Pubs have been an essential part of Australian culture ever since the Macquarie Arms Hotel in Windsor, NSW, became the first such venue to welcome patrons, back in 1815. Indeed, so ingrained is going to the pub in the DNA of the average Aussie that over 11 million people do so at least once in […]
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The O’Hara Group’s Berkeley Hotel celebrated a milestone with the regulars last weekend as the suburban local reached its 60th anniversary. Opening on 21 September 1964, the hotel has seen a lot of change over the decades. General manager and licensee Chris Scaddan decided to celebrate to hear some of the hotel’s history from the
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In the late 1990s Canberra kicked off smoking bans in Australia, with other states following suit over the next decade. While each state governs its own smoking bans, all states and territories have restrictions on smoking in enclosed areas of restaurants, licensed clubs and pubs. Now new tougher proposals are currently being debated in the
A Brisbane pub is leading the charge to change laws around dogs in pubs, after a single complaint forced a ban on dogs in the inner-north venue, Archer Brewing. The venue, named after the owner’s dog, even brewed a ‘dog beer’ made from carbonated chicken stock, to cater to passers-by as they followed an adjacent
Five local pubs threw their hats in the ring for Ballarat’s Best Pie competition this year to showcase the town’s finest chefs and local produce. The pubs faced stiff competition, with 23 other contenders from local restaurants, cafes, bars and distilleries all vying for top place. Tourism Midwest Victoria, which is running the event throughout
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The Tarana Hotel, a regional pub in New South Wales, is currently addressing mental ill-health in a unique and creative way. Throughout July and August, the Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP) is hosting free storytelling and songwriting workshops at the pub. Run by Arts OutWest and Abby Smith from regional country/folk/jazz duo Smith and
Approaching four years since the world turned upside down and the unthinkable happened – the pubs were shut – Jennifer Hale reflects on the lessons learned. * By sharing photographs from an exhibition entitled Resilience, the state library of Western Australia aims to remind viewers how retail and hospitality businesses showed adaptability and perseverance during
A remote Aussie pub 160 kilometres west of Charters Towers in North Queensland has grabbed attention from people all over Australia, thanks to one social media post. Oasis Exchange Hotel publican Priscilla Meli did not expect the huge response to her Facebook post announcing their ‘pay it forward’ donation scheme to help truckies doing it
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In the wake of startling food insecurity in Queensland households, the Corliss family’s very Grand Hotel is going beyond the counter meals to provide groceries and staples to locals in need. The Foodbank Hunger Report 2023 found 3.7 million households in Australia have run out of food in the last year due to limited finances,
Accusations have surfaced suggesting the former government mishandled works around the historic 200-year-old Royal Oak Hotel of Parramatta, demolished to make way for a new light rail. There has been a hotel on the site, on the corner of Church and Ross Streets, since 1813. In 1823 settler John Tunks built the pub that has
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