REGULATORS ANNOUNCE SPECIAL LATE-TRADING FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE
The Victorian and Queensland licensing regulators have announced favourable late-trading conditions for New Year’s Eve for pubs. The November VCGLR bulletin heralded automatic trading extension for willing venues, in recognition of the special circumstances of NYE. This involves an extension
FIGHT TO KEEP SYDNEY OPEN HEADS TO PARLIAMENT
After years fighting for Sydney’s right to party, Keep Sydney Open is garnering support for a push to take the plight of the global city into parliament. The controversial 1:30 lockout and 3am closure laws were introduced in February 2014,
ICE FLAGGED AS STAFF ASSAULTS DOUBLE
The alarming increase in assaults in venues, particularly on staff, is evidence of the prevalence of ice in Australia, says AHA SA general manager Ian Horne. Figures out of SA’s Consumer Business Services show pub and club operators in South
CELEBRATED SUNKEN MONKEY SET TO FLY
The Roys have renovated and kick-started their big Erina pub, earning accolades before putting it to market as they look to more opportunities. Brian Roy and son purchased the former Woodport Inn and went about reviving the large-format country pub
CENTRAL CLUB HOTEL VACANT FREEHOLD TO MARKET
A landmark corner pub in North Melbourne comes to market as a freehold vacant possession, the long-serving Aidone family ready to pass the reins for its next historic leg. The two-storey Central Club Hotel sits at the intersection of
DIXON REOPENS BUNGALOW 8 AS BEACHSIDE VILLA
A year after announcement of the purchase from the in-receivership Keystone Group, new owner Dixon Hospitality Group has relaunched Darling Harbour’s Bungalow 8 as a beachside villa. Dixon (DHG) bought Bungalow as part of a package of former Keystone venues,
LAST-MINUTE MELBOURNE CUP BRIEFING FOR PUBS
Contributed by ‘Melbourne Cup’ Max Hitchins* Yesterday (2 Nov) I attended a function at O’Connell’s Pub in South Melbourne. It was a gathering organised by Richard Pegum, head for the Brew Syndicate (pictured), who won the 2000 Melbourne Cup.
BARBERSHOP BARS TEAM BREAK INTO PUBS
The team behind the successful Barber Shop venues are breaking into the pub game with an English tavern-style tribute to the eponymous Duke of Clarence. Acclaimed bar maestro Mikey Enright and career drinks professional Julian Train form Barrelhouse Group, which
COLES & WOOLWORTHS BOTH LIST WA PUB OPPORTUNITIES
The supermarket giants have separately listed two Perth pubs, offering owner-operator upside in areas on the rebound. In 2011 ALH, 75 per cent owned by Woolworths, bought the 12-venue portfolio of the failed Compass Group, for $86 million. While it
FAT FREDDY’S TO JOIN MISS MONEYPENNY’S AT NEW MULTI-VENUE GOLD COAST PROJECT
Windermere Hospitality has announced a big development in its national expansion plans, with a new multi-venue project to be built at Broadbeach, on the Gold Coast. Windermere Hospitality is led by formerly Sydney publican Ben Walsh, and the keeper of
