HOTELS HOST FIRE-RECOVERY CHARITY DRIVES
The recent bushfires have affected rural communities and wildlife across multiple states, and Lewis Land Group is representative of those helping the recovery, through its Australia Day weekend charity drive. On Sunday and Monday (26, 27 January) the Group’s venues
HENDERSON MOVES BIG AUSTRALIAN
Publican battler Patrick Henderson has sold his rescued Australian to first-time owner and beer veteran Jackson Quinn. The Australian Hotel Ballina stands on a generous block on a prominent main street corner of the Northern Rivers town, proximate to Byron
IVY GROWS AND COOGEE IN THE MIDDLE
Merivale has finally unveiled its much-anticipated ‘Middle Level’ of Coogee Pavilion, as well as further iteration of the ever-growing ivy and Hemmes’ proposition to reinvigorate Sydney’s nightlife. Five years after purchasing the Coogee venue, late 2019 Justin Hemmes’ Merivale design
WYNNERS BAR LOSES $20K OVER BREACHES
The Queensland regulator has punished a bar in south Brisbane for “continued” breaches it says displayed a lack of care for patrons and a disregard for the law. Last week Ausin International Group P/L (AIG), appeared before Holland Park Magistrates
NSW GOVT ANNOUNCES TRADING EXTENSIONS THROUGH 2020
The NSW Government has extended trading hours for hotels and clubs during major events throughout 2020. The decision was announced by Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello, who suggests the later trading times will support major cultural and sports events
RETURN TO BIRREGURRA
Just two months after its farewell party and locals fearing the taps may stay dry indefinitely, new operators have proudly swung the doors back open to Birregurra epicentre the Royal Mail Hotel. Birregurra is a farming community of 540 people,
SYDNEY MAN IN COURT OVER BALMAIN GLASSING
A Drummoyne man has faced court over an unprovoked ‘glassing’ and assault on another patron in a Balmain pub. Court records stated 32-year-old Daniel Boyd engaged two other men in the poker machine room of the Unity Hall Hotel, around
WOOLWORTHS STRIKES BIG DEAL FOR SHORTYS
Marty Short and family have announced sale of controlling interest in their thriving B2B liquor business Shorty’s to Woolworths’ Endeavour Group. Family patriarch Warwick Short began what was the Great Australian Wine Company in 1977, beside popular Crow’s Nest watering
FAREWELL 200-YEAR-OLD ROYAL OAK
The old girl of Parramatta has lost the battle and will soon be demolished to make way for the light rail. A pub was established on the corner of Parramatta’s Church and Ross Streets in 1813, adjacent to Cobb &
WOMAN CHARGED OVER LEAVING CHILD IN HOT CAR
A 32-year-old woman has been charged after her child was discovered in a hot car in Melbourne and rushed to hospital in critical condition. On Wednesday onlookers spotted a child in a Suzuki SUV in the carpark of Brook Point