TAVERN SHUT DOWN AFTER WOMAN FOUND IN THE ROOF

A pub in Brisbane was forced to close during peak hours last Friday night, after it was discovered a woman was stuck in the roof. Around 4:30pm emergency services were called to the Albany Creek Tavern, in Albany Creek, where

PADDINGTON’S VILLAGE STAYS INN

The fashion label owners of Paddington’s Village Inn have lost their court appeal to convert the site into a flagship store, as the pub’s trade benefits from the community outrage. Located near the corner of Glenmore Road and Oxford Street,

VGCCC REPORTS A BUSY YEAR

Victoria’s liquor and gaming regulator reports it has held industry “to account” through its new risk-based, intelligence-led regulatory approach, leading to a year of proactive enforcement. In 2023–24, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) implemented the revised approach

GV SLAPPED WITH $100K FINE FOR APPLICATION OMISSION

The Victorian regulator has issued Goulburn Valley Hotel in Shepparton a fine of $100K, after finding it provided false information on an EGM licence application. The GV Hotel applied to the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) for a

OSCARS TAKE LUNA PARK

Bill and Mario Gravanis’ Oscars Group has acquired Sydney’s famous Luna Park, with plans to further increase its hospitality appeal. Enjoying a picturesque and totally unique location on the shores of Sydney Harbour, the historic Luna Park Sydney is a

AVC ROCK THE FLEET

Australian Venue Co has made the controversial decision to not do Australia Day celebrations at all of its 200-odd pubs around the country, and nationalistic pundits are not impressed. Australia Day on 26 January is commemoration of the day that

HAKFOORT ENTERS THE COUNTRY CLUB

Hakfoort Group has bought the resurrected Country Club Hotel, settling in with plans and a prompt name change in tune with the precinct. Located on Cunningham Street in the heart of Dalby’s town centre, on a prominent and expansive 2,073sqm

IMG HEADS TO THE BEACH

The Turnbull family’s Investment Management Group has taken the deeds for the McElhone family’s idyllic Cabarita Beach Hotel in northern New South Wales. Positioned literally metres from what has more than once been voted Australia's #1 beach, the Cabarita Beach

GERNER RECLAIMS THE KOONYA

After nearly a century and a half overlooking Port Phillip Bay, Julian Gerner has revived Sorrento’s Koonya Hotel, in a return to days of old. The pub was built by John Boswell Clarke and family using local limestone, opening as