The Inner West Council of Sydney has restirred a heritage hornet’s nest, furthering its attempt to preserve urban culture by forcing protections on old pubs under its purview. The Council’s proposal seeks to amend planning controls, such that a total of 22 pubs are eligible for heritage listings. These are in Balmain, Enmore, Leichhardt, Newtown, […]
A celebrated champion of wellbeing, the Commercial Hotel in Deepwater is in hot water over its policy allowing caravanning travellers to stay overnight on the back lawn. Located high in the Great Dividing Range, around 140 kilometres from the coast, between Ballina and Coffs Harbour, the Deepwater resides on a comfortable, largely undeveloped two-acre lot.
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The Federal government this week handed down its latest budget, hinting at a troubled global outlook and hedging Australia’s position, and hospitality has given the strategies a thumbs-down. A core focus of the budget was the forecast for inflation, which has fallen to less than half of the 7.8 per cent peak of late 2022,
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Liquor and Gaming NSW has given a two-year liquor licence ban to a Hunter licensee after a patron was allegedly served an equivalent of thirty-five standard drinks. Former Gladstone Hotel licensee Tracey Keegan has been banned from holding positions of either a liquor licensee or approved manager, and is further banned from being a close
A former hotel licensee of the St George Hotel at Belmore has been heavily fined for allowing patrons to play EGMs on Christmas Day. An investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW reviewed the pub’s gaming activity for 25 December 2022 and found that 30 gaming machines were operated and patrons were allowed to gamble during
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The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has begun enquiries into the apparent promotion and advertising of the Ladbrokes product at the Clifton Hotel in Kew. Action has been initiated in accordance with the Gambling Regulation Act 2003, in relation to the ‘Ladbrokes Lounge’ at the Hotel, which is the result of an agreement
The Victorian regulator has ramped up its prosecution of the operators of the Tower Hotel, laying a total of 38 charges over alleged responsible gambling failures, with maximum fines in the millions. In September the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) issued 35 charges to Rumotel P/L, which operates the Tower Hotel in Hawthorn
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Victoria’s regulator has penalised a Melbourne pub, issuing a letter of censure and fine, for breaches relating to payment of its gaming taxes. In accordance with the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 and the Accounting and Auditing Venue Requirements set out by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC), gaming venue operators must pay gaming
Mantle Group has argued before the Federal Court that the Fair Work Commission overstepped in its investigation of the company’s workplace deal that was found to be depriving hundreds of workers of penalty rates. Queensland’s largest hospitality group, Mantle operates pubs in Brisbane, including the Pig N Whistle chain, James Squire brew house and Jimmy’s
The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has put gaming machine applications on hold, pending the outcome of a successful challenge by a hotelier in the Supreme Court that throws doubt on conditions placed on gaming rooms. Jim Knox’s pubs the Area Hotel in Griffith, purchased in 2019, and Whitebull Hotel in Armidale, bought mid-2021,
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