‘FIGHT OF CENTURY’ TO BE BOON FOR PUBS WORLD-WIDE

On Sunday pubs in time-zones around the world will tune in to the “fight of the century” as boxing’s return to prominence rides on two of the sport’s all-time greats. American superstar Floyd Mayweather will fight Philippine legend Manny Pacquiao

PUBS PUSH MORE HELP FOR NEPAL EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

More pubs are bringing help to victims of the Nepal earthquake as two of Surry Hills’ beer meccas* give away top craft beers in support of fundraising. [caption id="attachment_2236" align="alignright" width="404"] K&B team: Devendra Sherchan, Anjan Prajapati, Shirish Shrestha[/caption] Tonight

FARE NOT FAIR, JUST FEAR: AHA

The Australian Hotels Association WA has slammed the latest ‘Alcohol Poll’ by FARE (Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education) as “distorted” and guilty of “fear-mongering” around alcohol consumption. [caption id="attachment_305" align="alignright" width="316"] Brad Woods, AHA WA CEO[/caption] The AHA WA

KARMA KEGS FOR NEPAL ROLL OUT OF 16 SOLOTEL PUBS

Hospitality group Solotel and beer giant Carlton & United Breweries are hosting a series of fundraisers to send money and clothing, after the massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Nepal on the weekend. The quake created a lot of innocent

HISTORIC KATOOMBA HOTEL OPENING BOUTIQUE BREWERY

[caption id="attachment_2172" align="alignright" width="452"] Carrington Hotel, Katoomba. Image courtesy NSW State Library[/caption] The magnificent Carrington Hotel in Katoomba has won a hard-fought battle to transform part of its heritage structure into a micro-brewery and “major tourist attraction”. Built in 1882

COURT FINES MAN FOR FAILING TO LEAVE PUB

On Monday Orange Local Court fined a man $1300 over his drunken behaviour and failure to leave a local hotel. Mechanic Benjamin Gray was asked by staff to leave the hotel in the early hours of 4 April, but argued

AHA PLUGS PUBS IN BIG NSW AD CAMPAIGN

The AHA NSW has launched a widespread campaign to remind people of the community depth and significance of the Aussie pub. Launched last night, four 30-second TVCs began on State-wide television, followed up this morning by pre-recorded ads and live

HOTELS TO HELP SPINAL CORD FUNDRAISING

[caption id="attachment_2098" align="alignright" width="378"] Neil Sachse with his fateful AFL jersey[/caption] Former footballer now lifelong wheelchair user Neil Sachse is launching ‘Project Discovery’ to raise money for ground-breaking spinal cord treatment. Forty years ago Sachse suffered an injury in just

RAW GROUP GOES COMMERCIAL WITH PURCHASE OF IPG PUB

Independent Pub Group has completed its strategic exit from Queensland, selling the last of its hotels in that State to the up and coming Raw Group. The Commercial Hotel Nambour was the seventh and final asset sell-off for IPG, with