The Pub Innovation parlay took place yesterday in the Amora Riverwalk Hotel, presenting ‘What’s next for your business? to innovatory publicans in attendance. The event was a follow-on of the successful Pub Evolution meet in Bendigo earlier this year – both organised and hosted by the Australian Hotels Association Victoria (AHA Vic). Yesterday’s round focused […]
The Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) concluded for 2016 yesterday, setting a new record for attendance reflecting the buoyancy of the industry. Over 2,500 hospitality industry representatives attended the first day, and by the end of the third day 6,813 people had made their way through the vast display at Sydney Exhibition Centre @ Glebe Island.
The Short family’s Seabreeze Beach Hotel will soon be again the centre of historic South West Rocks’ celebration of its wartime significance, with the fourth annual German Fest. During World War I German prisoners of war of wealth and social standing were ‘guests’ of an intern camp within the Trial Bay gaol, on a peninsula
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Entries close this Friday for the 2016 Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Festival, set to be another record year and extension of the “fantastic flavours” inspiring the judges. Judging for this year’s entries will be performed by an austere line-up of olfactory prowess, led by Institute of Beer director Neal Cameron, who looks forward to
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One of Sydney’s best loved and oldest pubs has celebrated its 175th birthday, and legacy as a brewer of craft ales. The Lord Nelson is said to be the oldest continuously licensed hotel in Sydney, built by pardoned convict made liquor baron William Wells as an extension of his residence, and named by him after
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As Sydney languishes under the weight of lockouts and trade restrictions, Diageo recently assembled a brains trust to discuss the city’s revival and plans for moving forward. The world’s largest drinks manufacturer has an unrivalled perspective on alcohol consumption and societal trends, and emphasized the fact that populations around the world have been drinking ‘less
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The inaugural Licensee Super Forum was held yesterday in Melbourne, bringing key industry stakeholders and professionals together to discuss furthering the city’s success. Around 320 people gathered at the heart of the southern capital, Melbourne’s Town Hall – the site of countless historic moments and performances over the past 135 years, including debate on Australia’s
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The 2016 Great Australian Beer (& Cider) SpecTAPular will take place this month, with the obligatory expanded line-up of events set to entertain Melbourne and Sydney beer lovers. Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Hall will host GABS 20-21 May and the Australian Technology Park will host Sydney’s GABS 27-28 May. Tickets are on sale for both, offering
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The 2016 Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) will take place in August, and reflecting the cutting edge technology of the show, a shiny new updated AGE App will further improve the visitor experience. It’s less than four months until the latest and greatest AGE, and owners of the event, the Gaming Technologies Association (GTA) report preparation
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The Blackwood Hotel, just north of the Lerderderg State Forest, is conducting investigations into activity on the premises involving spirits of inhabitants past. Owners Michael Boyd and Darren Lynch took over the old pub just over a year ago, and are convinced there are ghosts at the Blackwood. “There’s definitely an energy here,” Boyd told
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