LEAGUE LEGEND SELLS GONG LOCAL

After 24 years of ownership, former rugby league great Craig Young has sold his Wollongong pub. Young played as prop-forward from 1977 to 1988 for the St George Dragons, which included two Premiership wins, including one as Captain at age

ROYAL EXCHANGE TO CHANGE HANDS

Windsor’s The Rex has hit the market as perhaps the best-value sale of the year to date. Offering potential highlighted by 15 indoor EGMs and “extensive outdoor area” on a generous block, the 20-year leasehold of the Royal Exchange Hotel

CROSS-COUNTRY COLLABORATION TAKES BEER BY FORCE

Two celebrated Australian brewers have recently joined forces for a cross of styles that embodies the pioneering spirit of craft beer. The collaboration of Sydney’s Australian Brewery head brewer Neal Cameron and Perth’s Feral Brewing head brewer Brendan Varis is

A RETURN TO ARMS

Hot on the heels of his sale of the Newington Inn Hotel to Solotel, Tim Condon is preparing to bring an old hotel back to Balmain. [caption id="attachment_2312" align="alignright" width="325"] Tim Condon[/caption] Well versed in the art of Balmain, living

NATIONAL TRUST PUB TO GET OVERHAUL

One of Australia’s most significant live music venues has announced a temporary closure ahead of an extensive make-over to reinvigorate the National Trust-listed building. Built in 1878, the Esplanade Hotel – “The Espy” – is located overlooking Port Phillip Bay

SURRY HILLS PUB TAKES ON BASTARDS TONIGHT

Burgeoning beer den the Keg & Brew will tonight host a tap take-over by a bunch of bastards as Manly brewer 4 Pines launches a line-up. The Manly lads have concocted a collection of pale ales they say were each

BOCSAR DOWNGRADES SYDNEY VIOLENCE IMPROVEMENTS

The Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research (BOCSAR) last week admitted an error in reporting over the drop in assaults statistics that emerged from its report on Sydney CBD and Kings Cross trading restrictions. Speaking with PubTIC, BOCSAR’s Dr Don

KINGS CROSS BOUNCER CHARGED OVER SELF-DEFENCE PUNCH

Police have charged a Kings Cross bouncer over a punch to an aggressive patron enraged over being denied entry at lock-out time. Around 1:30 am Tuesday, 14 April, security at a hotel on William Street in Kings Cross refused two