The Australian hotel industry is mourning the loss of industry legend John Thorpe AM, who passed away Thursday aged 80 following a long illness. Considered a giant of the hotel scene, Thorpe served two terms as President of Australian Hotels Association NSW, from 1993-1995 and from 1999-2008, as well as a term as National President […]
The NSW budget announced yesterday has flagged $100 in hospitality vouchers for every adult in the State in a $500 million bid to help re-start the sector. The budget has earmarked four $25 ‘Out & About vouchers‘, to be spent on dining out and entertainment. They cannot be spent on alcohol, cigarettes or gambling. Two
Max Hitchins – known as Melbourne-Cup-Max – very likely knows more about the race that stops a nation than anyone else, including being able to quote the first, second and third place-getters in the past 100 Melbourne Cups. He produces a series of short videos and an annual e-Book to help pick the winner of
Gaming services specialist MAX has released news of its reshaped Performance Solutions model, coming with a video explaining the changes and benefits to venues. Following feedback from industry, the company’s offer has been reworked to reportedly provide more choice and greater flexibility. “MAX Performance Solutions business is all about unlocking the full potential of your
A massive fire has destroyed the popular Spotted Dog Tavern and adjacent backpackers hostel in Bundaberg. Around 11pm on Monday night a fire broke out at the Spotted Dog, on Bourbong Street, formerly known as the Federal Hotel. The blaze quickly spread to the associated Federal Backpackers structure next door. Around 40 firefighters, coming from stations
Australian beer doyen Coopers Brewery recently announced what it says will be the first of its initiatives to help pubs on the road to recovery, by shouting consumers 15,000 draught beers with the “Roll On In, Pub’s Open” campaign. The Australian family-owned brewery is putting more than 15,000 beers on its tab to support Australian
News has emerged that a woman nearly choked to death on a fragment from a meal in an Adelaide pub, but was saved by prompt action. Local mother Lisa Heaven was recently eating beef ribs in the Hurley Group’s Marion Hotel in Mitchell Park, in Adelaide’s south, when it is understood a morsel became lodged
Australian Venue Company (AVC) has instigated a number of initiatives to support its staff and other hospitality workers during the COVID-19 lockdown. AVC is one of the country’s largest hospitality groups and found itself having to close more than 160 venues across six states. The group has determined to use its team and resources productively.
Publican battler Patrick Henderson has sold his rescued Australian to first-time owner and beer veteran Jackson Quinn. The Australian Hotel Ballina stands on a generous block on a prominent main street corner of the Northern Rivers town, proximate to Byron Bay and Lennox Head, near the Queensland border. The pub offers a main public bar,
The Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels has won the deal to construct a new mixed-use hotel at Frasers Property’s multi-billion-dollar Shell Cove development. This week Shellharbour City Council and Frasers announced Oscars had been granted the right to the new as-yet unnamed hotel, set to overlook the marina. The design, pending DA approval in 2020, takes
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