NSW EXCELLENCE OF 2026
The annual gala AHA NSW Awards for Excellence took place Tuesday night before 1,400 industry, political and business leaders, at Royal Randwick Racecourse. Following a greeting and networking session overlooking the hallowed turf, with live music and sponsored refreshments, guests
KNOX STEAMS HOME ON THE RAILWAY
The Roche family’s pub group has sold and settled Armidale landmark the Railway Hotel to the growing New England collection of Jim Knox. The Victorian-style pub was built in 1879, featuring a crested parapet and extensive iron lacework, with a
US-STYLE TIPPING TESTS AUSSIE PATRON PATIENCE
Tipping prompts are becoming increasingly common across Australian venues, but as US-style tipping culture creeps in, questions are being raised about where the money actually goes. The issue came to light after a post in an Australian bartenders’ Facebook group
DRIVE-BY SHOOTERS TAKE DOWN FOUR AT FITZYS
Four people are in hospital suffering gunshot wounds after gunmen fired into a crowd at a ‘fight night’ event at AVC’s Fitzys in Brisbane’s south. Police were summoned to the pub on Bryants Road in Loganholme to reports of shots
KAINE CROPS THE TOP FOR CANCER
Daring hotelier Kaine Bayfield has gone bald in the name of cancer research, raising tens of thousands for the Children’s Cancer Institute again in 2026. The CEO Dare to Cure returned for the ninth year in Sydney at a new
