CRACKDOWN LOOMS ON AML THROUGH GAMING MACHINES
A secret investigation by authorities into gaming transactions at pubs and clubs cites possible links between staff and money laundering by organised criminals, and forbodes a shakeup of the AML system. The investigation was conducted by NSW Liquor & Gaming,
QUEENSLAND HOTELIERS RETURN TO RECOGNITION
The Queensland Hotels Association (QHA) celebrated a long-awaited night of nights this week, crowning its winners for the 2022 Awards for Excellence at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. On Monday night a record crowd of more than 1,700 members
UPMARKET BUSH INN BUSINESS FOR SALE
One of Melbourne’s best-known establishments, the iconic Bush Inn, has hit the market with long potential. The large footprint pub occupies a high-profile corner on the borders of some of Melbourne’s most affluent suburbs, Toorak and Hawksburn. It provides trading
FREE HOSPITALITY TRAINING FOR NEW WORKERS
The NSW government has announced free training on in-demand skills, aiming to get more workers ready for a “bumper winter” tourism and hospitality season. The NSW Government’s Winter Skills program is delivering more than 1,500 fee-free training courses, preparing people
AVC GOES TO THE DOGS
Australian Venue Co. has partnered with craft beer hounds BrewDog to announce a new franchise deal and the opening of BrewDog Bars around Australia. The pub group has committed to opening multiple BrewDog venues in the coming years across several
PUBLIC HOSPITALITY HITS BONDI WITH PLANS FOR NOAH’S
Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality Group has beat major developers to buy the well-known Noah’s Backpackers on Bondi Beach for $68 million. Noah’s occupies a prominent 1,087sqm site at the world-famous Beach, comprising two corner buildings configured for 260 beds and
MEN JAILED OVER ROBBERY OF 80-YR-OLD WOMAN’S POKIES WINNINGS
Two Adelaide men have been sent to prison for robbing of a woman in her 80s of her pokies winnings after a big night at the local pubs. The men from Woodcroft in Adelaide’s south, 43-year-old Joobin Rafii and 42-year-old
AVC AND HPI PUT UP HOTEL ALLEN FGC
Australian Venue Co has teamed up with landlord HPI to offer the freehold going concern of Townsville stalwart the Hotel Allen. Built in 1946, Hotel Allen occupies a 6,186sqm corner site with three street frontages, proximate to a host of
MERIVALE EYES MAJOR NEW DEVELOPMENT
At the forefront of the resurgence of hospitality and in a return home after widespread expansion, Justin Hemmes’ Merivale has secured a massive site on Sydney’s King Street – to become the city’s newest entertainment precinct. News has emerged of
BLITZ CATCHES UNLICENSED SECURITY AFTER VIDEO EXPOSES POOR BEHAVIOUR
A crackdown by authorities has found and fined a number of unlicensed security guards, after a video was circulated of bouncers throwing a man and woman down stairs. The operation was a collaboration between Queensland Police, OLGR (Office of Liquor