SUNRISE SESSIONS BREW A NEW SOCIAL TREND

Last month, Lewis Land Group’s The Komo hosted a unique event early one Saturday morning. The Moreton Bay venue collaborated with MilkLAB for an exclusive and unconventional event offering free plant-based coffees along with a live DJ set – starting

HEADY TIMES AHEAD FOR SYDNEY BEER WEEK

Sydney Beer Week returns in 2026, promising 10 Days of city-wide beer activities, celebrating Australian beer, the venues and the beer-loving community that make it happen. Despite ongoing challenges against scale and foreign imports, Australian beer continues to thrive –

HHH RETURNS TO HELP MORE HOMELESS

The honourable Hotels Have Hearts Committee continue their dogged support of St Vincent de Paul, announcing the upcoming Hotels Have Hearts (HHH) gala dinner for 2026. Returning after two years, the 2026 HHH gala dinner will take place Wednesday, 29

GBC GOES BIG ON FOOTY TIPPING

Sydney pub doyen Good Beer Company has launched a group-wide NRL Tipping Comp to tempt punters and community, incorporating their primary passions of great pubs and great sport. Good Beer Company (GBC) operates five well-known pubs across Sydney, being the

AVC TAPS AMERICANA TREND AT THE WHARF

Australian Venue Co’s (AVC) Wharf Hotel has partnered with Pepsi to bring the American football experience to Melbourne’s Yarra. The Wharf Hotel will be holding a tailgate party this weekend in preparation for the Super Bowl on Monday. Offering face

AGE: INSIGHTS, CONNECTIONS AND LOOKING FORWARD

It was another big year for the Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE), which sustained its ‘must-see’ status for hospitality professionals across three days at ICC Sydney, 12-14 August. In defiance of one of the wettest Sydney Augusts on record, affecting a

LIVE MUSIC TRIUMPHS AT ROCKIN’ THE PUBURBS GRAND FINAL

The AHA Rockin’ the Puburbs announced New South Wales’ best pub band last week at its long-awaited Grand Final. Hosted by Selina’s at Coogee Bay Hotel, finalists Abbey Lane, Herd Immunity, No Bull, Off Judy and The Hype Boys found

FATHER’S DAY, THE IRISH WAY

Families are being invited to celebrate Father’s Day in true Irish style on Sunday 7 September across Ganley Group Hospitality’s three Irish venues: The Bay Hotel in Mornington, The Fifth Province in St Kilda, and The Windsor Castle in Windsor.

HISTORIC NIGHT AT ORBOST CLUB HOTEL

History was made last month when the Orbost Club Hotel turned over its old bottleshop to the inaugural Snowy River Country Music Festival. Showcasing only local talent from across Victoria’s Gippsland, the festival was a collaboration between the hotel and

HARVEST REAPS WINTER AT THE COURTHOUSE

Harvest’s Courthouse Hotel in Tamworth is inviting guests to come and chill, out, with a resplendent Winter Wonderland promotion that includes ice skating. The Courthouse has been a Tamworth institution since 1876, and Harvest Hotels is ushering in its first