LIFE BAN AND MAX. FINE FOR GM
The former general manager of Shelly Beach Golf Club has received a life ban from the industry and the maximum fine, after being found guilty of tampering with evidence in a liquor-related trial. A release by the NSW Independent Liquor
COCKTAILS ON THE RISE – LIKE A PORNSTAR
Research from the UK finds cocktails are increasingly the drink of choice with a meal and more essential on the drinks menu than ever, as pubs head into summer down under. Cocktails are more popular than they’ve been in some
AHA NSW AWARDS WINNERS SHINE AT THE STAR
The elite of New South Wales hospitality gathered last night at Sydney’s The Star to witness the annual crowning of the State’s best of the best, filtering out winners for 40 categories in the AHA NSW Awards for Excellence. Around
THE ESPY: THE LEGEND RE-EMERGES
Melbourne trail-blazers Sand Hill Road have announced the reopening and reveal this Friday of St Kilda’s epic seaside icon – the amazing, multi-faceted The Espy. On 23 November the public will once again be able to enjoy and now explore
IRIS TAKES BLAIR’S KINGSWOOD PUB
After nearly two decades the Blair family has reached another milestone with the sale of their big Kingswood pub to the very acquisitive Iris Group. Neville Blair has owned and operated the Kingswood Hotel since 2001, which earlier this year
ALL-NEW LEASE AT ECHUCA HOTEL
A long lease at the Echuca Hotel has come to market, as the long-time owner-operators look to take a step back from the bar. The private family has run the large High Street pub since 2003, providing a large public
AHA NSW CROWNS NEW LIFE MEMBERS
Ahead of its annual Awards for Excellence, the AHA NSW has announced two new life members – long-serving AHA NSW executive member Rolly De With, and stalwart Balmain publican Maureen Thornett. In conjunction with his time representing the AHA in
LAUNDY REOPENS WOOLWICH PIER AFTER BIG RENO
Laundy Hotel Group has capped off a big week with a grand unveiling of repositioned destination pub, the Woolwich Pier Hotel. Having bought the pub from the Medich family in 2015, for the past few years the Laundy Hotel Group
ALFRED & CONSTANCE SELLS TO EMERGING BRISBANE GROUP
Fortitude Valley’s famed Alfred & Constance has been sold off through receivers to up-and-coming Brisbane-based outfit RMS group. Alfred & Constance is within two retro-fitted ‘Queenslander’-style buildings, covering 473sqm. It incorporates a gastro-pub, beer garden, café, restaurant and Fever nightclub.
PATONGA PUB LAUNCHES AT BOATHOUSE
The innovative Boathouse Group has unveiled its latest pride and joy – the reinvented Boathouse Patonga, in the former Patonga Beach Hotel. Established 2008 by Pip and Andrew Goldsmith, the Boathouse Group began with a café in Palm Beach, and
