Business & Trade

PUB TRENDS PREDICTED FOR 2024

Posted on February 7th, 2024 by Jane Louise
The Australian pub industry was of course greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and as businesses continue to emerge from the hit, the industry is yet to return to pre-COVID income levels. This deficit is due to both cost-of-living pressures

RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING OFFICERS ORDERED FOR PUBS AND CLUBS

Posted on February 5th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Most pubs and clubs with gaming will be mandated to have a ‘responsible gambling officer’ on duty during machines hours of operation, in the latest reforms by the state government. The Minns Labor government in NSW has affirmed it is

HOSPITALITY BACK ON ITS FEET AS BACKPACKERS RETURN

Posted on February 5th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Backpackers are hiking their way back to Australia, bringing with them life for the hospitality industry. Department of Home Affairs data shows that during the peak of COVID across the financial year 2020-2021, working holiday maker visas had plummeted to

PAVILION PLAYS HERITAGE GAME

Posted on January 19th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A sports bar pub in historic Salamanca has been at the forefront of a debate over preserving “character and heritage” while being a vibrant part of an entertainment precinct. The Pavilion at Salamanca is in an old three-storey former warehouse

NEW DRUG DECRIMINALISATION LAWS AND PUBS

Posted on October 30th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Hospitality businesses are feeling mixed reactions to the start of new laws decriminalising personal use amounts of all drugs, in the nation’s capital. In 2020 the ACT legalised personal use amounts of cannabis, and the following year the drug bill was

STONEGATE ROLLS OUT SURGE PRICING

Posted on September 26th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Britain’s largest pub group has announced the introduction of controversial ‘surge’ pricing on drinks at its busiest venues, with inflation-tainted patrons not happy. Stonegate Group keeps 4,500 venues, including chains Yates’s and the Slug & Lettuce. In the six months

DATA TIPS BIG BUSINESS FOR DEBUT KING’S LONG WEEKEND

Posted on June 7th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Tech-based booking system ResDiary has analysed customer trends across key public holidays to help hospitality businesses balance costs for the upcoming inaugural King’s Birthday. Public holidays can be a mixed blessing for hospitality, with the potential for an influx of

QUEENS WHARF HOTEL WINS OVER NOISE COMPLAINTS

Posted on May 22nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Newcastle’s Queens Wharf Hotel has won a battle with noisy locals over its live music, with a ruling by Liquor & Gaming dismissing the complaint. Stretching out over the water at Wharf Rd, the Hotel has been in operation since

WHAT BUDGET 2023 MEANS FOR PUBS

Posted on May 10th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The Albanese government and Treasurer Jim Chalmers have handed down the Budget for 2023, bringing economic prudence in the wake of the pandemic, and positives for employment and hospitality. The government expects economic growth to slow from 3.25 per cent

ALH HEADS TO THE BEACH

Posted on March 2nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The ACCC has ruled Australia’s largest publican is allowed to proceed with the acquisition of the Beachfront Hotel. News came in May 2022 that Endeavour Group (ASX:EDG) had signed to buy the popular hangout just north of Darwin. The deal