL-OFF DILEMMA

Speculation is rife Woolworths and the Mathieson family are poised to announce sell-off of the $3.6 billion ALH pubs portfolio. Senior management of Woolworths Group and Bruce Mathieson Jr are believed to be back at the negotiating table, discussing plans

MOST PUBS’ ONLINE DETAILS MISSING OR INCORRECT: SENSIS

Online digital service White Pages Connect reports the majority of pubs have no or incorrect key details online about their business. White Pages Connect (WPC) – a subsidiary of Sensis – allows businesses to publish and update details across a

BOTANICA TO CLOSE THIS MONTH

Popular Perth pub the Botanica Bar & Bistro joins the ranks of venues closing, confirming it will cease trade at the end of the month. Earlier this month news emerged Nick Duncan was closing the doors at Perth’s Broken Hill