Last year PubTIC ran a competition to give away an Optoma high-definition projector, and the Meeniyan Hotel is glad we did. The Meeniyan is located in country Victoria, in the South Gippsland region. Owned and operated by the Willcocks family, publican Greg Willcocks took the time to tell us in 50 words or less about […]
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Amid rising alcohol-related issues in the region, the operator of Orange’s BJ Paterson’s Sport Bar has been evicted and bashed. On Monday 20 June the pub’s front window displayed a Notice by solicitors Whiteley, Ironside & Shillington outlining unpaid rent and bills by the leaseholder totalling around $25,000. Luke McMahon’s McMahon Hotels P/L took on
Deutsche Bank has released its fifth annual ‘Mapping the World’s Prices’ report, showing Melbourne and Sydney are right in the middle for the cost of a beer and meal at a pub. The report cites that Europe is “an expensive place” for many things, with Swiss and Scandinavian cities the most expensive in the world.
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One Melbourne pub has gotten the sh*ts with hordes of people off the street using its amenities and instigated a $4.50 ‘fee to pee’. Nearly a year ago Tom Tshul bought Fitzroy’s The Stone Hotel, which is located on the busy corner of Fitzroy’s Johnston and Brunswick streets, next to a well-patronised tram stop. Since taking
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Authorities have released the 1800+ submissions made to the Review on Sydney’s ‘lockouts’ and trade restrictions, with all but a few stakeholders failing to even address the real issue. In line with the dirge of media and commentary emanating from the champions of public health and perceived morality, many of the submissions focused on the
The phenomenon that is portable, pedal-powered pubs has hit Australian streets and is helping drive patrons where they have not been before. Enormous, over-size bicycles that seat over a dozen people and serve beer have become popular in cities across Europe and the USA. Entrepreneurs Steve Lindsay and Jason Seris have partnered to bring the
The New South Wales Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing has reported a massive response to requests for input on Sydney’s controversial lockout laws and State bottleshop closure. The Callinan Review, fronted by the Hon. Ian Callinan AC QC, is mandated to assess for the State Government all benefits and downsides of the 1:30am lockout,
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SBS will tomorrow night host a high-stakes debate on Sydney’s lockout laws between dissenting parties – as a massive survey reports an overwhelmingly No! from the public. Current affairs provocateur The Feed has lined up a panel to discuss the pro’s and con’s of the trade restrictions that have transformed Sydney’s Kings Cross and CBD
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Sydney-siders gathered to protest the infamous trade restrictions and lockout laws that are being seen as the cause of a massive slump in the city’s hospitality scene and nightlife. Around fifteen thousand protesters, including hospitality business owners and staff, music fans and musicians and members of the public, marched through Sydney’s CBD yesterday as part
After two decades pushing into markets in dozens of overseas cities, pedal-pubs are set to set off in Adelaide later this month. US-based entrepreneur and former Rolls Royce engineer Stephen Lindsay is bringing two Amsterdam-manufactured 16-seater cycles to Australia to operate them as licensed pubs touring the streets of the South Australian capital. The HandleBar
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