REDCAPE ‘FINE-TUNES’ OUT OF 3 MORE PUBS

Redcape Hotel Group has tightened its portfolio a bit more ahead of the much-rumoured public float, divesting three pubs at once to a burgeoning local operator. The three pubs are located in Port Macquarie, and their sale follows the Group’s

NORTHERN BEACHES PUB JOINS RESIDENTIAL SELL-OFF

The Brookvale Hotel has joined a distinguished list of pubs looking to capitalise on Sydney’s housing boom. [caption id="attachment_2662" align="alignright" width="483"] Brookvale Hotel. Image: Google maps[/caption] The Pittwater Rd site will be subdivided and the rear carpark and part of

UNEMPLOYED – BARMAID WITH 60 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE

[caption id="attachment_2666" align="alignright" width="407"] Lily Fleming[/caption] It’s a new era at Gladesville, as Australia’s longest-serving barperson hands in her towel. Starting work as a young woman, Lily Fleming was employed at Gladesville’s main road landmark, the Bayview Tavern in the

MORE PAY IS FAIR: FAIR WORK COMMISSION

The Fair Work Commission has effectively split the difference amid conflicting opinions on business’ ability to afford higher minimum wages. While the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) pushed for a $27 a week increase, the Australian Chamber of Commerce

VIOLENCE REDUCTION A COLLECTIVE PROBLEM: INDUSTRY

The Coffs-Clarence Local Area Command has come out critical of the work of local hotels, as the wider district finds two of its pubs on the OLGR’s list of violent venues. Figures around the country show the continued drop in

CHARTER HALL AND HOSTPLUS TO BUY $200m MORE PUBS

Back after their $600 million grab of ALH-tenanted pubs in September, the Long WALE Investment Partnership is set to buy another $200 million of the blue-chip freeholds. Last year the listed Charter Hall Group teamed up with superannuation giant Hostplus

THE OAKS SLIPS ONTO VIOLENT VENUES LIST

One of Sydney’s most beloved pubs has found itself on the list of violent venues, after recent successes have brought about consequences. Neutral Bay’s The Oaks underwent a critically acclaimed renovation in 2013 that introduced a number of new fronts

“QUIET” PUB SUSPENDED FOR UNDER-AGE BREACH

The New South Wales Government’s crack-down on under-age drinking has netted its first victim, with a Riverina hotel receiving a licence suspension. New laws concerning the supply of alcohol to minors came into effect last December, and the OLGR has

INDUSTRY GROUP CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT TO NOT “LOCK THEM OUT”

The newly-formed alliance calling itself Our Nightlife Queensland continues its charge in the campaign to force the State Government to include industry in regulation decisions. Our Nightlife Queensland (ONQ) yesterday issued a call to Government to meet to discuss the

DRINKING RECORD BROKEN, MAN DEAD, BARTENDER IN JAIL

A bartender is in prison after serving a man 56 shots, after which he went into cardiac arrest and died. The Criminal Court in France ruled that Giles Crepin was guilty of manslaughter for serving the enormous number of drinks