Having witnessed their historic local the 3 Weeds blossom again, residents of Rozelle are now complaining about the success and popularity of the Merivale-reinvented pub on the insular peninsula. Long known as the Rose Shamrock & Thistle Hotel, the beloved hotel has marked a corner of Darling Street since 1881, just a few hundred metres […]
The Walloon Hotel in Ipswich has hit the headlines this week for declaring a 7-day “glass amnesty”. The 126-year-old pub, also known as the ‘Walloon Saloon’, put the call out to punters to return glasses. Owner Stewart Gibson posted the request on Facebook after getting tired of spending $200-$300 each week on replacements. “Dust off
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A woman in her 60s with a medical condition is the latest to hit the news for being denied service at a pub, for having tattoos unsympathetically interpreted as problematic. 63-year-old Kerrie Ashby has alopecia (medical hair loss) and opted to have a mandala tattoo inked below her receding hairline. She also has a sea creature
Past, regular and future patrons of the intrepid Wobbly Goblin have been put on notice, with the Stockton pub posting a strict new dress code that many struggle to comprehend. Located in the English precinct of Stockton-on-Tees, over the weekend the Wobbly Goblin introduced its strict new policies on clothing via social media, which includes
An Antenna survey conducted in June this year for Tyro’s Eat Pay Love Report showed that while the cost of living has skyrocketed, Australians still love visiting their local pubs. The survey questioned over 1,000 Australians on their preferences for how they spend their time and money. While Australians do still go out, overall statistics
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The NSW government has massively ramped up its expectations for the state’s ‘visitor’ economy, ushering millions more airline seats, thousands of hotel rooms and a focus on experience-led tourism. This review of the NSW Visitor Economy Strategy will further cement tourism as a pillar of growth in the economy, resulting in up to 150,000 new
Yackandandah Hotel publican Peter Cook has worked in hospitality for decades, but has never experienced such a difficult time for pubs as now. The pub, in the Indigo Shire in the northeast of Victoria, has served its community for over 100 years. But in the last few months, Cook has had to drop five of
The Federal Government has introduced a new digital verification tool that will allow businesses to establish proof of identity using a government-issued QR code. Known as the ‘Trust Exchange’, or ‘TEx’, it connects a business with a user’s MyGov Wallet or digital ID, giving Australians the ability to verify their identity and credentials without handing
Data from the ABS and NIQ finds Australians are spending less on events, accommodation and food, as inflation and tax hikes raise prices and hit sales in Australia’s pubs and bars. Official numbers last week from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report the annual rate of inflation rose to 3.8 per cent, up from
Following the 2023 bill to foster the revival of live entertainment and riding the wave of new government grants supporting live music, two more Steel city pubs have applied to extend their capacity and hours. The Cricketers Arms Hotel in the Newcastle area, which is aiming to increase its live music offerings, lodged an application
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