Around 5,000 people danced a peaceful protest through Sydney’s streets yesterday – citing their issue with restrictions that inhibit their right to party. The proclaimed “street party” was the initiative of the Australian branch of the international Reclaim The Streets movement, and squarely pointed the finger at the influence of big corporations on public policy. […]
Australia’s gaming giant Tabcorp has again topped the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in relation to its ongoing and ‘sustainable’ practises. The company has now been awarded undisputed leader of the gaming industry 10 out of the past 11 years, and was also given a perfect score for ‘Promoting responsible gaming’. Tabcorp says longevity is a
A woman has completed possibly the world’s longest pub-crawl, visiting every one of the most commonly named pubs in the UK – the Red Lion. British personal trainer Cathy Price began the marathon effort after watching the Grand National at a local Red Lion. “I saw a plaque saying it is the most common pub
The institutional bond between pubs and rugby continues, with hotel broker John Manenti taking the legendary Eastwood club to yet another Grand Final victory. Himself the veteran of over 200 first grade games, playing for West Harbour and Sydney University, Manenti has coached Eastwood to back-to-back victories in the Shute Shield Grand Final. The win
Last week’s Australasian Gaming Expo saw the launch of industry forum The Drop – pledging “unbiased information” and networking for hospitality professionals. The product of three long-term pub and club industry veterans boasting over four decades combined experience, The Drop offers a free weekly newsletter, product reviews, seminars and events and a job notice board.
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In the context of a watershed year in commercial real estate, the White Group has held its inaugural Connect conference and awards, and praised the “unprecedented” results seen by Ray White Hotels Australia. The sold-out Connect brought together seven group conferences across four divisions for the Group’s “most ambitious event” ever, showcasing guest speakers and
The Sydney and Kings Cross ‘lockout’ laws have claimed another victim, with the acclaimed Hugos Lounge going into voluntary administration. HLB Mann Judd reported to PubTIC that the business has lost $6 million annual turnover since the trading restrictions began in 2012, but that they still hope to sell it as a freehold going concern.
A post-card quaint Irish bar in the town of Athlone is quite possibly the oldest pub in the world. Holding the Guinness Book of World Records’ title to the oldest in Europe, Seán’s Bar has kept people fed and watered since it opened as Luain’s Inn in 900 AD. Brothers Paul and Tim Donovan have
The last of former rich-lister Robert Fraser-Scott’s hotel properties has hit the market after three years languishing under the control of receivers. Surrounded by attractions, the Boathouse Tavern was one of 18 assets seized by Ernst & Young in April 2012, and the last hotel to go to market. Significantly, local portfolio sibling the Coomera
A brawl that twice erupted during last year’s AFL Grand Final has finally ended, with the final offender sentenced to 30 months in prison. Richard Clarke has been jailed for a drunken attack on Aaron Lloyd at the Langwarrin Hotel, in the south Melbourne suburb of Langwarrin. Video showed Clarke punch Lloyd nine times in
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