NEW NSW GAMING REFORMS COME INTO EFFECT
NSW’s newly elected Minns Government has reached a milestone in its promised gaming reform, introducing another round of new measures aimed at reducing gambling harm and money laundering. The NSW Government has now reduced the number of poker machines able
STOCKLAND SELLING GREENFIELD IN THE HILLS
Australian developer Stockland is offering a “truly unique opportunity” to acquire operations of the future large-format Gables Tavern, in the new suburb of Gables, near Box Hill. The Gables is a massive 380-ha masterplanned development by Stockland, set to be
CAPTAIN STIRLING HITS OPEN WATERS FOR FIRST TIME THIS CENTURY
The august Captain Stirling Hotel of Nedlands, cornerstone of the new Woolworths Nedlands Square, is available for the first time in a quarter century. Occupying a high-profile corner site on the Stirling Highway, the two-storey Hotel is said to be
COOPERS GOES ALL-IN ON AUSSIE LAGER
The indomitable Coopers Brewery has provided a sneak peek into its upcoming major release and market move, heralding Coopers Australian Lager. The new Australian Lager will soon be rolling off the line, with ABV of 4.2 per cent. Branded in
BEN MAY AND TMG SELL HISTORIC MANLY WHARF
Ben May and TMG Developments have sold the landmark Manly Wharf and Hotel to the owners of Brisbane’s Howard Smith Wharves. The recognised international landmark was one of the first purchases for TMG Developments, led by Robert Magid, who picked
STATE-BUILT BABINDA HOTEL UP FOR GRABS
Queensland’s only government-built pub, the one-of-a-kind Babinda State Hotel, is being sold by private owners. Built in 1917, the hotel holds claim to being the only pub in the state constructed and operated by the Queensland Government at the time.
CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL HACKED AND HALTED
Hackers have ended a trial on cashless gaming, after reports the system was breached in a cyber-attack. The digital wallet trial began last October, under the Perrottet government, at Wests Newcastle leagues club at New Lambton, installed on 144 Aristocrat
NEWCASTLE’S HARD-ROCKING CAMBRIDGE GOES QUIET
Musicians and lovers of live music have joined in commemorating the grand finale of hard-rocking Newcastle legend, the Cambridge Hotel. The Newcastle West pub has been a sticky carpet virtual rite of passage for local and even international bands for
DOOLAN HOTELS GROW STABLE WITH TOORAK
Prime Melbourne watering hole the Toorak Hotel is in new hands, as family operators Doolan Hotels step up the collection. Established in 1854, the imposing and ornate building has been known as the Bush Inn and Hawksburn Hotel and back
ESCALATING CHARGES OVER DEATH AT BURNETT HEADS PUB
A man is facing major charges in relation to injuries and the subsequent death of another man, after an altercation at the Lighthouse Hotel on Tuesday (20 June). According to reports, 38-year-old father Matthew James Hayes was behaving inappropriately and