Legends

A GOLDEN MILESTONE FOR HURLEY HOTEL GROUP

Posted on September 5th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Renowned South Australian operator Hurley Hotel Group is celebrating fifty years of providing hospitality. Managing directors Peter and Jenny Hurley acquired their first pub, Wuddina Hotel, on the Eyre Peninsula, in 1975. In December 1979, the couple acquired the lease

SMALL TOWN, BIG SOUND: MUSIC AND A PUB THAT WON’T QUIT

Posted on June 16th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Situated two hours south-east of Melbourne and around 20 minutes from both Phillip Island and Inverloch, is the tiny village of Archies Creek, with its trail-blazing hotel. Country pub Archies Creek Hotel is not merely surviving, it is responsible for

VALE JOHN CHARLES CULLEN

Posted on March 25th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Today the hotel industry commemorates the life of John Charles Cullen, who sadly passed away 6 March 2025 and was celebrated as “an old school publican and an industry stalwart”. Born 1 Feb 1930 to parents Millie and Charlie, John

OLDEST RIVALRY KEEPS BREWING

Posted on February 7th, 2025 by Jane Louise
A friendly clash has been simmering for some time between two Tasmanian pubs, who each lay claim to being Australia’s oldest continually licensed venue. Hobart’s Hope and Anchor and New Norfolk’s Bush Inn have been around since the start of

KEESEY DOES IT: AUSSIE COUPLE TACKLES THE ULTIMATE PUB CRAWL

Posted on November 15th, 2024 by Jane Louise
In 2019, a Queensland couple began the ultimate pub crawl, aiming to visit every single pub in Australia. Now, five years into their anticipated eight-year journey, Andrew and Ursula Keesey have visited over 2,900 Aussie pubs, averaging around three each

LOCAL LEGENDS RECOGNISED AT CITIZEN AWARDS

Posted on July 29th, 2024 by Jane Louise
The 2024 Blue Mountains Local Citizen of the Year awards, presented last Friday at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, found worthy achievements by locals including the innovative new Hotel Etico. The awards are a chance to recognise and honour efforts

MAN BREAKS PUBS WORLD RECORD IN SYDNEY – AGAIN

Posted on April 17th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A Sydney man has smashed the official world record – set in Sydney last year – for the most pubs visited in 24 hours. David Clarkson, a 69-year-old retired accountant, took the title from Harry Kooros and Jake Loiterton, who

A BEER MARATHON ACROSS SYDNEY

Posted on March 11th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A pack of Newcastle lads upped the ante on the lauded ‘beer mile’ by downing ten beverages at ten pubs during the course of running 42 kilometres, in a beer marathon. Novocastrian Lachlan Earnshaw and his brother Elliott are fond

STONEHENGE STILL STANDING

Posted on January 23rd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A Queensland town’s hub pub is fighting on and back, after a huge storm hit the tiny town and crashed nearly half the pub, late last year. A night of drinking and offer of an interest-free loan led to old