100 WORLD CLASS COCKTAIL EVENTS TO REIGN ON EAST COAST

The annual World Class Cocktail Week will return next month for the biggest year yet, offering over 100 experiences across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, from 7-13 May. Over forty events will take place in Sydney, at some of the city’s

SOLOTEL WINS ON RIVERSDALE’S MARLBOROUGH SUPER-PUB

The six-week all-star campaign for the Marlborough Hotel has culminated with Bruce Solomon and celebrity chef partner Matt Moran taking the keys for $33 million. John Singleton, Geoff Dixon and Mark Carnegie’s $300m Australian Pub Fund (APF) began offering its

ANZAC DAY: AUSSIE AS A DAY AT THE PUB

Anzac Day – our national day of remembrance – is nigh. And as always, pubs are gearing up to honour on 25 April, their association with the mateship that embodies the fallen Anzacs. There are few locations more connected with

EATONS HILL HOTEL VERY PLEASED TO GET ITS HUGE COW BACK

Australia’s biggest pub is very pleased to have its prize giant cow Bessy returned, after she was recently abducted by cattle thieves. Eatons Hill Hotel was gearing up to once again bring “the Country to the City” with the sixth

5 PROBLEMS WITH RSA MARSHALS – AND HOW TO FIX THEM

Contributor – Sam Coffey. Director, 3 Cheers Training   RSA Marshals have the potential to greatly add to a venue’s hospitality and compliance, but there are key problems that stand in the way of them achieving this to best effect.

INVESTOR BUYS BIG ALBERT PARK BEACH HOTEL

As development fever continues to grip Victoria, the landmark Beach Hotel site, with supermarket, has sold to a Chinese investor for around $18 million. Famed for its vibrant atmosphere and views of Port Phillip Bay, the Beach Hotel overlooks Albert

TABCORP INKS BIG NSW PUB DEAL FOR DIGITAL COMMISSIONS

Tabcorp has today announced a five-year deal with AHA NSW that secures member pubs “enhanced benefits” in line with the changing digital face of punting. The gaming giant has been under pressure to shore up its relationship with pubs after

REARDON CRIES EUREKA FOR SALE

The younger Pat Reardon is parting with his Hotel ‘goldmine’ in Richmond, as he sets off abroad. The Reardon family has operated pubs all around Melbourne, including previously the Yorkshire Stingo and Railway in Brunswick, and for 25 years now,

WHOPPING LICENCE FEE INCREASES TO BE DEBATED

The state-mandated review into liquor licensing could see South Australian venues paying licence fee increases up to 1,250 per cent. The review of SA’s liquor licensing scheme by former chief justice Tim Anderson QC began 1 October 2015. Anderson delivered

O’HARA ADDS TO HIS COLLECTOR HOTEL

Dan O’Hara and his gun chef(s) are about to revamp Parramatta’s Collector Hotel, after taking the keys this week. The Collector resides in a Western Sydney University building, in booming Parramatta. The leasehold business boasts the unusual benefit of retaining