The Kangaroo Island pub and manager guilty of serving 22 drinks and takeaway to a man who then died driving his car home have finally been sentenced. In June 2013, a regular at the Penneshaw Pub, Anthony Read, drank in the venue for over nine hours and was sold a six-pack of Bundy RTDs as […]
The ultimate ‘Sea Change’ pub has come on the market in Melbourne, offering potential for a landmark holiday destination development. The St Leonards Hotel, overlooking Port Phillip Bay pub south-west of Melbourne, was once the centre of the ABC’s late 90s TV series Sea Change, under the name the ‘Tropical Star Hotel’. It’s located on
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An Australian bartender saw the winners’ podium at Diageo’s World Class competition, with an event-first levitating cocktail designed “for anyone to make”. Jack Sotti, manager of Melbourne’s Boilermaker House, said the decision to enter the global bartender competition came after a commitment to Bar Week, taking place this week. Speaking to PubTIC at Diageo’s ‘Day
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Greg Maitland’s Independent Pub Group is independent no more, with Blue Sky Private Equity purchasing a majority stake amid a re-brand to become GM Hotels. Formed in 2007, Independent Pub Group (IPG) has held the keys to properties around Australia and currently controls three freehold and seven long leaseholds in Adelaide. The strong operations will
The Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show crowned a new court of champions Friday night, with a boutique brewery taking two of the top awards. This year sees the ninth instalment of the prestigious beverage awards, and a record number of entries drew a record 15 Gold medals awarded across the 34 major categories. Also,
Twenty-one years ago Broken Hill came into the spotlight as a film about three drag queens put it on the LGBTI map. Priscilla, Queens of the Desert, is about two drag queens and a transsexual that convert an old bus into their transport to a stage show in Alice Springs. En route, they pass through
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The booming Dixon Hospitality Group (DHG) has exploded, encompassing 17 Melbourne pubs and staff in one of Victoria’s biggest ever transactions. Michael Dixon, founder of the successful Port Phillip Charters, entered the pub game just last year with his purchase of the Wayside Inn. Since that time he has strategically grown the operation through key
The National Broadcaster has taken a swipe at ALH and Woolworths for the pub operator’s scheme to assist gamblers with problems. In an apparent misinterpretation of the realities of the problem gamblers it is claiming to champion, the ABC has ‘slammed’ Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH), branding its mixed-use loyalty and pre-commitment scheme – intended
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The news has emerged the world’s largest brewer plans to attempt a takeover of giant SABMiller, which could see it control 30 per cent of global beer volume. American behemoth Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is gearing up for a bid on the South African-based brewer that could top US$100 billion. SABMiller, which purchased Australia’s Foster’s
A star-studded guest list attended the AHA National’s Awards for Excellence on Monday night, with the best of Australia’s hotel industry named for 2015. Guests and veterans gathered at Jupiter’s Casino on the Gold Coast to celebrate the best hotel individuals and venues from around the country, determined from the best of every State. While
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