Jane Louise, Author at PubTIC

FREE HOSPITALITY DIPLOMA COURSES THROUGH TAFE AND UNI

Further to our recent article on hospitality training and the partnership between TAFE NSW and the University of Newcastle, TAFE is going further to address the critical labour shortages within the hospitality, events and tourism sectors. Similar to its long-standing partnership with the University of Wollongong, TAFE NSW Hamilton is offering fee-free Advanced Diploma courses […]

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FOOD PRICE INFLATION HITS RECORD HIGHS IN THE UK

Administration, Business / Jane Louise

The UK has experienced a record high in food and drink price inflation in hospitality, hitting 15 per cent for the first time in the 30 years of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index (CGA PFPI). Similarly in Australia, fruit and vegetables were 18.6 per cent higher in the year to August and one of

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FORMER EMPLOYEE NABBED FOR STEALING CASH BOX

Crime, Legal / Jane Louise

Police have arrested a man after a brazen mid-morning robbery from a hotel in Cambridge Park. At around 10:45am on 24 September, a man entered the gaming room of the Overlander Hotel Motel Cambridge Park, a Top-150 gaming pub, and stood near a Cash Redemption Terminal (CRT). The man waited for the attendant to leave

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PUB TACKLING MENTAL HEALTH HURDLES IN DEEPWATER

Community, The Hub / Jane Louise

It’s not common to find a mental health themed pub in the Australian bush, but this is just what Stuart O’Neill has done after taking the reins of the Deepwater Top Pub, a hotel-motel in a New England community of around 435 people. O’Neill began renovating the 150-year-old pub in June, before opening on 24

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SHOULD PUBS REVIEW BANNING THE TATTOO?

Business & Trade, Pub Relations / Jane Louise

Pubs are under increasing pressure to reconsider often long-established bans on neck and face tattoos, as more and more Australians get inked. Hey Chica!, a Latin-inspired venue in Brisbane’s nightclub precinct, Fortitude Valley, has recently received widespread backlash on social media after enforcing its blanket ban on face and neck tattoos. A 23-year-old Papuan Australian,

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DUXTON PUBS SEE UPLIFT IN LITTLE BANG

Our Pub, Real Estate / Jane Louise

There’s been a big boom in Adelaide’s craft brewery scene, with Little Bang bought up by the aspirational Duxton Pubs Group. One of Adelaide’s first local brewers, Little Bang Brewing Co has been acquired by South Australia’s fast-growing and ambitious pubs group. In 2013 business partners Ryan Davidson and Fil Kemp established the brand as

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ATTRACTING PATRONS FOR A CHILLY SILLY SEASON

Events, Promotional Events / Jane Louise

Each winter more pubs are warming up their patrons with cool weather festivities, one of the most popular being Christmas in July events such as that going on at the Greenwood. The chance to experience something of a northern hemisphere Christmas sparks pictures of a warm convivial atmosphere with log fires, hearty meals and mulled

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SARAH SANDS GOING ROUND FOR ROUND WITH AFL FANS

Events, Promotional Events / Jane Louise

The Sarah Sands Hotel is going “Round for Round” this AFL season, matching bar tabs for all who come to watch the game. Footy fan patrons are being urged to head to Brunswick to set up a bar tab before the first bounce, and the Round for Round program will double it – up to

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GABS: GETTING INTO THE SPIRITS

Events - General / Jane Louise

Hailed as one of the top 20 beer festivals in the world, the 2018 Great Australia Beer SpecTAPular will see spirits introduced to the line-up. Hosted in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland, the 2018 GABS event is presented by Dan Murphy’s, and organisers expect to enjoy crowds of over 35,000. It all started seven years ago

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RIPPLES MAKING WAVES ON HEADS

Product releases / Jane Louise

A US company has expanded into the liquor game by releasing a machine that prints text or images directly onto the head of a beer. Ripples launched with a machine that could print high-res images and any text onto the foam of a coffee. Following its success in cafés it has adapted to do the

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GOOD BEER RECONSTITUTES THE CASTLE

THREE BLUE DUCKS JOIN REDCAPE IN THE NORTHERN RIVERS

HARVEST UNVEIL AUSSIE INN SUPER-PUB

RESPECT IN HOSPITALITY: NSW RAISES THE BAR FOR INDUSTRY STANDARDS

RECEIVERS LIST HOTEL AUSTRALASIA

LATEST VIBRANCY REFORMS FURTHER INDUSTRY PROTECTIONS

Author name: Jane Louise