MELBOURNE BARTENDER SACKED FOR REFUSING AND PISSING OFF NAZIS
A young bartender at an Irish pub in Melbourne has been fired for standing up to a group of neo-nazi men, who threatened him with violence and allegedly extorted the pub for money. An Irish barman and another worker that
RAYS USHER IN GUEST AS NEW IVY CUSTODIAN
Blue Mountains landmark the New Ivanhoe Hotel in Blackheath has sold for the first time in nearly five decades, the Ray family passing the baton to Ray Reilly and business partner Adrian Guest. The Ray family have been running the
NEW MARKET TAVERN ON OFFER AT MELBOURNE MARKETS
A brand-new hotel lease with long-term tenure is being offered off the plan, the Market Tavern is to be completely rebuilt directly, located opposite the iconic South Melbourne Markets. Destined to be a multi-levelled destination offering, the Tavern will be
TOURIST FINDS NEW HOME
Nick Quinn and partners have made up for lost assets, buying the Tourist Hotel in Queanbeyan, representing the first hotel sold in the precinct in a decade. Established in 1932, the handsome Art Deco pub occupies a 1,928sqm lot on
MASKED ‘TRADIES’ PULL OFF DARING DAYTIME HEIST
Police are investigating possible links between a rash of overnight burglaries at venues and the audacious daytime theft of a cash dispenser from a well-known Newcastle pub. During a busy period, around 4:30 on the afternoon of 4 July, three
RETIREES LIVING AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST PUB CRAWL
A Queensland couple have embarked on the ultimate road trip pub crawl, aiming to have a drink at every single pub in Australia. Retirees Andrew and Ursula Keese are no strangers to pubs. Both enjoy travelling, and Ursula had long
HARVEST PUT UP RECORD PRICE FOR QUINN’S CASTLE
Quinn & Co have agreed to sell their thumping Windsor Castle Hotel in East Maitland for $51 million to the acquisitive Harvest Hotels, smashing the group’s own record for an inland regional pub. Around two hours’ drive north of Sydney,
GLENQUARIE TAVERN SETS LEASEHOLD RECORD
Leasehold interest in the Glenquarie Tavern of Macquarie Fields, in Sydney’s booming south-west, has sold for a record-breaking $28 million, marking the first time it has ever changed hands. Located on 5,574sqm in the retail heart of Macquarie Fields, adjacent
RATCHET TAX INCREASE ON BEER HITS 30-YEAR HIGH
Australia’s ratcheting tax on draught beer has risen again, this time representing the biggest increase in more than three decades, prompting further debate amid economic constraints. The world has been experiencing uncomfortably high inflation post-pandemic, largely as a result of
BREAKING: AVC BUYS SAND HILL ROAD COLLECTION – AGAIN
More than two years after the pandemic halted everything in pubs, Australian Venue Co has again entered an acquisition agreement to purchase the urbane Melbourne collection of Sand Hill Road. In a rehash of the deal that almost transpired in
