PUBLIC HOSPITALITY SNARES TOP BARS, MAYBE
Public Hospitality Group (PHG) has confirmed it has acquired The Maybe Group, adding one of the Top-50 bars in the world to its rapidly growing collection. Sydney-based PHG is led by Sydney businessman Jon Adgemis, who is executive chairman. They
AVC UNVEILS THE NEW THE CLUB
AVC has furthered its Queensland quest, unveiling the reworked The Club Hotel at Gladstone, equipped with a modern sports bar, bistro and all-weather beer garden. Doors to The Club reopened 13 April, following a $2.8 million renovation led by Kingston
TO DRESS OR NOT TO DRESS
A return to the days of a dress code at the pub has prompted public outcries in favour and against, but Hervey Bay’s Beach House Hotel is taking no slack. The elegant Beach House Hotel at Scarness offers views of
YOUNG PATRONS WARNED ‘JUST … DON’T’
The 2023 Liquor Accord Forum was held this month, bringing the launch of a new program to tackle anti-social behaviour among younger patrons at licensed venues. On 5 April more than 200 industry stakeholders from across NSW came together
HOSPITALITY CANDIDATE CRISIS CONTINUES
The fight for suitable employees in hospitality shows little signs of slowing, according to a recent industry survey commissioned by the Frontline network. The survey revealed that, while the majority of workers have considered leaving their position in the last
TREASURY TOASTS 65 FOR 15
Last week some of the elite of the Australian wine industry hosted a big occasion for Australia’s oldest posse of publicans, celebrating another milestone for 15 Club, at the home of Penfolds. Treasury Wines CEO Tim Ford was ably assisted
STAR OF TUMUT TO BE SOLD
Former Sydney publican Bob McGhee is selling his latest project, the handsome Tumut Star Hotel, at the foothills of the Snowy Mountains. Located on a generous 2,638sqm site in the heart of town, the Star features multiple bars plus TAB
CUMBERLAND CLOSES AMID CONTROVERSY
The venerable Cumberland Hotel in regional Victoria has closed under a cloud, as doubt forms around the outcry of homophobia by the departing publican. Built circa 1860, the Cumberland is thought to be the oldest weatherboard pub in the state
BEER DRINKERS REVOLTING
The top-selling beer of global brewing giant AB-InBev is at the centre of controversy around big brands ‘gay-washing’ products, finding drinkers pouring out the beer and billions lost in stock value. Bud Light, the low-carb version of Budweiser, is the
TIMEWARP TERMINUS BACK FOR NEW START
The curious Terminus Hotel of Pyrmont has been put to market, a lucky seven years and major makeover after it was exhumed from 30 years of ivy and stagnation. Built in the early 1900s, originally named The Cooper’s Arms Inn,
