OVOLO UNVEILS LANEWAY PUB AMPHLETT HOUSE
Ovolo group is throwing open the doors to its new Amphlett House in Melbourne’s CBD from Wednesday, 17 November. Located on the corner of Little Bourke Street and Amphlett Lane, the House is next to Ovolo's Laneways hotel, in the
RIVERSDALE SELLING LAST PUB LAMBTON PARK
The former headlining Riversdale group is bowing out of pubs, with stakeholders opting to sell the prominent Lambton Park Hotel, in suburban Newcastle. The pub group representing high-flyers John Singleton, Mark Carnegie and Geoff Dixon bought the LPH mid-2018 for
EMPLOYEE AND ACCOMPLICE ARRESTED OVER HOTEL ROBBERY
Two people have been charged following the alleged robbery of a Windsor hotel, with one of the alleged perpetrators an employee of the pub. Police were called to the Fitzroy Hotel in Sydney’s north-west about 9.30pm on Sunday, 18 September.
MELBOURNE MAN AWARDED GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR GOING TO PUBS
A Melbourne man has brought another Guinness World Record to Australia, setting a new benchmark for the most pubs patronised in 24 hours. Guinness World Records began as a promotional tactic for Guinness Brewery, in the 1950s, aiming to be
FREE HOSPITALITY-CENTRIC SHORT COURSES TO MEET DEMANDS
In further response to the demands of industry, TAFE NSW is offering more courses at no charge, to meet skills challenges for employees in 2022. TAFE NSW is the largest training provider in the world, counting over 17k staff, nearly
PREMIER CONTINUES CRUSADE ON CASHLESS HIGHGROUND
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has doubled down on his crusade to impose cashless gaming on NSW pubs and clubs, despite evidence of the potential side-effects and pause by other political leaders. As the Premier mandates an end to criminals using
BUGDENS SAY BYE TO BAGO
Long-timers Peter and Judy Bugden have passed the baton at their Bago Tavern on the mid-north coast to local Glenn Knight. The Bago is located in the historic town of Wauchope, inland from Port Mac, just shy of 400 kilometres
BURLEIGH HEADS BACK AS KOALA RETURNS
The Queensland pub revolution continues with AVC reopening the Koala Tavern and Burleigh Town Hotel after multi-million-dollar facelifts. F&B-led operator Australian Venue Co (AVC) has around 200 pubs nationally and has been investing heavily in what it calls “revitalising the
NEW OWNERS FOR TAPHOUSE’S NEW VIC
Taphouse has passed the baton on its pocket rocket New Victoria Tavern in the burgeoning Sydney industrial precinct and one pub suburb of Wetherill Park. The New Vic came to market late 2021, citing a lively sports bars and TAB
BEST OF WA HOSPITALITY REVEALED
After several years juggling restriction conditions, the best of WA gathered uninhibited this week to celebrate the winners of the 2022 AHA-Aon Hospitality Awards for Excellence. A record 1,200-strong crowd attended Crown Perth to acknowledge the offerings found across Perth
