Will licensing and common sense ever be friends?

The West Australian opposition has come out in support of “common sense” in determining licensing issues, as authorities continue a ‘guilty until proven innocent’ approach. As international demand for Australian mining products slows, so too has the excitement over the

More Feral Beer set to invade Australian taps

Fresh from the party vat after its recent Hottest beer triumph, Feral Brewing Company has released no less than three “new beers to squeal about”. For the third year in a row, Feral’s Hop Hog was recently voted the best

The Plus side of Google

By Grant Shepherd When it comes to the major social networking sites, most businesses only bother with the big two: Facebook and Twitter. This is a reasonable strategy as they are the most popular and therefore your posts or tweets

WHERE’S THE MONEY: Mixed Drinks

By Sacha Delfosse – manager, Luxe Bar, Perth While most pubs and hotels in Australia are not places one would expect to be able to order a Prohibition-era cocktail, or a molecular concoction ‘constructed’ rather than poured, using home-made ingredients,

Superbowl a boon for Americana-hungry patrons

[caption id="attachment_519" align="alignright" width="316"] Manly Wharf Hotel[/caption] Entertainment-focused venues around the country packed in hundreds of patrons on Monday morning as the 49th Superbowl pulled record crowds around the world. Ben May’s Manly Wharf Hotel put on a Superbowl party

2015 pub market starts hot with another Iris Group purchase

The Sydney pub market has jumped into 2015, with several quick sales including yet another Iris Group purchase – Riverwood’s Napoleons Hotel. In the Western gaming heartland, Napoleons is the latest of a string of acquisitions for the rapidly growing