FLOWER EXPANDS IN PORT AND LAKE CATHIE
Celebrated community publican Alistair Flower has further expanded a growing portfolio with the purchase of the Lake Cathie Tavern, near his Port Macquarie haven. Current AHA National titleholder for Community Service & Achievement and winner again in 2018 at the
BITTERS DEBATE OVER NEW ZERO ALCOHOL LAWS
Victorian venues are steeling themselves over new zero alcohol laws, with some going so far as to ban the ever-popular Lemon, Lime & Bitters. New rules have come into effect across Victoria banning licensed premises from serving any liquor to
ILGA ORDERS CLOSURES FOR SERVING MINORS
The Camden Hotel and Liquorland Bondi are the latest licensed premises to be closed for serving liquor to minors, under the NSW Government’s Minors Sanctions Scheme. The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has ordered the Camden Hotel shut for
THE BOURBON ROCKS THE CROSS ALL DAY
The Bourbon is sustaining its reputation as one of Sydney’s hubs for music, launching a regular all-day dance party on its new rooftop bar. Toward the end of 2017, uber-after hours nightclub Afters opened in Darlinghurst’s Club 77, offering a
STRIKE FOR PALISADE FOR DRUNKEN ANTICS
Jewel of Millers Point the striking Palisade Hotel has been slapped with a strike for the drunken behaviour of two middle-aged women, one of whom tried to bite her helper. The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) heard the case
STOCKLAND BUILDING NEW TAVERN IN AURA MEGA-DEVELOPMENT
Large-scale developer Stockland has announced construction of a $6.5 million tavern, to be located in the heart of its massive Aura community, on the Gold Coast. Aura is the largest master-planned community ever built in Australia under single ownership, projected
HO HO FARMER’S HOTEL TO DO SANTAS ON A BUS
The Farmer's Hotel at Vacy is mustering its own Christmas celebrations, marching to the tune of Santas in kilts and seeing how many of the jolly fellas it can pack onto a double-decker bus. Proprietor Dr Maurice Harden is part
THE GLENMORE PRESENTS THE ALTERNATIVE TO SILLY SEASON
Marty Short’s The Glenmore is jumping on the festive wagon, presenting a party for all the non-Christmas people of the world – Festivus, For the Rest of Us! From the Latin, Festivus, meaning ‘jovial’ came an alternative to the oft
ELEPHANT & CASTLE CHARGES TO MARKET
The amply proportioned Elephant & Castle Hotel in Bathurst has come to market, trumpeting plenty of blue sky in Australia’s oldest inland settlement. Bathurst is around 200 kilometres north-west of Sydney, and one of the State’s strong regional hubs, experiencing
HEALTHY DINING OPTIONS ON THE RISE
GUEST POST Eating healthy on a routine basis is something customers increasingly want, and dining spaces are responding by serving up meals that are both good for you and taste amazing. While more and more people want to eat healthy
