CUB LAUNCHES ‘PUB PLANE’ TO CHAMPION DRAUGHT AND PUBS

Carlton & United Breweries is championing the pub with a national pub tour for lucky patrons, aboard the Carlton Draught custom jet. The Carlton Draught Pub Plane launched in a high-profile event in Melbourne today, taking guests on an exclusive

QUEENSLAND LABOR ATTACKS WITH SECOND DRAFT OF LOCKOUT LAWS

The Palazczuk Government has announced a diluted package and extended timeframe on the introduction of controversial restrictions to Queensland venues. Forced to re-think the proposals after public denunciation by key independents the minority Labor Government needs to pass the measures

FIRE SCORCHES POST OFFICE TURNED PUB

A fire has destroyed a level of a Fiztroy pub, but early reports are it will be back. The fire, on Saturday morning, reportedly started in the Pinnacle Hotel’s lower-ground level, with a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade suggesting

NEW CRAFT BEER PISSES OFF LGBTI COMMUNITY

Acclaimed Scottish craft brewery BrewDog may have missed the market with a new beer engineered to sympathise with and appeal to the transgender community. Last week it released its ‘No Label’ Kolsch, citing its use of a variety of hops

BIG CAMPAIGN TO SHOP SMALL GOOD FOR PUB LOCALS

The month of November will see a large-scale national campaign by American Express, educating and enticing consumers to ‘Shop Small’ and support their local businesses. The promotion will see extensive advertising coverage, citing the Economy of Shopping Small Report to

LION ‘TRUTH’ CAMPAIGN EDUCATING PATRONS ON BEER

Lion continues to combat negative public perceptions around beer, with stage two of its ‘Beautiful Truth’ campaign focused on the absence of sugar and preservatives. It results from Galaxy research that showed 70 per cent of Australians want to know

QUEENSLAND HERITAGE-LISTED PUB DESTROYED IN FIRE

Gatton’s heritage-listed Imperial Hotel was destroyed by a fire on Wednesday night, with the cause of the blaze still unknown. [caption id="attachment_4208" align="alignright" width="400"] Image: Publocation[/caption] The Hotel, in the Queensland town of Gatton, around 90 km west of Brisbane,

SURPRISE PADDINGTON EXIT SEES OPPORTUNITY HIT MARKET

Another in a procession of prime Paddington pubs has hit the market, just six months after the freehold sold for over $7 million. A change in direction for Lance Burrowes and partners – operators LJB Hotels – has resulted in

DEVELOPER “HUNGER” DRIVES BIG PRICE FOR BRIDIE’S

Popular Melbourne franchise pub Bridie O’Reilly’s has sold to a local developer in a prime location example of opportunity sales taking place in the capital cities. Freehold owner John Connellan developed the business for the Bridie O’Reilly’s group nearly two