This week North Sydney Council became the first in New South Wales to ban all smoking outdoors, bringing new challenges for pubs and people indulging in a legal activity. Following consideration and submissions from stakeholders and the general public, North Sydney Council (NSC) voted to bring a total smoking ban to the North Sydney CBD. […]
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New research on the impacts of financial stress cites significant problems amongst hospitality workers, and detriment to business amounting to billions per year. Research conducted for AMP Bank on the saving habits of those in the hospitality industry found many workers live with little or no financial buffer, in a negative trend going back more
Online digital service White Pages Connect reports the majority of pubs have no or incorrect key details online about their business. White Pages Connect (WPC) – a subsidiary of Sensis – allows businesses to publish and update details across a large number of information sites at once. This includes all the most popular search engines
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Justin Hemmes is leading the charge to free the capital from the shackles of subjugation, declaring steps to reinvigorate Sydney’s world-class destination status. The CBD and Kings Cross precincts that were once alive at night with throngs of patrons have steadily faded under the cloud of Sydney’s restrictive regulations, quashing late-night trade and hamstringing hospitality
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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