A man that killed another with his van minutes after an altercation in the carpark of a pub, has had his murder conviction downgraded and will soon be eligible for parole. On 21 February 2014 Michael Meakin, 50, arrived at the hotel in western Sydney around 2:15pm, where he consumed full strength schooners of beer […]
A patron that was injured during a live music performance in 2017 is suing the Corner Hotel and its security for potential negligence. A gig by American punk rock band The Bronx at live music mecca The Corner in October 2017 saw the band’s lead singer ‘crowd surf’ off the stage, on probably more than
A magistrate has jailed a man that started a brawl outside Patonga Boat House earlier this year, triggered when he and his bucks party were refused entry. On 23 February Joshua Norman Bovis, along with father Michael Andrew Bovis and other friends, were out celebrating Joshua’s pending nuptials. After a stint at the Newport Arms,
An inter-agency taskforce involving more than 90 police officers executed coordinated raids at 58 properties, in relation to a scourge of gaming room robberies in South Australia. Police report armed robberies at 26 gaming rooms in the State since the start of the year. Fifteen offenders had already been detained and arrested in relation to
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An incident over the weekend in Sydney’s south highlights the unpredictable nature of some people, as an unwanted patron finds himself facing nine new charges. Around 7pm on Saturday a 24-year-old local man got into an argument with bar staff at a Riverwood hotel when denied further service. According to witnesses, he sprayed the remainder
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The coward punch killer of teenager Patrick Cronin at the Windy Mile Hotel has been ordered to pay over $170k compensation to the family by the Victorian Supreme Court. The ruling is a hard-fought win for the surviving relatives of the 19-year-old victim, who said the amount was “irrelevant” and their motive was sending a
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Central West District police are investigating an armed robbery and assault that took place early Saturday morning at an Orange hotel. A male cleaner at the Victoria Hotel in Orange was bailed up by an intruder, reportedly armed with a knife and gun. He was tied up while the bandit ransacked the premises. Police believe
Regulators have kick-started the financial year with decisions against two licensed venues, over allowing intoxication, and a minor operating a gaming machine. The NSW District Court last week heard an appeal from the licensee of Bathurst’s Elephant & Castle Hotel against a conviction for multiple offences. A visit by Liquor & Gaming NSW inspectors in
Two men have been jailed for causing the death of a man in a drunken act of cowardice outside a Newman pub. In August 2016, 45-year-old Nathan Haynes was with friends at big regional pub the Newman Hotel, aka The Purple Pub, in the WA town, around 1300 kilometres north of Perth. Oueni Pomana and
The proprietors of well-known Brisbane pub Gilhooleys have dropped a legal bid against the ATO disputing its large outstanding tax bill. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) was seeking by statutory demand $641,604 over unpaid self-assessed GST and Pay As You Go withholding liabilities, plus the superannuation guarantee charge. It was also presented that more than
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