OLGR REAFFIRMS PUB TRANSFER DELAYS ARE ‘APPLICANT ERROR’
In the wake of further accounts of long delays in transfer of pub assets in Queensland, the state’s liquor regulator says the process typically takes less than two months, and delays are the result of applicant errors. In discussions with
MARRICKVILLE MUSIC ICON THE GREAT CLUB SUSTAINS GREATNESS
Ending a stressful year of battles with NIMBY neighbours over noise complaints, Marrickville music hero The Great Club is safe and ready for action. When COVID-19 restrictions were lifted near the end of 2022, the 350-capacity The Great Club (TGC)
LORD BOB FOR SALE – BIT BY BIT
Darlinghurst darling the Lord Roberts is selling-off bits – offering punters the chance to be a part-owner in a Sydney institution. Veteran Sue Cameron, who secured her first hotel licence taking over in 1975, later buying the freehold, sold the
CENTRAL CLUB GOES UP AND ‘ULTIMATE’
North Melbourne’s historic and expanded Central Club Hotel has reopened, reflecting publican Vincent Magrath’s quest to create what he feels is the “ultimate” pub. The original two-storey Central Club Hotel dates back to 1869, set on a corner of Victoria
THE HAVEY HAS A NEW LOOK AT 150
Celebrating its sesquicentennial, the historic General Havelock has reopened, following restorations giving it a new lease on life. Popularly known as the ‘Havey’, the Hotel was established in 1873, named in honour of Major General Sir Henry Havelock, who led
DRAG-STAR IMPERIAL GOES UNIVERSAL
Hot on the high heels of rumours it was headed to the open market, news of a trans-action has emerged on Short and Leach’s LGBTQ+ landmark Imperial Hotel to the uber-inclusive Universal Hotels. A pub has existed on the Erskineville
KELLY RIDES OUT OF THE ROYAL
Country connoisseur Ned Kelly has sold his Royal Hotel of Scone to an up-and-coming local. The regal pub is set on around 3,000 sqm, and includes 19 pub-style rooms, 10 modern motel suites, and gaming operation with nine entitlements and
HOW TO MAKE A STRAWBERRY NEGRONI
Award-winning Richmond distillery Brogan’s Way has succumbed to pressure and made its limited edition Strawberries & Cream varietal a regular fixture in the range. The boutique distiller first released the Strawberries and Cream gin flavour in May 2022, as a
SHORT-LEACH’S IMPERIAL FLAUNTS SALE
LGBTQ icon the Imperial Hotel of Erskineville is being sold by industry icons Fraser Short and AHA President Scott Leach. The Imperial came to fame after appearing in Australian drag movie legend The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
PIPER’S HARBORD HOTEL BEATS OBJECTIONS FOR DA
Glenn Piper has won a battle to further expand the beachside Harbord Hotel, after three levels of assessment and scores of objections by locals. Piper took the keys to the famous pub commonly known as the ‘Harbord Hilton” from industry
