WORKERS COMP RULING IN ‘UNSUSTAINABLE’ SYSTEM
A landmark case has resulted in a former manager at Twin Willows Hotel ordered to repay Laundy Hotels $50K workers compensation plus interest after being sprung simultaneously working at another pub. Only a few months after being hired as a
MUCKA BUP UP FOR GRABS
Muckadilla’s tenacious and hard-working hotel, central Queensland icon the Mucka Bup, is being sold by a devoted local who helped keep the town on the map. The township of Muckadilla is found roughly 40 kilometres from Roma, counting just 38
BACK ON TAP: JEFFARES SETS STAGE FOR PARAN PLACE REBOOT
Co-founder of leading independent Melbourne brewery Stomping Ground Brewing Co Steve Jeffares recently announced his next endeavour, currently under the working title of ‘Paran Place Project’. Well known for achievements such as the Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS) festival, the
WAUGH TAKES ON THE UNION
John Azar’s Good Beer Group has divested another north shore asset, selling the prominent Union Hotel to Ashton Waugh’s Watering Hole Hotels. Good Beer Group holds a stable of predominantly CBD-focused pubs, including the Edinburgh Castle Hotel, Coronation Hotel and
HISTORIC FORTUNE OF WAR RENEWED
Patrons seeking an all-round pub experience in the heart of Sydney’s The Rocks will be able to dine, drink, stay and be entertained as the Fortune of War expands, upgrades and resumes. The Fortune of War, built in 1828, is
NEW FOOD AND HOSPITALITY ‘SUPER EVENT’
All-new hospitality super event Food & Hospitality Week is launching in Melbourne in May, inviting industry professionals to discover the tastiest ingredients, game-changing equipment and innovative technology. Set to take place at Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC) 18 -
LANDMARK MILL HOTEL ON OFFER FOR FIRST TIME
As a result of recent subdivision of the broader Mill Precinct, the historic Mill Hotel and surrounding site are being offered for the first time. The Mill Hotel is a landmark heritage freehold and anchor asset within the Murrumbidgee Flour
MARKETS FINED OVER GAMING BREACHES
The licensee of top gaming pub the Markets Hotel in Homebush West has been fined after investigators uncovered serious breaches of gaming regulation. The Gaming Machines Act 2001 in NSW specifies that venues cannot allow patrons to use gaming machines
LOCAL COUPLE TRANSFORMS BOLT INN INTO GOURMET GETAWAY
Brought back from the brink of oblivion, Uralla locals have turned the town’s historic local into one of a growing number of regional tourism destinations. In 2021, PubTIC reported on a Roche Group acquisition, when the group purchased Uralla’s Bolt
WOJO OFFERS HEADACHE-FREE PAYROLL
Australian payroll and employment software Wojo is looking to simplify the regular headache of calculating wages and conditions, through one integrated system. Addressing a need in the market, Wojo was built to solve the common challenge of fragmented systems that
