On Friday night venues across Sydney went silent at 6pm in an attempt to increase awareness amongst the patronage public of the plight of Sydney’s faded nightlife. A campaign led by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) called on pubs and bars to cease service, turn up the lights and the music down, with licensees […]
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New South Wales MPs, City of Sydney councillors and representatives from hospitality, music and cultural sectors including Solotel CEO Justine Baker gathered at the Lansdowne to discuss: What will it take to revitalise and restore Sydney’s nightlife and grow our night-time economy? The Night Time Industry Association (NTIA) called the meeting on Wednesday night, putting
A survey of small business owners found that almost half were unaware of one of the key aspects of the government’s small business agenda, the instant asset write-off scheme. A paper published last week by American Express outlined results from questions to 864 small businesses, finding 47 per cent were unaware they are able to
The mayor of Blacktown joined Arthur Laundy and distinguished guests to mark a construction milestone for the Marsden Park pub-brewery and a step forward for pub-government collaboration. Earlier this year Laundy Hotels celebrated the official start of construction at the Marsden Hotel & Brewhouse, within the expansive Sydney Business Park (SBP), in Marsden Park, around
The Colosimo’s Momento Hotels has been celebrating a big month, writing big cheques and making the news, just a month after agreeing to sell flagship, the Australian Hotel & Brewery. In July Momento announced a deal to sell its pride and joy to Redcape for a figure around $50 million, and a week later proclaimed
An institutional Melbourne pub group is taking on American fast food giant McDonalds over a copyright and trademark infringement of The Corner. Swancom P/L has for years operated the immensely popular live music venues Northcote Social Club and The Corner Hotel, in Northcote and Richmond. In 2014 McDonalds opened a ‘test lab’ for a potential
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Back from the very public sell-down of the bulk of its portfolio, Riversdale is looking to its future and further acquisitions, as the group celebrates a milestone in operations. Riversdale is group operator for John Singleton, Geoff Dixon and Mark Carnegie’s $300m Australian Pub Fund, which burst into prominence in 2011 with a string of
Police and emergency services were called to a fire at the Petersham Inn around 1:20am overnight after receiving reports of smoke coming from the building. The pub on Parramatta Road was closed at the time, but Fire & Rescue NSW officers attended and extinguished a small fire inside. Around 40 nearby residents were evacuated from
Merivale has announced a monster Happy Hour throughout June across all its venues – as the City of Sydney convenes the much-awaited Nightlife Advisory Panel. For all of June, the trailblazing Merivale presents Bottoms Up, Sydney, offering 49 per cent off all drinks from 5pm – 7pm, at 37 venues (list below). The initiative is
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Research at venues has confirmed positive results to encouraging more patrons to drink water, including happier staff and no impact on sales. In early 2017, VicHealth partnered with some Victorian licensees for a trial measuring how much free drinking water patrons consumers, and how to increase that amount. In Victoria, like most jurisdictions, licensed venues
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