GETTING GABS 2018
By David Ward - Australian Brewery sales manager and craft beer enthusiast. Craft Beer has been given a shot of adrenaline over the last few years in Australia by the internationally famous Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular Festival. Begun in 2011 by
VETERAN PUTS UP OLD NEWCASTLE GRAND
Newcastle landmark the Grand Hotel has come to market for the first time in 30 years, as Mike Angus looks to retirement. [caption id="attachment_13472" align="alignright" width="355"] Grand Hotel, Newcastle. Images: website[/caption] The two-storey Grand Hotel is a classic Victorian-era structure
HOSPITALITY LEGAL LAUNCHED FOR AUSTRALIAN HOTELIERS
The NSW branch of the Australian Hotels Association has announced launch of Hospitality Legal P/L, leveraging its strengths in the industry to offer nationwide services to hospitality employers. The AHA NSW has traditionally provided specialised legal advice and services relating
HAHN GETS TALKING IN PUBS AMID PEARL ANNIVERSARY
Lion has launched a wide-scale campaign around Hahn – in recognition of the significance of a beer and a yarn, and in celebration of its 30th anniversary. This week the ‘Hahn – Now You’re Talking’ advertising platform will begin across
HEMMES LATEST HOTELIER ON ‘RICH LIST’
The latest Rich List has been announced, featuring a dozen debutants including pub king Justin Hemmes. BRW first published its Top 200 Richest People in Australia in 1984, and counted (the late) John Hemmes and Merivale Hemmes, parents to Justin
CLUB HOTEL LISTED AS COLES RENEW PUB INTEREST
As pundits speculate on the disposition of Coles’ Liquorland-Spirit cache of Queensland pubs, the freehold interest of the Group’s Club Hotel has hit the market boasting a new 15-year lease. The Club Hotel Waterford is set on a prominent 11,000sqm
ROCKPOOL’S RAPID EXPANSION CONTINUES
Rockpool has taken another step today on its expansion into Queensland, opening Bavarian Beerhaüs at the heritage-listed Royal Snack Bar with a weekend of “carnivalesque escapades”. Bavarian Beerhaüs is the Group’s third new venue this month, following The Bavarian opening
LIQUOR & GAMING RELEASE MID-2018 PUBS ‘HIT’ LIST
Liquor & Gaming NSW has released its latest hit-list of violent venues, ushering a clutch of newcomers and a scuffle for the top positions. The NSW regulator’s half-yearly list details venues that have accumulated at least 12 violent incidents over
CONTAINER DEPOSITS GOOD DEAL FOR PUBS
The move to minimise environmental impact and improve management of resources is bringing opportunity for pubs, with collection schemes reversing waste costs into revenue. Drink containers create 44 per cent of litter volume, costing over $162m annually in NSW to
CHARTER HALL LIST ROYAL HOTEL REVIVAL
Charter Hall is selling the historic and long-dormant Royal Hotel Perth as its Yagan Square redevelopment and the huge City Link project restore it to the heart of the city. The two-storey and heritage-listed Royal was built in 1882, marking
