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 putting the regional town on the map. Bought six years ago by venue veterans Peter […]
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A new tourist trail for devoted pub goers has been created to regale the wonders of watering holes in the far north-west of New South Wales. Called The Pub Route, it consists of eight different trails, all featuring stops that were originally bars, pubs and stables created for cattle and sheep drovers across Bourke, Cobar,
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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 maintained he was blessed, declaring “we’re lucky people” and living his life by the Cullen
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 the 1800s, with each firmly sticking by their stance of being Australia’s oldest, and both
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 canine cuisine with the parmas and cold beer. The program is a partnership with Melbourne-based
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 day. The last pub visit, at time of writing, was the Dargan Hotel, which the
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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 at speed (below) into a group of people outside the Royal Family Hotel in Port
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 around 5:45am on Wednesday. Commuters called in the fire as smoke billowed from the upper
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 for sale. The popular watering hole was also only a week away from hosting the
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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 Planning MLC Robert Simms, who recognised that the current heritage laws had difficulty in accounting
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