BOUNCER CRITICAL AFTER BEATING IN NIGHTCLUB

A Darwin nightclub has seen a security guard sustain “life-threatening injuries” at the hands of three men. A fight reportedly broke out at infamous party venue Shenannigans Pub on Saturday night, with security guards becoming involved. A 33-year-old bouncer on

DEVELOPERS ENTICE A-GRADE VICTORIAN PUBS ONTO MARKET

Victoria’s booming developer market has enticed two more A-grade pub assets onto the market, each boasting “development potential”. The magnificent ‘essence’ of Sorrento, the Continental Hotel, is the only four-storey limestone structure in the Southern Hemisphere, and boasts over 3,500

PUB STAFF CHARGED OVER PATRON DEATH

In a sound warning to operators, three staff members of the Penneshaw Hotel are being charged after a patron nearly six times the legal limit died driving home. Local Kangaroo Island resident Anthony Read crashed his ute driving from the

ONE-PUNCH KILLER PLEADS GUILTY

A Sydney man has pleaded guilty to the one-punch killing of a Brazilian man outside a Haymarket pub in late 2013. An altercation between Nicholas Lambaditis, 34, and Eric Heward resulted in Heward’s friend, Brazilian national Lucio Rodrigues, also 34,

QUEENSLAND DRUNK BANNED FROM EVERY PUB

A Queensland Court is attempting to moderate the behaviour of a man with a history of drunken violence. Steve Parnell is facing a total of five charges, after Police responded to noise complaints at his home in Tannum Sands early

COMISKEYS SET TO REVEAL NEW MEGA-PUB

The owners of ‘Australia’s largest pub’ are on the brink of opening the sister venue they describe as “a once in a lifetime opportunity”. Following development delays and some anti-noise noise from neighbours, the Comiskey Group is ready to unveil

MEDIA STILL POKING AT PUB POKIES

In the wake of a violent Friday of pub industry news, the battlefield of gaming should not be forgotten and continues to flare up, with pubs invariably the target of pot-shots. Back in 2011, hotels around the country (with the

ACCORDS TACKLE PROBLEMS AND PERCEPTIONS

Liquor Accords in Sydney’s CBD are rolling out specialist training as part of a proactive campaign to improve patron safety and management, and address trade restrictions head-on. Following the success of specialised training for staff in licensed venues in the

BIGGEST WEEK OF CRAFT BEER BACK IN PUBS IN 2015

Back for a big fifth year, Sydney Craft Beer Week is calling on pubs to jump on the crafty train. Beergustations, Block Parties, Sydney Sausage-Fest and Ladies Beer High Tea will be some of the festival’s offerings when it takes

STUMPS HOTEL PULLS STUMPS AND RELOCATES

A tenancy dispute has dislodged the Stumps Hotel from its grounds in Ipswich, with the business owners literally packing up and moving on. The long-running dispute centres on areas of the building that leaseholders Rajesh Sharma and his wife Prianka