A contractual dispute over maintenance of a heritage-listed building has forced one of Adelaide’s oldest pubs to shut its doors. Leaseholder Glen Duncan is in the throes of a court hearing over outstanding rent and unattended repairs on the beloved Duke of Brunswick. Duncan reportedly ceased payment of rent in protest to ongoing maintenance and […]
Shutting for good on Wednesday, Thursday Hugos’ owner and staff fronted a party of Kings Cross stakeholders and a Federal MP to announce intentions of a class action against the NSW Government. As the award-winning cornerstone of Kings Cross closes its doors, the sickening reality of the area’s indiscriminate strangulation has given rise to outrage
Hospitality staff across South Australia are justifiably “anxious and stressed” ahead of the first weekend of the State’s new anti-bikie laws banning OMGs from licensed venues. Laws that came into effect yesterday ban members of criminal organisations – Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMG) – from wearing gang colours or paraphernalia, or gathering in public. The laws
A Queensland hotel manager accused of stealing over $60,000 through Keno has pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing. In February PubTIC reported on the case of the manager of the Emerald Hotel, Robert Craig Philips, being charged with offenses based on his alleged theft of $62,530 by way of unpaid Keno bets. Shortly after publishing, the
A recent study by the Daily Telegraph found drug residue in a high rate of Sydney pubs. Using the Wipetect Drug Screen Device to swab surfaces in the toilets, the study found traces of illicit substances in 20 out of 25 venues tested. The highest incidence was of cocaine, which was found in all 20
After a drawn-out prosecution process and lengthy trial, two Tasmanian men have been convicted of changes stemming from a pub fight that resulted in another man’s death. Brothers David Blazely and Mitchell Dowling were drinking at the ALH’s Mowbray Hotel on 17 July, 2013. Another man at the hotel, Tony Brown, reportedly insulted and threatened
The Supreme Court stoush between Justin Hemmes and David Kingston over the Coogee Pavilion has reached an “in-principle agreement”. The pair ended up before the court after Kingston issued several Notices to Merivale in February, citing unauthorised work and rent two days late. Hemmes had spent $12 million on the dilapidated former Coogee Palace and
A Port Macquarie licensee has copped fines and disqualification for ‘unacceptable’ behaviour. Monique Louise Turner, licensee of the Settlers Inn Hotel, pleaded guilty in Port Macquarie Local Court to seven offences under gaming and liquor laws. She was disqualified from holding a liquor licence or managing a venue for a year, and fined $2,300 plus
Police in Queensland are investigating the attempted ‘armed’ hold-up of a Brisbane pub, after a man demanded cash and threatened a staffer with a finger-pistol in his jacket. The weapon-less man entered the ALH-run Pub Lane Tavern just before closing at midnight last Thursday and approached a staff member, who refused to hand over money
A brawl on the streets of Darling Harbour has left a man in a coma. Emilio Bonanni was walking down Eastern Promenade at Cockle Bay Wharf with friends when a verbal altercation began with three other men, which escalated into a brawl between the two groups. According to witnesses a lot of punches were thrown,
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