DEAKIN NOTES BIG INCIDENT REDUCTIONS AT OXFORD AF

Live music mecca the Oxford Art Factory has completed a 12-month trial in association with Deakin University, producing major improvements in patron behaviour and both patron and staff experience. Actively looking to improve overall customer experience, in an area of

AGE: GAMING PLUS EVERYTHING ELSE

Four months out from its 30th birthday, the GTA notes 92 per cent of exhibitors at the Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) offering every other thing in hospitality except gaming. Back for another milestone, the annual AGE is indisputably the best

COUGHLAN LETS GO THE LORD

Paddy Coughlan has sold off his flagship Lord Gladstone for a reported $5.5 million to another local hotelier, to continue plans for growing Frank Strong’s hard lemonade. The former Riversdale CEO announced sale campaigns on the freehold going concerns of

NANNY STATE SAYS BBQ NOT WELCOME, HOTEL

Rozelle landmark the Welcome Hotel has been forced to close its long-standing beer garden BBQ after a complaint about the smell and smoke reached sympathetic ears. Liam O'Keeffe purchased the 1877 pub in 2013, taking over a classic community local

NEW HANDS FOR PALM & PAWN

The Duncan family has sold its troubled Palm & Pawn Hotel in Wagga Wagga, ending their reluctant reinvolvement in the Riverina pub. Built on a generous 7,795sqm lot in the north of town, the Palm & Pawn offers bar, bistro

TAVERN @ THE ROCKS ON OFFER

The elegant ‘tavern @ the rocks’ has come to market, offering a large-format operation and opportunity in Perth’s growing northern corridor. The tavern is a family-owned and operated venue overlooking Two Rocks Marina, around an hour’s drive north of the

GENERAL GORDON SYDENHAM SET TO RETURN

Nine months after suffering serious damage in a fire, the historic General Gordon Hotel is on the road to recovery. Late July last year, news emerged that a fire had engulfed much of the well-known 1930s Sydenham pub, causing the

SOON-TO-OPEN DOWNTOWN LOOKS TO GROW

South Australian hotelier John Meek is pushing to create the Downtown mega-venue, aiming to offer multiple bars, function spaces, a strip club and day-night nightclub. Meek is a sheep and cattle farmer turned hotel operator, being the lessee at Adelaide

TEEN DIES FALLING THROUGH PUB ROOF

A young man recently died of injuries sustained after falling through part of the roof of a Corowa pub. It is understood 18-year-old Jack James was socialising with friends at a 21st birthday party at the Royal Hotel, on the

VENUES TOAST APRIL WITH #KAHLÚAHOUR

Kahlua continues its success in hotels with the Espresso Martini on tap, celebrating throughout April with special-price #KahlúaHour cocktails pouring on Friday nights in venues across Australia. The #KahlúaHour promotion kicked off Friday night, inviting lovers of espresso martinis to