IMPRESSIVE JAMESON CAMPAIGN PAINTS AUTHENTICITY
The world’s No.1 Irish Whiskey has launched a high-impact campaign throughout the eastern capitals, championing its ‘crafted authenticity’ and claim to being fearless. Pernod-Ricard in Australia has engaged Apparition Media, in association with Vizeum and Posterscope, for a series of
BALMAIN TOWN HALL HOTEL SOLD BUT SAVED
Balmain Pub Group has confirmed its sale of Balmain’s Town Hall Hotel, and the new owner confirmed he will be mixing things up. After some speculation, particularly that of the Mayor of (the former) Leichhardt Council, Darcy Byrne, heralding the
THE TROUBLED GREYHOUND IS GONE
Despite last-minute attempts by Port Phillip Council to save it, in the wake of public outcry, St Kilda’s iconic 164-year-old Greyhound Hotel is currently being demolished. Built in 1853, the Hotel has been through a number of transformations, renovated in
SEGERSTROM AND SCHUBERT TO SELL BOMADERRY PUB & PROSPECTS
Amid the hot run on coastal hotels radiating north and south of Sydney, long-time publican Lloyd Segerstrom and league legend Ian Schubert are divesting their resurgent Bomaderry Hotel. Segerstrom and Schubert bought the large-format pub as partners in 2014 from
BADASS BBQ TALK LOW AND SLOW TO COLOSIMO
Last weekend, the country’s largest ‘meat and music’ event – Meatstock – took place at Sydney Showgrounds, showcasing the wonders of ‘low & slow’ style cooking taking off in Australia. Michael Willcocks, together with pub gourmet and founder of Fork
SAND HILL ROAD SECURE MELBOURNE ICON THE ESPY
After weeks of speculation, Sand Hill Rd have finally confirmed their purchase of the iconic Esplanade Hotel – The Espy – taking on the challenge of reviving one of Melbourne’s cultural institutions. The five-level building graces The Esplanade, St Kilda,
MELBOURNE OPERATOR SLUGGED $114k OVER MUSIC LICENSING
A Melbourne nightclub operator has been ordered to pay over $110,000 in fees and costs for playing music in the venue without a licence. The case against Peter Arhontogiorgis was heard last week in the Federal Circuit Court, with APRA
NEW ERA BECKONS FOR EMPIRE HOTEL AT AUCTION
The elegant Empire Hotel will go to auction later this month, with the somewhat tired Victorian pub presenting plenty of options. The two-story Empire, located on Railway St in Kurri Kurri, formerly a pit-stop on the highway going west from
NEW GROUP’S BIG RETURN TO PUB GAME WITH OPEN ARMS
Back from their big-deal sabbaticals, the team behind Beer Deluxe has launched the next era in their hotel aspirations, announcing Open Arms Hospitality and the pending Public House pub. Former Albury Tigers team-mates and long-time friends Craig Shearer and Jason
COLONIAL LEISURE BRINGS BREWS AND THE FOX TO FISH LANE
The second annual Fish Lane Festival will take place in the bustling heart of Brisbane this Saturday, 13 May, celebrating a neighbourhood reborn and Colonial Leisure Group’s induction. The ‘Fish Lane’ precinct is the brainchild of Aria Property Group, which