VICHEALTH FINDS WATER A CLEAR BENEFIT FOR LICENSED VENUES
Research at venues has confirmed positive results to encouraging more patrons to drink water, including happier staff and no impact on sales. In early 2017, VicHealth partnered with some Victorian licensees for a trial measuring how much free drinking water
BRIX IS BACK, AGAINST THE ODDS
Peter Thomson has successfully revived local stalwart the Brix Hotel in Stawell in time for the running of the town’s famous race, overcoming hurdles left by the exiting tenant. Mid-2017 the Brix Hotel saw the entry of new leaseholders, following
PUB GUARD ASSAILANT LETS LOOSE IN COURT
A “changed man” fronting Wollongong District Court on Friday for a serious assault on a pub security guard became engaged and threw furniture when sentenced to prison. Jesse John Rose and friend Jaye Pearson were captured on CCTV at a
OPERATORS FINED NEARLY $100k FOR VISA WORKER CASH-BACK SCAM
The former operators of Bar Coluzzi in Darlinghurst have been hit with fines of more than $97,000 after being found guilty of forcing a 457-visa worker to repay a portion of her salary. The Victoria Street bar-café had sponsored a
PUB TOURS GROWING WITH GARY, GREGG AND DAVE
Legends of the business of pub walking tours have joined forces to expand the concept beyond Sydney and even pubs, with the evolved business of Dave’s Pub Tours. In 2010 Gregg Peek began Peek Tours, and gaining momentum, in 2015
ST KILDA INSTITUTION GROSVENOR HOTEL ON OFFER
The large-format Grosvenor Hotel on Melbourne’s outskirts has been listed, boasting a short-term tenant and big development opportunity. The Grosvenor was built in 1860 as a coach stop for the Brighton Road pilgrimage, beside the new rail line connecting the
HUNT NOTCHES UP NUMBER SIX AT PORT MAC
Stephen Hunt is channelling the luck of the Irish, taking on his sixth pub with Port Macquarie’s Finnians Tavern. Eight months after a vacation that saw him snap up the Ocean View Hotel in Urunga, near Coffs Harbour, the Hunt
PETERSHAM INN DEVELOPER SELLING OUT
The developer behind construction at the rear of the Petersham Inn has listed the passive investment as the business thrives. The Petersham Inn is located just six kilometres west of the Sydney CBD, on two lots comprising 738sqm lettable area,
DRUNK GUY NAILS BEER AD
A Californian carpenter has become the unofficial spokesperson for Kirkland Light, producing his own lovingly intoxicated endorsements for the value-priced American beer. Attempting to prove a mainstream US lager can be better and more than sex on the beach (f*ing
L&G CONFIRM ‘MOST SIGNIFICANT’ GAMING CHANGES IN A DECADE
Liquor & Gaming NSW has announced approval of the “most significant changes to gambling regulation for a decade” bringing lease options to small venues, and tighter LIA controls to communities. Following extensive community and industry consultation, the NSW Government introduced
