LAST-MINUTE MELBOURNE CUP FUN-FACTS
Melbourne Cup 2020 – ‘Expert’ trivia, by ‘Melbourne Cup’ Max Hitchins Sure to impress customers as we approach Melbourne Cup Day next Tuesday, did you know: The first 12 horses will win substantial money in the 2020 Melbourne Cup on
ALH FLAGS PUBS WON’T REOPEN AS ALE CALLS OUT MANAGEMENT
Woolworths-backed ALH has flagged not reopening Melbourne pubs under restricted capacity, as landlord ALE drags the group back to court questioning the quality of management at venues. From 2 November licensed venues in Melbourne including pubs will be allowed to
NEW LAUNDY JORDAN SPRINGS PUB PENDING
Laundy Hotels is vying to build another new western Sydney pub, bringing the fledgling suburb of Jordan Springs its first local watering hole. The Jordan Springs Tavern would be located on Lakeside Parade, on a 5,026sqm site. The public house
COOPERS ANNOUNCE NATIONAL SAPPORO CAMPAIGN
Legendary Japanese brand Sapporo Premium Beer will celebrate its history and the story of its creator through stylish manga imagery in a new national marketing campaign beginning next month. The campaign depicts Sapporo’s beginnings in the late 1800s, telling the
GERNER’S LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE RUSHED TO HIGH COURT
Julian Gerner’s challenge of the lockdown conditions has been rushed to the nation’s highest court, in a bid to change coronavirus policies that could set Australian constitutional precedent. The Melbourne publican has been seeking the matter be heard as a
NEW OFFER IN THE NEW HAMPTON
The premium leasehold interest in the New Hampton Hotel in Kings Cross is being marketed for sale through a public campaign. Located at the western end of Bayswater Road, a stone’s throw from the famous Coke sign, the New Hampton
MORE COVID FINES AND PUNITIVE CLOSURE AT NSW PUBS
A pub in Bourke is the latest to be issued with five-figure fines for breaching COVID restrictions, as another is closed for a week by Liquor & Gaming. Following a police operation in the state’s north-west in early October, Western
AWARD-WINNING RAILWAY OFF TO MARKET
The freehold going concern of the award-winning Railway Hotel in Parkes has come to market amid major local development and opportunity. The two-storey red brick Railway was built 1915, sporting the traditional stilted veranda on three sides. It occupies a
MAN FACES CHARGES FOR RAMMING TWO GIRLS INTO A PUB
A 33-year-old man has appeared in court, accused of ramming his ute into a pub in Collie last week, pinning two young women to the wall, causing horrific injuries. Last Thursday night 23-year-old Georgia Moloney and 18-year-old Alexis Tate were
MELBOURNE CUP COUNTDOWN – TRIVIA AND UPDATES
Melbourne Cup 2020 – Trivia and fun facts – by ‘Melbourne Cup’ Max Hitchins Reminder: this year’s Cup is on the 3rd of November. Keep patrons up to date with our ‘Need-to-Know’ page on the horses vying to run in
