HOTEL BROKER CONVICTED OF HOLDING POKIES BY REGULATOR

Well-known hotel broker Nick Tinning has been given a slap on the wrist for illegally storing old pokies in his basement. Principal of leading regional broker Chris Tinning & Co, Nick has worked at the family company for many years,

BALMAIN PUB GROUP LISTS GREENWOOD HOTEL

As North Sydney pushes ahead with massive expansion, the Balmain Pub Group has listed its hallowed heart of the precinct, the striking Greenwood Hotel. Built as a church in 1878, the historic sandstone structure has been a hotel for just

ROZELLE’S GARRY OWEN TO MARKET AS SLOANS GO SOUTH

The Sloan family has put to market Rozelle’s Garry Owen Hotel, as they head south to family and new enterprises. The two-storey Federation-style pub occupies 358 m² on the corner of bustling Darling Street and Matilda in Rozelle, just five

VICTORIAN REGULATOR HOSTING LICENSEE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

Next month, the VCGLR is conducting The Knowledge Exchange, to further assist Victorian licensees with best-practise operation and complexities in regulation. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) takes a proactive approach to working with operators of licensed

FERAL BRAND GOES WHOLE HOG ON STUNNING SHORT FILM

Perth’s Feral Brewing has shown why it is one of Australia’s leading craft beers by releasing a video – representing everything about the Feral brand bar the wet stuff. The family-owned independent brewery was founded in 2002, vowing to be

LONDON PUBS ARE FALLING DOWN

It has been revealed that over 1,200 pubs have closed in London in the past 15 years, thought to be due to progressive conditions in what is Europe’s largest city. Research by CAMRA* shows the number of pubs in London

NEW IMPROVED LANSDOWNE HOTEL TO REOPEN

It has been confirmed the team behind Newtown’s Mary’s Burgers will soon reopen the iconic Lansdowne Hotel as a new-look live music venue. The heritage-listed Lansdowne Hotel was one of Sydney’s institutional band pubs, located close to Sydney University and

GOVT TO SLASH FOREIGN WORKER VISAS

The troubled Turnbull government has set aside budget planning to announce it is scrapping the 457-visa program in favour of one with stricter controls and mandates to employ Australians. The Prime Minister unveiled the new scheme via a Facebook release

SUNSHINE COAST HOTEL & NIGHTCLUB TO MARKET

Sunshine Coast hotel the Riverside Bar, with Level 2 nightclub, has hit the market as the owners look to leave hospitality. The late-licence hotel is located within Sunshine Plaza, overlooking the Paynter River in Maroochydore, on the Sunshine Coast. The

MURRAY-SIDE MILDURA HOTEL GRAND TO MARKET

The magnificent former coffee palace that is the Hotel Mildura Grand is on offer for $2.9 million. Built in 1891 as the Mildura Coffee Palace, the imposing structure was intended to serve a planned Temperance colony in Mildura, on the