RESEARCH FINDS TIPPING SEEN AS ‘UN-AUSTRALIAN’
New research has focused on how Aussies feel about US-style tipping in venues, finding most not embracing the concept, saying it has “no place” in Australia. The survey by Pureprofile was commissioned by Money.com.au, garnering a nationally representative sample of
LOCALS TO DECIDE HERITAGE PUB’S FUTURE IDENTITY
Award-winning hospitality stalwart Ghanem Group has taken a novel approach to making its mark on the recent acquisition of famous South Brisbane venue The Fox. Calling on members of the public who have been part of the history of the
CRAFTY SQUIRE RECREATED BACK TO HICKENS
AVC is evolving the celebrated former Crafty Squire in Melbourne’s CBD into a new four-level pub with an old name, through a lavish $6.5 million transformative renovation and new Carlton Draught bar. The Crafty Squire has been a landmark venue,
WAUGH LOOKS TO EXCHANGE IN THE RIVERS
The Exchange Hotel in Kyogle is being sold by Ashton Waugh’s Watering Hole Hotels, presenting a well-rounded business in a growing northern rivers municipality. Set on a high street corner of Summerland Way, the two-storey brick hotel includes a popular
SMALL TOWN, BIG SOUND: MUSIC AND A PUB THAT WON’T QUIT
Situated two hours south-east of Melbourne and around 20 minutes from both Phillip Island and Inverloch, is the tiny village of Archies Creek, with its trail-blazing hotel. Country pub Archies Creek Hotel is not merely surviving, it is responsible for
GOLDEN FLEECE ARMED ROBBERY INSIDE JOB
A gaming manager is one of three people being sentenced over the staged theft of $320K from the Golden Fleece in Melton, after police found instructions and a map in the defendant's homes. According to documents presented in Court, in
TEEN SHOT IN WEST END PUB
Police have begun no less than two investigations after a 17-year-old girl armed with a knife was shot in the beer garden of a Townsville pub. Responding to a report that a young woman was armed and making threats, officers
ARKABA BACKS MEALS ON WHEELS’ BIG BRUNCH DRIVE
Meals on Wheels South Australia has launched its annual fundraiser The Big Brunch Drive, with vital assistance from major sponsor the Hurley Group’s Arkaba Hotel. The purpose of the fundraiser is to raise awareness and funds to ensure nutritious meals
RECEIVER SALE OF ADGEMIS’ TOWN HALL
In further dismantlement of Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality portfolio, the once jumping former Town Hall Hotel in Balmain is being sold through receivers. Set on the bustling corner of arterial Darling and Montague streets opposite the suburb’s actual Town Hall,
NEW OPPORTUNITY IN WEST END
A blank canvas hotel space has been listed in Brisbane’s thriving West End, ready for an ambitious operator to capitalise on the precinct’s diverse demographic. The commercial property at 391 Montague Rd is on the corner of Rogers Street, amongst
