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WA Police licencing objection irrelevance exposed

West Australian small bars will be bikie-free thanks to the objections of the State’s Police department, which continues to involve itself in matters of obvious community concern. Tropical Life P/L has been granted a small bar licence in Mosman Park, with intentions to operate a 120-capacity room offering “jazz, blues, soul and cocktail music from […]

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OLGR shakeup begins March

The NSW OLGR has backed up its new regulatory reshuffle, issuing a warning that changes including Liquor Act reforms, targeted compliance and enforcement, and the contentious risk-based licensing fees. Beginning 1 March, the changes introduced through the Liquor Legislation Amendment (Statutory Review) Act 2014 will commence, offering new flexibility for brewers and distillers and a

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O’Brien suing former Ettamogah Pub for being ‘crooked’

One of the most identifiable pubs in Australia is under trading threat in the Federal Courts, with Southern Equity wanting it shut down until it bears no resemblance to the Ettamogah brand. In 1994 Leigh O’Brien’s Southern Equity purchased the Ettamogah brand and concept, made famous by the late Kenneth Maynard’s popular cartoon series, The

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Food is the new black

One of the greatest things about the ever-shrinking global community is that as the tyranny of distance gets smaller, opportunities increase. Over a decade ago the British pub scene – largely under threat due to its over-supply of centuries-old and predominantly stale public houses – began a revolution that has become known as the ‘gastro

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