PATRON PUNCH SEES PATRON DEATH AND NEW CHARGES

A shameful incident outside a Gold Coast pub a week ago has escalated, with the victim of an assault dying in hospital on Monday. Around 2:30am on Friday, 4 December, two men “unknown to each other” are reported to have

BOMB THREAT CLEARS FITZROY PUB

Fitroy’s Royal Derby was forced to evacuate patrons on Friday night after the venue manager received a threat there was a bomb in the building. Speaking with PubTIC, Rhys Capuano praised the fast work of the bomb detectives and said

FIRE LEVELS HISTORIC PUB – FOR A DAY

[caption id="attachment_4701" align="alignright" width="291"] Historic photo of the Kandanga Hotel. Image: Facebook[/caption] The historic Kandanga Hotel was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning, and locals determined to not lose their pub had it trading again the next day. Local John

BIG BENDIGO LATE-TRADER SWANS ONTO MARKET

A popular late-trader in thriving Bendigo has hit the market, as brother and sister owners call time on decades in hospitality. Andreas and Alysia Bazzani opened the Black Swan Hotel in 2001, which incorporates The Perch nightclub and The Icon

LOCALS OUTBID FOR OUTER-MELBOURNE HOTEL

A Chinese investor has snapped up an outer Melbourne hotel-motel as accommodation-based opportunities continue to attract strong interest around the country. The Sunshine Motor Inn has been owner-operated by father and son John and David Swain for the past 20

MELBOURNE PUB NEW LOOK AS SUCCESSFUL WINE BAR TAKES OVER

Owners of the successful Harry & Frankie wine bar have bought Fitzroy’s Rose Hotel as they take their business model to the next level. Tom Hogan and John Tennent opened their first hospitality venture together mid-2013, and are ready to

MERIVALE SET TO REOPEN THE NEWPORT IN JANUARY

Merivale has announced concrete plans for the highly anticipated re-launch of the Northern Beaches landmark that was one of the biggest sales of 2015. Purchasing the sprawling 11-hectare property in March for around $47 million, the ever-dynamic group took possession

ORIGINAL PALE ALE GOES DOWN WELL AT CRAFTY PUB

CUB has consummated its rebirth of the old Tooth’s brand, with a successful tasting launch hosted by one of the original brewer’s pubs. Tapping squarely into the increasingly sophisticated beer drinkers’ preferences, the Good Beer Company (GBC) operates the Keg

NEW SOLUTIONS EASING LABOUR PAINS FOR PUBS

Amid the increasing need for smart decision-making in a competitive marketplace, hoteliers are turning to bespoke solutions to better guide intelligent solutions. The ATO offers benchmarking tools and advice for small business. As labour-based businesses, it specifies the key benchmarking

LION TAKES FARE SWIPE AT HEALTH ORG OVER “PUBLICITY STUNT”

Lion has hit back at the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) over the uneducated lampoon of its ‘Beer the Beautiful Truth’ campaign. Initiating the campaign in response to Galaxy Research findings that most Australian (87 per cent) don’t