The Queensland Hotels Association 2016 Awards for Excellence drew over 1,000 industry professionals to witness the crowning of the State’s best pubs. Dozens of Queensland’s best and brightest compared endeavours in competition for 41 Awards, within Brisbane’s Conference and Exhibition Centre last Wednesday night. “Queensland’s hospitality industry is playing a major role in keeping the […]
Australia’s best and brightest brews and brewers were lauded on Friday night at the awards event for the Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show. 2016 marks the 10-year anniversary for the event, hosted by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, attracting almost 200 of Australia’s finest beers and ciders. The professionally judged line-up of beverages
On Monday night over 460 guests and professionals of the hotel industry gathered to recognise the Australian Hotels Association’s 2016 National Awards for Excellence. The red carpet event was held at the RACV Royal Pines Resort and nominees from around the country were wined, dined and entertained as 43 winners across 38 categories were revealed.
The Age Good Food Guide 2017 Awards have been released, and a number of pubs entered or improved their Hatted status amongst an elite list of fine dining establishments. A total of 89 of Victoria’s finest eateries were awarded 1, 2 or 3 Chefs Hats, with an outstanding appearance by regional establishments, including three pubs
While UK pubs continue to close at the rate of around 30 per week, one new public house is doing its tiny share for the people of Kent. Recently claiming the crown of Britain’s smallest watering hole, the Little Prince in Margate, Kent is just six by eleven feet (6.0 m²) and holds just six
A Wollongong licensed venue has taken out top honours at recent Master Builders Association awards for bringing Sydney pubs and bars to the city. Michael Wilkins, CEO of Collegians Rugby League Football Club (CRLFC), briefed specialist builder New England Construction (NewCon) to take inspiration from hotels and small bars across Sydney for the big-budget renovation
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The annual BRW List of Australia’s richest people was released on Friday, and despite the hotel industry’s wave of success and the demise of mining, results were mixed and hotelier rankings down. The soft-spoken octogenarian Len Ainsworth continued his legacy as the richest man in the hospitality industries to make the list, buoyed by the
Research is predicting 2016 to be another chart-topping year in hotel sales, and agents are gearing up in preparation. More than $3 billion in pub and hotel assets transacted in 2015*, and expectations for that to continue have seen the expansion of dedicated agents to cater to the demand. One of the world’s largest agencies
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Australia’s biggest publican is returning to a more ‘hands-on’ management structure, with Bruce Mathieson Jr resuming his role as national operations manager. The partnership between the Mathieson family and Woolworths that resulted in Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) has seen some shake-up in line with the supermarket giant’s proclaimed major restructure, following appointment of new
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The biennial AHA NSW elections have seen a resounding vote of confidence in the current leadership team, with key executives convincingly re-elected. The Association’s council meeting yesterday had incumbent President Scott Leach pitted against country delegate Joanne Blair. Leach was re-elected for his fifth consecutive term, along with long-serving deputy Lyn Humphries as Senior Vice-President.
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