Events

GABS: GETTING INTO THE SPIRITS

Posted on May 2nd, 2018 by 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,

CHELMSFORD HOTEL’S INAUGURAL MULLETFEST ROCKS THE LOCKS

Posted on February 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Chelmsford Hotel has seen a day of all-too-many bad haircuts and international intrigue over its inaugural Mulletfest event, which took place over the weekend. Laura Johnson’s family have owned the Kurri Kurri pub since 1993, and in 2009 Laura

ABBOTT’S’ BEER-O-METER SOLUTION TO SUMMER

Posted on February 23rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The bold and beautiful Abbotts Hotel Waterloo has unleashed its ‘Beer-o-meter’ offering hot and thirsty Sydneysiders frosty discounted and potentially free beer when the summer temps soar. Set on Botany Road, on the coal face of gentrification’s spread into the

SMOKIN’ PUB DESIGN TOUR SEES BUENA AND FIREHOUSE

Posted on December 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
St.George Bank recently hosted its fourth annual Pub Design Tour, treating hoteliers to a night of insights into some on-trend renovations in Sydney pubs. The evening began with coaches transporting a posse of publicans to Public House Group and the

GENDER-BENDER WINS OVER TRANNY BINGO

Posted on November 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The pub entertainment institution known as Tranny Bingo is moving with the times – not to new venues, but to the beat of a changing social landscape. Daniel Floyd, aka Penny Tration, has been running his drag queen-hosted bingo night

LAST-MINUTE MELBOURNE CUP BRIEFING FOR PUBS

Posted on November 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Contributed by ‘Melbourne Cup’ Max Hitchins*   Yesterday (2 Nov) I attended a function at O’Connell’s Pub in South Melbourne. It was a gathering organised by Richard Pegum, head for the Brew Syndicate (pictured), who won the 2000 Melbourne Cup.

LONDON TOASTS WILLIAM STREET LOCAL CELEBRATION

Posted on October 25th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The London Hotel is celebrating the biggest ever William Street Festival, taking it to the streets with entertainment, Chinese food and gallons of Pimms. The annual William Street Festival is billed as Sydney’s first fashion laneway celebration, the myriad of

HOTELS & HASHTAGS EVENT HELPING HOTELIERS

Posted on October 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Another edition of Hotels & Hashtags took place last week, helping hoteliers in Victoria to consider and plan beyond the today. The Hotels & Hashtags concept began two years ago, a partnership between the AHA Victoria and Carlton & United

RETRO COUNTDOWN PARTIES TO ROCK PUBS

Posted on October 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
In celebration of the ABC’s running of the Classic Countdown series, venue entertainment provider Nightlife has produced a Countdown party pack to tune in generations of Aussies. The pioneering ABC music show Countdown, hosted by Molly Meldrum, aired from late