BIMBO DELUXE RAZED OVERNIGHT
A fire has gutted Colonial Leisure Group’s inner-Melbourne institution Bimbo Deluxe overnight. Emergencies services were called to the Brunswick Street pub around 1:20am, and 24 firefighters battled the blaze into the early hours. The fire is said to have been
REGULATOR CONVICTS WAGERING COMPANY AND WARNS OF FUTURE
Liquor & Gaming NSW has announced the conviction of wagering company Neds, ahead of massive increases to penalties to rogue companies breaching NSW gambling advertising laws. Neds.com.au faced Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney on Tuesday (15 May), pleading guilty
HILTON’S LONG-HELD QUAKERS INN SELLS
Local identity and horseracing enthusiast Bill Hilton has sold his twice-built and long-run Quakers Inn for $24 million. Hilton built the large-format Quakers Inn back in 1991, with then business partner Nick Peters. Peters was the face of Peters Meats,
RISK MONITORING SYSTEM ROLLED OUT AHEAD OF TIME IN SA PUBS
South Australia is boasting another successful step in responsible service of gaming with the no-cost introduction of Automated Risk Monitoring across all the State’s pubs and clubs. South Australia has had its Central Monitoring System in place since 1994, where
CORRIGANS PUT UP REVIVED DOODLE COOMA ARMS
The heroes of Henty, who rescued and revived the town’s only pub, have listed it to pursue attempts to return to a life of normality. Henty is a town of around 1200 souls, midway between Albury and Wagga Wagga, in
HOTELS HAVE HEARTS BREAKTHROUGH: RECORD 2018
The Hotels Have Hearts gala dinner has been and gone for another year, with publicans raising a record-breaking $750,000 in aid of St Vincent de Paul. Hotels Have Hearts (HHH) was established in 2001 by a group of generous hoteliers
REDCAPE ‘STRATEGY’ DIVESTS DOONSIDE HOTEL
Redcape has bucked recent trends and sold its suburban heartland pub, the Doonside Hotel. The Doonside occupies a big 7,278sqm town centre site in the western Sydney suburb, around 50 kilometres out of the Sydney CBD. Features include public and
CHINATOWN GATEWAY COVENT GARDEN HOTEL SOLD
Ending a decades-long reign, the Luey family has sold its Chinatown gateway pub, the Covent Garden Hotel. The three-storey dual-fronted Covent Garden Hotel was opened by Tooths & Co in 1911. The imposing building stands sentry at the gateway to
ROCKPOOL OPENS ANOTHER NEW BAVARIAN
Just a week after unveiling a brand new Queensland pub, the Rockpool Group will open The Bavarian Rouse Hill on Monday, giving away 500 free hotdogs. Rockpool Group (formerly Urban Purveyor) operate a collection of 60 venues under 16 different
DY’S DECK FINDS A NEW HOUSE
After coming to market in February, Dee Why’s only ‘pub’ on the beach has sold to Ben McBeath. Deck is a bar-restaurant overlooking Dee Why beach, with a primary service authorisation allowing it to serve drinks without a meal. The
