MEN DODGE TIME OVER ASSAULTS
Two men have avoided jail time after violent incidents against staff and others, spurred by drugs, alcohol and animated affections. Early January 2022, 21-year-old boilermaker William Hayes was socialising with his girlfriend and two other friends at the Huskisson Hotel,
ALH HEADS TO THE BEACH
The ACCC has ruled Australia’s largest publican is allowed to proceed with the acquisition of the Beachfront Hotel. News came in May 2022 that Endeavour Group (ASX:EDG) had signed to buy the popular hangout just north of Darwin. The deal
MAN FOUND ALL BUT
A magistrate has ruled against a claim of sexual assault by a Queensland mine worker, seeing CCTV of the man grabbing a girl’s bottom at a pub. Martin Beau Hunter Shaw has been employed as a FIFO worker in
MARLOW MOVES ON ROBIN HOOD
Jason Marlow’s group has on-sold the very large-format Robin Hood Hotel of Orange, for a new record country regional price for a New South Wales pub. Marlow Hotel Group (MHG) is entering a third generation of family operators, holding an
DOONAN DONE: SUNSHINE COAST’S NEW PUB
Bigwig of giant hospitality, the Comiskey Group, has unveiled its long-held and hard-fought new venue on the Sunshine Coast, The Doonan. The Comiskeys are producers of two of Australia’s largest and highly awarded pubs – the mighty Eatons Hill Hotel
ROCKIN THE PUBURBS PERFORMS WICKED THINGS
A roaring pubformance of finalists has resulted in Wicked Things winning the Australian Hotels Association NSW’s Rockin’ the Puburbs live music competition for 2023. After three years quiet, the Association revived the ultimate pub band competition in NSW late 2022,
LOYAL LOCAL TAKES THE OAKS
Australian pub institution The Oaks has been sold by the Thomas family to loyal locals for more than $120 million. Set on a 2,188sqm corner of bustling Military Road in Neutral Bay, there has been a pub on the site
MAN IMPRISONED FOR ASSAULT AND DEATH THREATS ON BOUNCER
A man who assaulted and threatened to kill a guard and his family at the Town Hall in Newtown last year has been sent away, as the magistrate disputed his claim of alcohol-induced memory loss. 30-year-old Charles Begg of Merrylands
BUNDY OFFERING A WEDDING PARTY FOR FANS
Diageo and Aussie legend Bundaberg Distillery have launched another devotee marketing promotion with a twist, offering one rum-lovin’ couple facilities and cash to put on their wedding ‘ceRUMony’. The prize, for the newly married couple and 40 guests, will see
BOUNCER ARRESTED FOR CHOKING OUT PUB PATRON
An overzealous bouncer in a Darwin pub has been charged over reckless endangerment, after he choked a patron unconscious and dumped him on the concrete, in front of a crowd of witnesses. The incident reportedly took place in the early
