It’s not common to find a mental health themed pub in the Australian bush, but this is just what Stuart O’Neill has done after taking the reins of the Deepwater Top Pub, a hotel-motel in a New England community of around 435 people. O’Neill began renovating the 150-year-old pub in June, before opening on 24 […]
Residents of the storied town of Oodnadatta have been relying on the famous Pink Roadhouse pub for survival, as flood waters cut the town off from supplies and help is sparse. Oodnadatta is a remote outback town nearly 900 kilometres north of Adelaide and home to a community of 130 people. In recent weeks, huge
ALH is rolling out ‘SantaGram’ to over 100 venues, in partnership with Grub Lab, with the aim of making this a Christmas to remember “after a year to forget”. Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH), is Australia’s largest pub company, operating more than 300 venues. The SantaGram, by hospitality tech company Grub Lab, will be
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Lion has returned to the Armatree Hotel, launching a community program in support of mental health, in collaboration with Gotcha4Life. A special free Christmas Dinner for held for the local community at the Armatree Hotel on 1 December, welcoming Gus Worland, founder of Gotcha4Life, as special guest host for the evening. A new collaboration with
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The NSW Government has announced the expansion of its Speak Out campaign against domestic violence through a new association with the Australian Hotels Association. As news emerges of the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and domestic relationships, the Speak Out campaign encourages victim-survivors to call the State’s helpline for support. Mark
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Australian Venue Co. has extended its in-house support for staff, furthering the ‘Meals for Hospo Mates’ program as Melbourne venues shut their doors for the second time this year. The latest Stage 3 and 4 lockdowns have put Victoria under a cloud and closed Melbourne pubs, perpetuating financial hardship for many businesses and employees. The
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As Australia swelters through one of the worst bushfire seasons in living memory, watering holes across the country step up to shelter and support their flailing communities. Nationally the devastation has surpassed six million hectares, taking at least 23 lives and more than 1,700 homes in NSW, South Australia and Victoria. New South Wales has
Wrapping up a tumultuous November, the Hurley Group’s Port Lincoln Hotel this week commemorated its role in the community’s fight to save the town from the ravages of bushfires. Extended dry conditions have charred landscapes across the country, including South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, west of Adelaide. On the southern fringe is the town of Port
Peter Sheridan has compiled for the first time, a photographic and historic reflection on the Art Deco influence and architecture embedded in historic Australian pubs. Extract from Sydney Art Deco by Peter Sheridan. It is extraordinary how many pubs there are in Sydney, and so many with Art Deco styling. Between 1898 and 1940, Tooth
Ongoing campaign Long Live The Local has released a hard-hitting video ad to highlight the plight of the great British pub – closing for good at the rate of three per day. Long Live The Local (LLTL) aims to highlight the social damage that comes when pubs close. It was launched mid-2018, with the backing
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