CHALKBOARD WISDOM
A few gems to inspire chalkboard writers around Australia.
LOCKOUT CLOSES DOORS ON DARLING HARBOUR BAR
Well-known Darling Harbour bar La Cita has closed citing the “radical” drop in business due to the Sydney CBD ‘lockout’ laws. CRS Insolvency Services has been appointed, after approximately $580,000 of debt was accumulated before the owners determined to file for liquidation – blaming the 1:30 lockouts and 3am closing for a “radical drop in
LICENSEE PENALISED FOR STRING OF OFFENCES
A Port Macquarie licensee has copped fines and disqualification for ‘unacceptable’ behaviour. Monique Louise Turner, licensee of the Settlers Inn Hotel, pleaded guilty in Port Macquarie Local Court to seven offences under gaming and liquor laws. She was disqualified from holding a liquor licence or managing a venue for a year, and fined $2,300 plus
PUB BARON OFFLOADS PRIME BRISBANE HOTEL
One of Australia’s biggest pub operators, Bruce Mathieson, has sold a Brisbane CBD accommodation hotels to a Singapore investor for $29.5 million. The 13-storey 99-room Rendezvous-branded hotel sold in an off-market transaction through Knight Frank’s Justin Bond and Tom O’Driscoll. It is located opposite the city’s heritage precinct – which is currently under tender for
NAVY TRAIN LEAVES PORTS AND HOTELS HAPPY
The US Navy gravy train has just rolled out of another Australian city after further boosting of relations and the hospitality sector. A flotilla of American naval vessels have been docking in Australian ports ahead of the biennial Talisman Sabre (2015) joint exercise between the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force this month. Brisbane
LIQUOR STORE CLOSING TIME LAWS UNDER REVIEW
The OLGR has undertaken to perform a comprehensive review of the benefits and impacts of the forced 10pm bottleshop closure law, to the relief of industry and warning cries from anti-liquor advocates. The NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing issued a communique to industry stakeholders last Thursday revealing it will be conducting the review
NANNY LAWS IN SENATE FIRING LINE AS ‘RIGHT TO CHOICE’ DEFENDED
Backlash against the “nanny state” has reached parliament, with Senator David Leyonhjelm launching a Senate Inquiry into laws and regulations that restrict people doing things at their own risk. Leyonhjelm is a Liberal Democrat senator elected to parliament in the 2013 Federal Election. The party was formed in Canberra in 2001, broadly based on classical
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RACING RIGHTS ROW HEATS UP AS THEIR VALUE DROPS
The long-running stoush over Victorian horse racing has entered a new stage with the AHA calling for a moratorium on fees to venues. The agreement between Tabcorp and the Victorian thoroughbred racing industry expired 31 December, 2012, and has been in negotiation since. In recent bulletins, Tabcorp noted that the interim broadcasting arrangement was due
‘ARMED’ HOLD-UP BANDIT FOILED
Police in Queensland are investigating the attempted ‘armed’ hold-up of a Brisbane pub, after a man demanded cash and threatened a staffer with a finger-pistol in his jacket. The weapon-less man entered the ALH-run Pub Lane Tavern just before closing at midnight last Thursday and approached a staff member, who refused to hand over money
BIG BUSINESS BITES LANTERN HOTELS DIRECTORS AS STAKEHOLDERS OUST OLD FOR NEW
The bottom line has hit the directors of ASX-listed Lantern Hotel Group, as big shareholders succeed in ousting them in favour of more experience and the promise of potential. Millinium Asset Services served Lantern (LTN) notice in April it was exercising its right as a 24 per cent shareholder to call a general meeting. This
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