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
Hotels Have Hearts Illawarra achieved a milestone in its charitable efforts, with last week’s event tipping its total raised to beyond $1 million. Last Wednesday more than 300 publicans and community leaders gathered at Novotel Wollongong, organised through local publican and AHA NSW council delegate Mick Dennis. The evening saw $140,000 raised for two local
City North Liquor Accord is leading a charge amongst Sydney city venues to tap into their rural roots and big country hearts through Rural Aid’s ‘Buy a Bale’ initiative to help farmers struggling with the effects of the drought. Pubs around the country are once again showing their community spirit by banding together to help
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The Australian National University has released a massive online resource of images and information on pubs of Tooth & Co during the 20th century. One of Australia’s great brewery success stories, Tooth & Co. Ltd began in 1835 and remained a leader in the industry for over 150 years. Beginning operations at the legendary Kent
Andrology Australia is engaging with pubs to help Australian men toward better health and wellbeing by encouraging them to talk about themselves during this year’s Men’s Health Week. It’s an established fact that many men feel as though they cannot talk about their physical or mental health. A real or perceived lack of someone suitable
Merivale has announced a special fund-raising dinner in support of the family of the late, great Jeremy Strode. The renowned chef, creator of Bistrode CBD and culinary master of Merivale’s The Fish Shop, passed away mid-2017. He was survived by his wife, Jane, and their two boys. On 27 March the greatest collection of culinary
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The two women that saved the Colbinabbin Hotel have passed the baton to another two women, carrying on the legacy of the Victorian pub. The red brick pub has stood on the main road of Colbinabbin, about two hours north of Melbourne, for more than 100 years. Around four years ago, the long-standing publican moved
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