In a sound warning to operators, three staff members of the Penneshaw Hotel are being charged after a patron nearly six times the legal limit died driving home. Local Kangaroo Island resident Anthony Read crashed his ute driving from the pub, where it is reported on 23 June, 2013, he consumed 22 drinks at the […]
A Sydney man has pleaded guilty to the one-punch killing of a Brazilian man outside a Haymarket pub in late 2013. An altercation between Nicholas Lambaditis, 34, and Eric Heward resulted in Heward’s friend, Brazilian national Lucio Rodrigues, also 34, being struck and hitting his head on the ground. Rodrigues was treated at the scene,
A Queensland Court is attempting to moderate the behaviour of a man with a history of drunken violence. Steve Parnell is facing a total of five charges, after Police responded to noise complaints at his home in Tannum Sands early Sunday morning. Parnell alleged became aggressive and punched an officer, who promptly tasered him. Local
The owners of ‘Australia’s largest pub’ are on the brink of opening the sister venue they describe as “a once in a lifetime opportunity”. Following development delays and some anti-noise noise from neighbours, the Comiskey Group is ready to unveil the sprawling Sandstone Point Hotel, north of Brisbane, in April. The massive venue is being
In the wake of a violent Friday of pub industry news, the battlefield of gaming should not be forgotten and continues to flare up, with pubs invariably the target of pot-shots. Back in 2011, hotels around the country (with the exception of gaming-innocent WA) waited nervously as a crusading Tasmanian MP wielded unnatural power over
Liquor Accords in Sydney’s CBD are rolling out specialist training as part of a proactive campaign to improve patron safety and management, and address trade restrictions head-on. Following the success of specialised training for staff in licensed venues in the Rocks Precinct Liquor Accord (RPLA), Sydney’s City North Liquor Accord (CNLA) is pushing for all
Back for a big fifth year, Sydney Craft Beer Week is calling on pubs to jump on the crafty train. Beergustations, Block Parties, Sydney Sausage-Fest and Ladies Beer High Tea will be some of the festival’s offerings when it takes place this year, from Saturday, 17 October to Sunday, 25 October. Having doubled in size
A tenancy dispute has dislodged the Stumps Hotel from its grounds in Ipswich, with the business owners literally packing up and moving on. The long-running dispute centres on areas of the building that leaseholders Rajesh Sharma and his wife Prianka always intended to use as function spaces, but have been unable to do so due
The increasing popularity of cider is spawning more innovations, with Australian brand Cheeky Rascal releasing the uber on-trend ‘street food’ collection. Wine-maker Rebello’s Cheeky Rascal Cider is known for its unique 100 per cent fruit blends, and has launched varietals to complement the increasingly popular theme of street food, citing a synergy with its own
The new laws implemented by the NSW OLGR on 1 March included the tightening of ‘intoxication’ loopholes, in an attempt to stop publicans relying upon a defence of reasonable steps to avoid the offence of allowing intoxication. One of a raft of measures that took effect this month, the “Steps to prevent intoxication on licensed
A product of The Information Collective
ACN. 603 201 109
ABN. 21 603 201 109
