Jane Louise, Author at PubTIC

SPUD SPOTLIGHT: INTERNATIONAL POTATO DAY NEARS

Posted on May 23rd, 2025 by Jane Louise

The humble potato will be centre of attention next week, when the second annual International Day of Potato is celebrated on 30 May. The United Nations (UN) National Assembly created this day in recognition that potatoes are “much more than

COMISKEY GROUP UNVEILS DAKABIN TO COMMUNITY BUZZ

Posted on May 21st, 2025 by Jane Louise

After years of anticipation, Queensland’s award-winning hospitality giant Comiskey Group today celebrates the opening of its eighth venue, the Dakabin Hotel, to a massive response. From 11:30am, the pub’s soon-to-be regulars began pouring in, ready to check out what the

PROPERTY PURCHASE BAN A BOON FOR HOTEL ACCOMMODATION

Posted on May 19th, 2025 by Jane Louise

A two-year ban on foreign property purchases began last month, potentially impacting the short-term rental market while benefiting hotels with accommodation. The ban, which took effect 1 April, is primarily a move to deter foreign land banking and ease pressures

TOWNSVILLE TAVERN’S TRANSFORMATION – AND TIME TRAVEL

Posted on May 16th, 2025 by Jane Louise

Townsville’s historic Oonoonba Hotel Motel is getting a glow-up, including a name change back to its original moniker. The 123-year-old pub was known as The Fairfield for its first sixty years and is returning to this name as the pub

HISTORIC ROSE CELEBRATES 160 YEARS AND MAJOR MAKEOVER

Posted on May 14th, 2025 by Jane Louise

One of Western Australia’s oldest pubs, Bunbury’s heritage-listed Rose Hotel, is set to celebrate its 160th birthday with a new lease on life. The pub has served generations of locals and visitors, including Prime Ministers and a Governor General, as

NO-ALCOHOL BEER TAPPED TO GO MAINSTREAM

Posted on May 12th, 2025 by Jane Louise

Since non-alcoholic beer first hit the Australian market, it has continued to rise in popularity. ANZ Newsroom advised last year that non-alcoholic beer accounts for around ten per cent of total beer sales, and around 45 per cent of all

NO GIE, NO GAME: GAMING VENUES RISK PENALTIES

Posted on May 9th, 2025 by Jane Louise

For more than a decade Victorian venues with poker machines have been required to ensure that while machines are in operation at least one Gaming Industry Employee (GIE) is on site. This is in addition to the position of Responsible

HOTEL PANORAMA HITS MAJOR MILESTONE IN $60m DEVELOPMENT

Posted on May 7th, 2025 by Jane Louise

Hurley Hotel Group’s Hotel Panorama reached a significant milestone in its development last week when the structural build of the highest point of the hotel was completed. The development of the former TAFE site is currently the group’s largest investment,

SCIENCE ON TAP: PINT OF SCIENCE RETURNS

Posted on May 5th, 2025 by Jane Louise

Global not-for-profit nerds Pint of Science are again reaching audiences across Australian pubs and bars, for three nights of beers and ideas. Now in its eleventh year, Pint of Science offers accessible science talks covering a range of subjects, hosted

DEATH & CO TO SHAKE UP AUSTRALIA

Posted on April 30th, 2025 by Jane Louise

Renowned US cocktail bar company Death & Co has announced the opening of its first Australian locations, in Brisbane and Melbourne CBD, scheduled to start slinging shots later this year. Death & Co, who have bars in New York City,