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HOW MOBILE PHONE ACCESS HAS ENDED THE REIGN OF THE PUB DEBATER

Posted on August 1st, 2025 by Guest content

Ubiquitous mobile phone access has made the great pub debate a lost art form. Everyone has instant access to any fact or information they could want, meaning that lively debates about any sort of topic are no longer as likely

SWAN USHERS DOGS INTO THE UNION

Posted on November 29th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

The Union Hotel in Windsor, fronted by former Collingwood star Dane Swan, has for a limited time added dog food to its menu, unless it proves popular. A Barkin’ Bite Experience is being offered at the Union Hotel, serving up

PORT ELLIOT PUB CHAOS AS CAR PLOUGHS INTO CROWD

Posted on October 9th, 2024 by Jane Louise

Patrons leaving a South Australian pub at closing time last weekend became caught up in a shocking incident as a car allegedly ploughed into a group of people. Just after 1:30am Saturday morning, a blue Ford sedan was recorded reversing

BATH ARMS BLAZE CAUSES MAJOR DISRUPTION

Posted on October 4th, 2024 by Jane Louise

A major traffic disruption occurred on Sydney’s Parramatta Road this week as firefighters were called to a blaze at the popular Bath Arms Hotel, Burwood. Owned by the De Angelis family, the historic inner west hotel broke out in flames

COMMUNITY RALLIES AROUND HOTEL AFTER DEVASTATING BLAZE

Posted on August 28th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

A shocking blaze left the town of Baralaba reeling last weekend as their beloved pub went up in flames early on the Saturday morning. The historic Baralaba Hotel, approximately 150 kilometres southwest of Rockhampton, had recently been refurbished and listed

CRANKIN: SAVED FROM DEMOLITION

Posted on August 21st, 2024 by Jane Louise

When a popular and historic Adelaide pub was facing the threat of demolition earlier this year, locals got together, petitioning the government in the hopes of saving the iconic venue. By April, the petition had reached the Green’s Heritage and

COMMODE LES COMEDIE

Posted on July 19th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

At least one universal fact about people is that everybody must partake of the privy on a consistently regular basis, but the way venues around the world label female and male latrines is neither universal nor consistent. Sometimes clever, often

CAR PLOUGHS INTO TOURIST TOWN PUB PATRONS

Posted on November 6th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Five people are dead, including two children, after a BMW drove into a crowded outdoor area at the Royal Hotel in Daylesford around 6pm on Sunday evening. Established in 1856 in the centre of the small tourist-based town about 100

ALH ROLLING OUT HEART-STARTERS

Posted on October 27th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

ALH and a former Wiggle have teamed up to save lives through the rollout of defibrillators in more than 350 hotels across the country. This week Endeavour Group, parent company to Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH), announced a new partnership

BREW-HA-HA RAGES OVER CROOKED FIRE

Posted on August 11th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

An international storm has erupted and prompted sombre investigation after Britain’s historic so-called ‘wonkiest’ pub closed, burned down and was swiftly demolished. Built in the 1830s, the Crooked House in Himley withstood and was suitably modified to accommodate its foundations