Events

BLACKWOOD PUB INVESTIGATES DEATHS ON PREMISES

Posted on April 18th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Blackwood Hotel, just north of the Lerderderg State Forest, is conducting investigations into activity on the premises involving spirits of inhabitants past. Owners Michael Boyd and Darren Lynch took over the old pub just over a year ago, and

AUSTRALIA LOOKS TO RECLAIM WORLD RECORD PUB CRAWL

Posted on April 11th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The baker’s dozen that make up Maryborough’s PubFest pub crawl are on track to reclaim the world record. The Queensland township of Maryborough is just south of Hervey Bay, inland of Fraser Island. It became the original holder of the

THE FOX HOTEL HEADLINES SOUTHBANK FOODIE REVOLUTION

Posted on April 1st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
After years of preparation, The Fox Hotel and Aria Property are hosting the inaugural Fish Lane Festival to showcase the stars of Brisbane’s hottest new ‘laneway’ dining precinct. The Fox underwent an extensive renovation in 2014, repositioning itself from ‘party

INDUSTRY FORUM HEARS FINANCE GURU WISDOM ON HOSPITALITY

Posted on March 21st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Last Friday saw Doltone House house an insightful lunch for hospitality professionals with revered finance commentator, Ross Greenwood. Organised by rising industry publication The Drop, the event included a keynote address from [caption id="attachment_5395" align="alignright" width="180"] Andrew Jolliffe, Ray White[/caption]

CROCODILE DUNDEE PUBLICANS GEARING FOR BIG BIRTHDAY BASH

Posted on February 26th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Almost thirty years ago an Australian box office extravaganza put one unlikely pub in remote north-west Queensland on the international map. The Walkabout Creek Hotel, formerly the Federal Hotel, resides in McKinley, Queensland … a home to just 16 residents

SHORTS TAKE BEER CRAFT TO NORTH COAST LOCALS

Posted on February 10th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Short Group is taking its city-side experience with beer festivals to the NSW North Coast, with the inaugural Crafts on the Coast event taking place at the Seabreeze Beach Hotel Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 March. [caption id="attachment_5060" align="aligncenter"

DELUXE BEER PUBS TOASTING RISE OF SECTOR ACROSS AUSTRALIA

Posted on February 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Albury-grown group Armada Hospitality continues expansion of its successful boutique beer pubs, and has launched a competition to bolster its motto of: great beer – whatever the source. The Beer DeLuxe chain began in Melbourne’s Federation Square in 2012, as

MELBOURNE CUP PUB ANTICS STEP UP

Posted on November 2nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
As Australia counts down to the ‘race that stops a nation’, venues count down to one of the year’s busiest days, with pack-leading promotions set to take place throughout the country. One of the cheekiest, Nick Wills’ Balmain Pub Group