The Hotels Have Hearts gala dinner has been and gone for another year, with publicans raising a record-breaking $750,000 in aid of St Vincent de Paul. Hotels Have Hearts (HHH) was established in 2001 by a group of generous hoteliers that wanted to do more to help Sydney’s homeless. Since 2002 the event has been […]
By CLANCY OVERELL | Editor – Betoota Advocate The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has announced today that banks could come under fire for letting pissed morons use PayWave when paying for 13 jagerbombs. The Royal Commission into banks has already heard horror stories about predatory lending and dodgy financial
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Jason Teague and partner have listed their pub in Sydney’s north, weighing investment or divestment on the main street long lease. Teague is a career publican who grew up in Sydney’s inner-west, starting behind the bar at the Summer Hill Hotel, and doing a ten-year stretch as licensee living onsite at Mansions in Kings Cross,
After 39 years, the Liddy family is parting with the sprawling Engadine Tavern, set on 5,576sqm in an “under-pubbed” south-western Sydney precinct. The Liddys purchased the pub in 1979, Engadine at the time a growing residential area following a large-scale release of Crown land in the late 60s. Today the area enjoys a catchment of
A group of Sydney-based investors has listed the Lambton Park Hotel in suburban Newcastle, as they shift focus onto their Sydney pub. The two-storey red-brick incorporates a public bar, quality food offering, 15 gaming machines and eight accommodation rooms on the first floor not currently in use, all up producing a well-rounded average weekly revenue
The life and love of 93-year-old publican Mary Crawley has been lost, with outback cornerstone the Tattersalls Hotel destroyed by fire. The 1884-built Tattersalls sits on a stretch of the Mitchell Highway 136 kilometres north of Bourke, on the NSW/Queensland border, and is one of just two pubs in the precinct of Enngonia. Despite its
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After years running pubs for large operations such as NLG, Redcape and Public House Management Group, Alistair Flower took the plunge into freehold ownership with the Settlers Tavern in Port Macquarie in late 2015. Quickly adopting the change of pace, he has set about building a brand and reputation in what is one of the
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After 50 years behind the bar, Terry Fowler has passed the reins of his Bendigo pub to further enjoy his retirement. One of the stalwarts of the Victorian industry, Terry and family including wife Helen have satisfied customers at half a dozen pubs in the region. Terry began his time in hotels back in 1967,
Staff and patrons at ALH’s Old Sydney Hotel were surprised to say the least when a car driven by an elderly woman joined them in the bistro. Last Friday around 1pm, a white Ford Laser driving along Ellana St Maryborough left the road, entering the rear of the Old Sydney Hotel, crashing through outdoor furniture
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Patrons came to the rescue as a woman in a Hervey Bay pub absconded with the wallet and memories of an 88-year-old man. Just after midday yesterday witnesses allege a woman fled the hotel in Urangan after snatching the wallet of the older man, who was knocked down and shaken in the incident. Four incensed
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