Three iconic gay bars on Oxford Street are being nominated for heritage status to honour their significant role in Sydney’s queer history. Universal nightclub (formerly Midnight Shift) at 85-91 Oxford Street, Palms at 124 Oxford Street, and the Oxford Hotel at 134 Oxford Street were selected following a study led by the City of Sydney […]
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The owners of one of Melbourne’s last old-style pubs have sent out an urgent call for help. The Footscray Hotel, which for years has helped its struggling community by providing both food and affordable accommodation, now needs a hand itself. The 153-year-old hotel has seen a long list of Melbourne celebrities in its time, but
No pub really comes alive without a good story. Pubs are living testimony to the country’s history and provide a relaxed social scene where locals and visitors can enjoy pints and a good old pub game. Find out about one particularly interesting pub in New Zealand and what to expect from the pub culture there.
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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
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