Jane Louise

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HARBORD HOTEL UNVEILS BOMBIES WITH FOUR-DAY BEACHSIDE BASH

Posted on June 6th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Five years in the planning, Freshwater’s Harbord Hotel is finally opening its next stage in renovations, Bombies. The hotel is situated metres away from the place where surfing was introduced to Australia by Duke Kahanamoku, in 1914. Previously the caretaker’s

INDUSTRY BODIES BACK WORKERS COMP REFORMS

Posted on June 4th, 2025 by Jane Louise
The Australian Hotels Association NSW (AHA NSW) has joined ClubsNSW and three other peak industry bodies to support reforms proposed by the Minns Government to repair the state’s workers compensation scheme. AHA NSW and ClubsNSW have joined with Restaurant and

STIRRING UP A SMART MOVE FOR SAFER NIGHTS

Posted on June 4th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Drink spiking has been on the rise since the 1990s, with a recent study finding around four per cent of heterosexual men and ten per cent of women and sexual minorities experiencing this crime. Without special tools, drugs such as

JUSTICE TWIST IN BOOZE BREACH BATTLE

Posted on May 30th, 2025 by Jane Louise
In January, PubTIC reported that Emanuel Brian Dillon, director of two Western Australian pubs, dodged a bullet to stay in business. He copped $140K in fines for what police allege were more than 2,700 breaches of the Liquor Act between

BUYERS SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL

Posted on May 30th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Historical colonial charmer The Principal Bar & Restaurant is for sale, representing a classic local in a burgeoning Perth precinct. The rare opportunity offers a one hundred percent freehold going concern turnkey business with both an established customer base and

HEROIC PATRONS SUBDUE ARMED ATTACKER

Posted on May 28th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Just before 8pm last Saturday a dramatic scene unfolded in a Stockton pub as an alleged armed robber was overcome by patrons at The Boatrowers Hotel, following a stabbing. A 30-year-old man, allegedly armed with several weapons, entered the pub

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