Events

AGE: GAMING PLUS EVERYTHING ELSE

Posted on April 12th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Four months out from its 30th birthday, the GTA notes 92 per cent of exhibitors at the Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) offering every other thing in hospitality except gaming. Back for another milestone, the annual AGE is indisputably the best

PUBS FEELING THE HEAT AS PRICES PLUMMET

Posted on February 1st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Continued scorching, thirst-inspiring weather across the country has prompted continuation and even expansion of pubs offering discounted and free beer as the temperature rises. Last summer the ever-active Abbotts Hotel in Waterloo launched its grace-saving Beer-O-Meter to huge local acclaim,

HO HO FARMER’S HOTEL TO DO SANTAS ON A BUS

Posted on December 21st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Farmer's Hotel at Vacy is mustering its own Christmas celebrations, marching to the tune of Santas in kilts and seeing how many of the jolly fellas it can pack onto a double-decker bus. Proprietor Dr Maurice Harden is part

THE GLENMORE PRESENTS THE ALTERNATIVE TO SILLY SEASON

Posted on December 19th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Marty Short’s The Glenmore is jumping on the festive wagon, presenting a party for all the non-Christmas people of the world – Festivus, For the Rest of Us! From the Latin, Festivus, meaning ‘jovial’ came an alternative to the oft

BIG TURNOUT FOR SANTA PUB CRAWL FOR CHARITY

Posted on December 12th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Around 10,000 revellers paraded the streets of Wollongong wearing festive costumes over the weekend, for the 25th instalment of the world-famous Santa Pub Crawl. The concept began in Wollongong in 1993, when a group of friends decided to dress up

JIM BEAM GIVING MANY ‘MATES’ A FREE DRINK

Posted on December 7th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Jim Beam is buying a whole lot of ‘mates’ a drink, with 40 venues around the country hosting the inaugural ‘Mate of a Mate’s Day’ next Friday. From 4-7pm on 14 December, pubs around the country (full list below) will

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,