HEAT DRIVES CAR-POOLING TO THE PUB

As punters battle to beat the summer heat across the country, two Adelaide pranksters have taken to an innovative new form of car-pooling to stay cool as they drive to the pub. Employees of Keith McCullum’s Lonsdale Hotel watched as

BUSINESSES NOT CAPITALISING ON TAX BREAKS

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

PALACE STARS IN BROKEN HEEL FESTIVAL SUCCESS

The red centre has been set ablaze again with the fourth annual Broken Heel Festival booming and breaking records over the weekend. The four-day festival is a celebration of the appearance of Broken Hill – aka the ‘Silver City’ –

LAUNDY ‘TOPS’ BOOMING MARSDEN PARK CONSTRUCTION

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

MEMORABLE MONTH FOR MOMENTO

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

MELBOURNE PUB GROUP SUE McDONALD’S AROUND THE CORNER

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

RIVERSDALE LOOK TO FUTURE AS INDUSTRY FLIES

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

COOPERS HOTEL SACKS GM OVER SOCIAL MEDIA

Newtown’s popular and long-established Coopers Hotel has found itself in the hot media spotlight over a Facebook post that seemed to suggest violence against women in the name of the NRL finals. Just two days ago (Wednesday 18 July) Gary