CHANGES TO VICTORIAN GAMBLING LAWS
Victorian Parliament has recently passed amendments to the state’s gaming and liquor Acts that will affect gaming operators and licensed venues. The Gambling and Liquor Legislation Amendment Act 2022 will soon change specific laws regarding gaming, and also amends the
RETIRING PRENTICE PUTS UP HISTORIC CRITERION
Master publican Tony Prentice has put up his historic Criterion Hotel of Warwick as he looks to an exit from the industry. The two-storey brick Criterion of today was built in 1917, for the Allman family, for an estimated price
JACK DUGGAN’S FUTURE LOOKING BRIGHT
Award-winning local institution Jack Duggan’s Irish pub in Bathurst has been sold to a growing regional hotel group. A pub has been trading on the site since 1849. Originally named the Daniel O'Connell Inn, it later became the Commercial Hotel.
SHOULD PUBS REVIEW BANNING THE TATTOO?
Pubs are under increasing pressure to reconsider often long-established bans on neck and face tattoos, as more and more Australians get inked. Hey Chica!, a Latin-inspired venue in Brisbane’s nightclub precinct, Fortitude Valley, has recently received widespread backlash on social
NRL KICKS OFF INVESTMENT PLANS, BUYING GAMBARO HOTEL
The NRL has purchased the legendary Gambaro Hotel as part of investment plans to underwrite the future of Rugby League. The Australian Rugby League Commission, the NRL's controlling body, is implementing a strategy to invest in hard yielding assets, aiming
THE BHP FOR SALE IN THE HILL
The historic Broken Hill Pub has joined the procession of large regional Hotels coming to market, as the oldest in the first officially old city. Due to its seminal history in the mining economy, Broken Hill is known as ‘The
BAD DREAMS IN 2016 WORKER DEATH
The Victorian regulator has taken disciplinary action against Melbourne’s Dreams Gentlemen’s Club for multiple liquor licence breaches, in response to a female worker’s death in late 2016. Employee Stacey Michelle Tierney had been drinking in the basement of the venue
WHELANS SEE IRIS INTO GENERATIONAL STRATHFIELD HOTEL
Ending more than a century under stewardship of the Whelan family, the large-format Strathfield Hotel has sold for around $80 million to Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital. The three-level pub was built in 1918 after WWI by John Whelan, courtesy of
RAG & FAMISH FENDS OFF NOISY NEIGHBOUR COMPLAINTS
North Sydney’s historic Rag & Famish has been dodging daggers from noisy locals disgruntled about the pub renewing its government mandated outdoor trading area. During the pandemic, in light of the benefits of open spaces, North Sydney Council facilitated many
AVC EXPANSION TAKES IN THE BOUNDARY
Australian Venue Co forges ahead with investment in the Sunshine State, now acquiring Brisbane landmark The Boundary. Established in 1864, in Brisbane’s West End, the well-known pub was given a new lease on life in 2018 through a major renovation
