The unmistakably British Duke of Clarence in inner Sydney reports a great response to its themed pub, serving up a new home-style menu and flirting with serving warm(er) beer to Aussies. Liquor industry stalwarts Mike Enright and Julian Train are the nous behind Barrelhouse Group, which hit the scene with the original Barber Shop bar […]
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The two women that saved the Colbinabbin Hotel have passed the baton to another two women, carrying on the legacy of the Victorian pub. The red brick pub has stood on the main road of Colbinabbin, about two hours north of Melbourne, for more than 100 years. Around four years ago, the long-standing publican moved
Liquor & Gaming NSW has announced new compulsory training for all licensees and managers of licensed venues across NSW. The courses are expected to run for one day, available either face-to-face or online, with assessment at the end, and will be introduced gradually to facilitate attendance, starting Q4 of this year. They will build on
Public House Management Group CEO Ben Lawler has taken the plunge with his first title in Dubbo’s Commercial Hotel, as vendors Brett Harvey and Greg Pilon pick up a local freehold. Around five hours’ drive north-west of Sydney, Dubbo is a thriving town in the Orana region, reporting around 40,000 locals and eleven pubs. The
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The biggest landlord to Australia’s biggest publican reports strong half-yearly results, boding well for the industry and commercial interests. Listed A-REIT ALE (ASX: LEP) released end of 2017 results Wednesday, showing distributable profit down slightly (three per cent) but distributions up (1.97 per cent). Directors’ valuations during the course of the year saw the book
With one on the market, the Fermanis family has taken an unsolicited offer on title to its Montague Hotel on a tight Victorian return. Recently listing its Abbottsford pub, the Fermanis’ were approached off-market to sell their quaint corner pub The Montague, on 277sqm in well-populated South Melbourne. While the Retreat is being offered as
A group of Sydney-based investors has listed the Lambton Park Hotel in suburban Newcastle, as they shift focus onto their Sydney pub. The two-storey red-brick incorporates a public bar, quality food offering, 15 gaming machines and eight accommodation rooms on the first floor not currently in use, all up producing a well-rounded average weekly revenue
Queensland Police have released further information and an image of a man, in the pursuit of the so-called “Jackpot Bandits” linked to the armed robbery of multiple late-night hotels. Detectives from Operation Quebec Point report they have linked the bandits to at least eight armed hold-ups since November, mostly hotels, and a Riverhills service station
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After a series of stings and successful bid to revoke their licence, Liquor & Gaming has successfully convicted and fined the owners of Soho on Darby of abusing their primary service conditions. Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&G) inspectors attended Newcastle restaurant Soho on Darby, finding downstairs empty and upstairs holding 80 -100 people drinking and
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O’HARA’S BRING IN LUNAR NEW YEAR FRIDAY 16, SATURDAY 17 FEBRUARY Fairfield Hotel, 1 Hamilton Rd, Fairfield The Fairfield Hotel will again host its sixth annual Lunar New Year celebrations. On Friday 16 and Saturday 17 February from 7:00pm the Fairfield Hotel will celebrate the start of the Year of the Dog, with Lion dancers
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