YOUNG MAN DIES FOLLOWING PUB FIGHT HEAD INJURY

Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 21-year-old man following his involvement in a fight in and outside a local pub. On Saturday morning (17 March) local stonemason Sam Leschke was found dead at his parents’ house, where he

HURLEYS CELEBRATE NO “X” WITH NEW SA PREMIER MARSHALL

People and pubs across South Australia are celebrating a comfortable win by the Liberal party at the weekend’s State election, with a resounding “no” to Nick Xenophon’s anti-pokies SA Best party. In the aftermath of the Tasmanian election, just two

WESFARMERS’ WOES COULD BE AUS VENUE CO BOON

The battle of the supermarket pub groups has taken another twist with Wesfarmers’ mooted plans to shed Coles from its portfolio, as Aus Venue Co looks to step up the value of its operations. Eleven years after buying and reviving

IRIS SEEKS HOTELIER FOR NEWCASTLE’S EAST END

Iris has changed tack in its massive East End development, now considering a hotel operator for an alternative use in the former David Jones building. The four-stage development at Newcastle’s East End originally conceived 16 large apartments to occupy the

MIXED LOVE FOR NEW HOTEL LONGTIME ASIAN-FUSION PUB

Restauranteurs that took over Adelaide’s fading Hampshire Hotel have quickly been accused of salacious behaviour in the branding of their re-worked and re-named Asian-fusion pub Hotel Longtime, and its Ping Pong Club Room. Alex Fahey and his Vietnamese wife Tin

GATEWAY FINDS NEW PATH IN NEWCASTLE HOTEL

The very recognisable Gateway Hotel in Islington has reopened as the Newcastle Hotel, shedding its LGBT reputation to be an all-inclusive late-trader, but retaining its rainbow exterior – for now. The Pertado family has held the title on the Hotel

MOMENTO’S HILLSIDE OPENS TO FIRE & BRIMSTONE

The Colosimo family’s Momento Hospitality has expanded its successful Hillside Hotel, with an impressive on-trend low-and-slow BBQ and bourbon bar now open. Strategizing on how to better activate the upper level of the Hotel, with its retractable rooftop and underutilised

CASUAL AWARDED 15 YEARS’ ANNUAL LEAVE IN COURT DECISION

A recent Federal Circuit Court decision awarding a casual employee 15 years’ annual leave plus severance serves as a warning to employers engaging casual and part-time workers. A dismissed worker took action against a small construction company after being let

‘UNIQUE’ YARRAVILLE PUB ON OFFER

A large corner pub on the outskirts of Melbourne city has hit the market, boasting a blank canvas and development potential in a rapidly growing precinct. Yarraville’s Commercial Hotel occupies 1,538sqm at the junction of Whitehall and Hall Streets, around

TOURIST OF NARRABRI ON THE TRAIL

One of Narrabri’s big pubs has come to market through Ray White, with diverse revenue and new opportunities amid NSW’s recently proposed gaming laws. The Tourist Hotel is central to the North West Slopes regional town of 6,000 people, incorporating