Recent figures on gaming in Victoria have sparked a chorus of anti-pokies rhetoric unseen since the heady days of Wilkie’s crusade for mandatory pre-commitment. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation details the licence type and gaming revenue of all such venues in the State, and notes $2.571 billion for FY15 (incorrectly reported in […]
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Drinks giant Lion is ready to do business 24/7 with a new online information and ordering portal for its trade customers. Originally launched in 2012, the new-look version now includes product and events data and sales practise, and active customer feedback to further streamline services. The free service facilitates ordering directly from Lion’s product catalogue,
The newly-elected Baird Government has been accused of dropping proposed further trade restrictions and licensing requirements after lobbying by industry. The draft guidelines would have seen operators required to exclude anyone seen drinking on approach to a venue, and service limits on “high-risk” days of the year such as Australia Day and Anzac Day. A
A hotel built in 1968 is finally free to be redeveloped after a bizarre battle to protect it under a heritage order. Languishing on an enormous 45,000 square metre block on the outskirts of Melbourne, the hotel was designed by architects Jorgensen and Hough to embrace the sweeping reforms to the Liquor Act of 1968.
One of Australia’s hottest international venues has reopened after a year-long make-over. Famous A-lister haunt and headquarters of Australian Fashion Week, Cruise Bar, in the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay, has opened its doors again this week following a refurbishment worthy of its glamorous heritage. The three-level hotel has been overhauled from bow to
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Wandsworth Council has ordered a developer to (re)turn an eponymous pile of rubble into gold. Council for UK’s Battersea conservation area has “roundly rejected” a retrospective building proposal by the developer that bulldozed St Johns’ Hill’s The Alchemist pub last month. The developer will now be required to “[restore] to its original condition” the Victorian
Sunshine State staple XXXX has continued its brand push, re-opening its self-titled brewery bar after an extensive three-month renovation. Touted as the freshest place on earth to enjoy XXXX beers, brewed on-site, including the country’s number one mid-strength, XXXX Gold, and the new XXXX Gold Pale Ale, the venue is a complete immersion in the
One of the best-loved pubs in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs has re-opened following an unexpectedly comprehensive overhaul. Seven months ago the new owners of Paddington’s Bellevue Hotel, WDS Group, fronted by industry veteran Steven Speed, began a timely make-over of the famous pub. Peeling back layers of the 1880 two-level hotel opened a Pandora’s Box that
Australia’s favourite mid-strength beer has taken a pioneering step, to service Australia’s fastest-growing beer category. XXXX Gold Pale Ale offers the XXXX Gold “more flavour than you’d expect from a mid-strength” while tempering the hoppy flavour of a pale ale for a less bitter “easy drinking” result. The much-anticipated release burst out of taps and
Echo Entertainment has emerged the winner in the battle for Brisbane’s multi-billion dollar new casino and resort development. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced Monday that Cabinet had signed off on the project, following a decision on a resort-style complex to rival anything in Australia and Asia. “The independent panel went through a number of criteria …
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