Events

SHORT GROUP GOES LOCAL WITH INNER WEST BEER FEST

Posted on October 31st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Royal Hotel Leichhardt will host the triumphant return and second instalment of the Inner West Beer Fest, over the weekend of 17-18 November. Royal Hotel Leichhardt GM Mark Chapman says they decided to run the event again because the

SHORT GROUP OCTOBER FESTIVALS

Posted on October 8th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
W. Short Hotel Group continues its commitment to festivals, rolling out more instalments this month at the Australian Heritage Hotel in The Rocks and The Tudor in Redfern. The 14th annual Australian Beer Festival will take place in the Australian

IMPERIAL HOSTS GLAM PARTY FOR STAN AND WILL & GRACE

Posted on October 8th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
To celebrate the new season of cult TV show Will & Grace, streaming provider Stan teamed with the Sydney Collective for a big-glitter theme party and launch of Karen’s Martini Bar at the iconic Imperial Hotel. The themed pop-up bar

BIGGEST BEER WEEK COMETH

Posted on September 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Australian Brewery’s David Ward spoke with Liam Pereira, general manager of Sydney’s “biggest and best celebration of beer” and veteran of Dave’s Brewery Tours on Sydney Beer Week.   DW: You are a bit of a Sydney beer icon,

PUBS SUMMIT SEMINARS ANNOUNCED FOR GAMING EXPO

Posted on May 9th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Gaming Technologies Association and Asia Gaming Brief have announced an expanded seminar program for the three days of the Australasian Gaming Expo, including pubs-specific sessions fronted by PubTIC. The Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) has been running for more than

GABS: GETTING INTO THE SPIRITS

Posted on May 2nd, 2018 by Jane Louise
Hailed as one of the top 20 beer festivals in the world, the 2018 Great Australia Beer SpecTAPular will see spirits introduced to the line-up. Hosted in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland, the 2018 GABS event is presented by Dan Murphy’s,

CHELMSFORD HOTEL’S INAUGURAL MULLETFEST ROCKS THE LOCKS

Posted on February 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Chelmsford Hotel has seen a day of all-too-many bad haircuts and international intrigue over its inaugural Mulletfest event, which took place over the weekend. Laura Johnson’s family have owned the Kurri Kurri pub since 1993, and in 2009 Laura

ABBOTT’S’ BEER-O-METER SOLUTION TO SUMMER

Posted on February 23rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The bold and beautiful Abbotts Hotel Waterloo has unleashed its ‘Beer-o-meter’ offering hot and thirsty Sydneysiders frosty discounted and potentially free beer when the summer temps soar. Set on Botany Road, on the coal face of gentrification’s spread into the

SMOKIN’ PUB DESIGN TOUR SEES BUENA AND FIREHOUSE

Posted on December 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
St.George Bank recently hosted its fourth annual Pub Design Tour, treating hoteliers to a night of insights into some on-trend renovations in Sydney pubs. The evening began with coaches transporting a posse of publicans to Public House Group and the