Industry

ROYAL BEER & CIDER WINNERS REVEALED

Posted on September 26th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s best and brightest brews and brewers were lauded on Friday night at the awards event for the Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show. 2016 marks the 10-year anniversary for the event, hosted by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW,

NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE WINNERS REVEALED

Posted on September 21st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
On Monday night over 460 guests and professionals of the hotel industry gathered to recognise the Australian Hotels Association’s 2016 National Awards for Excellence. The red carpet event was held at the RACV Royal Pines Resort and nominees from around

VIC PUBS DON HATS FOR GOOD FOOD 2017

Posted on September 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Age Good Food Guide 2017 Awards have been released, and a number of pubs entered or improved their Hatted status amongst an elite list of fine dining establishments. A total of 89 of Victoria’s finest eateries were awarded 1,

LITTLE PRINCE CROWNED SMALLEST PUB

Posted on August 19th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
While UK pubs continue to close at the rate of around 30 per week, one new public house is doing its tiny share for the people of Kent. Recently claiming the crown of Britain’s smallest watering hole, the Little Prince

SYDNEY HOTELS INSPIRATION FOR AWARD-WINNING DESIGN

Posted on June 29th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A Wollongong licensed venue has taken out top honours at recent Master Builders Association awards for bringing Sydney pubs and bars to the city. Michael Wilkins, CEO of Collegians Rugby League Football Club (CRLFC), briefed specialist builder New England Construction

HOTEL BOOM SEEN IN LATEST LIST OF RICH AUSSIES

Posted on May 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The annual BRW List of Australia’s richest people was released on Friday, and despite the hotel industry’s wave of success and the demise of mining, results were mixed and hotelier rankings down. The soft-spoken octogenarian Len Ainsworth continued his legacy

ALH RE-SHUFFLE SEES MATHIESON JR RETURN TO FORMER ROLE

Posted on May 6th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s biggest publican is returning to a more ‘hands-on’ management structure, with Bruce Mathieson Jr resuming his role as national operations manager. The partnership between the Mathieson family and Woolworths that resulted in Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) has seen

AHA RENEWS FIGHT AGAINST ‘BLANKET’ POLICY AMID RE-ELECTIONS

Posted on April 13th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The biennial AHA NSW elections have seen a resounding vote of confidence in the current leadership team, with key executives convincingly re-elected. The Association’s council meeting yesterday had incumbent President Scott Leach pitted against country delegate Joanne Blair. [caption id="attachment_5701"

GLOBAL FIRM EXPANDS INTO BOOMING AUSTRALIAN HOTELS MARKET

Posted on March 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Following a bumper 2015 in hospitality real estate, global giant Cushman & Wakefield has launched a Hotel and Tourism Brokerage department in Australia. Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) is a commercial real estate services company. It is one of the largest