Back for its ninth big year – South Australia’s Beer & Cider Festival at the Arkaba Hotel continues to pioneer, in the home State of fine beverages. Originally started by a somewhat precocious marketing manager, as a spin-off of the long popular celebration of beer – Oktoberfest, the Arkaba Festival was originally held each October. […]
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<TEXT> A hotel in Western Australia has won a landmark Supreme Court battle that could bring a new level of accountability to liquor regulators around the country. Karl Bullers purchased the National Hotel in Fremantle as a ‘vision project’ and invested several million dollars restoring the vacant, fire-damaged heritage building, to cater to “upmarket, mature
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As mobile phone technology continues to reinvent so many aspects of life, Australian start-up Clipp has attracted a large investment that will help take its innovation to the next level. The ASX-listed Mobile Embrace (MBE) has paid a little over $2 million for a 31 per cent stake in Clipp, recognising the potential in its
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Tough new laws starting 1 August will see all drivers in Victoria with BAC readings over 0.1 lose their licence – plus their vehicle for 30 days. Having gained bipartisan support, the new laws include cancellation of the offender’s licence for 10 months, fines exceeding $600, and towing costs of their vehicle, which will be
The big girl of Double Bay has grown, launching today its new designer Garden Bar for late-night listening and dining pleasure. The Golden Sheaf has been a cornerstone of the eastern suburbs since the 1920s, and the fairy-lit indoor/outdoor space designed by “creative gurus” Alexander & Co brings another level of sophistication to the massive
A well-backed up-and-comer has grabbed Feros’ Panania Hotel in a hot market deal worth nearly $15 million. Following a sustained effort to find a complementary venue for his Top 5 gaming pub, the Railway Hotel in Lidcombe, Mark Malloy has picked up the Panania Hotel in the final hours of its EOI campaign. Speaking to
Owners of the hub of Drake, the Lunatic Hotel, are about to wind up the business after years of systemic harassment by unknown enemies. Having run the hotel for over a decade, Desley and Bob Kane have experienced over seven years of persistent rumours, abuse, lies and petty vandalism that has all but broken their
As the standard of pub grub continues to rise around the country, one Melbourne pub has hit back with the “bogan burger”. Featuring a steak, atop a chicken schnitzel, along with bacon, an egg, beetroot, tomato, pineapple, cheese and a potato cake on a Turkish bread bun, the Napier Hotel’s supersize option comes with a
This week a South Australian court heard how the manager of a Kangaroo Island pub that has pleaded guilty to over-serving a man – who died shortly after, driving DUI – may have himself consumed two bottles of wine during the shift. There is, of course, a long and celebrated tradition of operators drinking with
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The Laundys have flashed the cash, tempting Medich into the sale of two more ‘big deal’ pubs. In a transaction worth nearly $35 million, the Medich family’s Halcyon Hotel Group has parted with two more jewels from its rapidly shrinking crown, following last month’s surprise divestment. The freehold of the iconic and ALH-tenanted Woolloomooloo Bay
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