CHEUNG UNVEILS FIRST STAGE FOR CBH’S NEW LOOK
Chris Cheung has unveiled stage one of his ongoing project to reinvigorate the iconic Coogee Bay Hotel. Overlooking Coogee Beach, with one of the country’s most famous beer garden courtyards, the CBH has been synonymous with alfresco hospitality and beachside
NEW TECH MAKES BILL-SPLITTING EASY FOR VENUES AND PATRONS
A new smartphone App could help both venues and patrons, promising to solve the age-old problem of groups wanting to split their bill. Groupee is a free App for Android and iPhones, which facilitates payment by groups of up to
HISTORIC PICTON PUB STILL CLOSED DUE TO INSURANCE DISSENTION
A pub in south-west Sydney remains closed after seven months, as its insurance refuses to pay on a claim for damage caused by floods. On 5 June last year, the suburb of Picton, on the edge of the Blue Mountains
ALH’S CROXTON PARK COULD SEE CLAIM FOR PAIN IN THE NECK
ALH’s Croxton Park Hotel in Thornbury could see a lawsuit by a former employee, seeking unspecified damages for an injury sustained in March, 2006. The Herald Sun reports that former barmaid Bianca Elizabeth Carlesi is suing the Hotel, claiming she
FLINDERS’ HAWKER HOTEL TWIXT LICENCE AND OBLIVION
The Hawker Hotel, sole pub of the gateway town to the Flinders Ranges, closed suddenly due to “clerical errors” and now fallen into receivership. The pub is the pride of the tiny town of Hawker, and the last stop for
THE PRINCE OF KIRRAWEE JUST DAYS FROM OPENING
Another brand new pub is set to open in Sydney, with 6 February now confirmed as inauguration date for Chris Feros’ The Prince, in Kirrawee. The rare greenfield construction* is the result of a four-year dream for Feros that recognised
PHMG’S WOOLLAHRA PLAYS HOST TO ‘RITCHIES’ LEGEND
The Woollahra Hotel played host to the 2017 tribute to cricketing legend Richie Benaud, assembling around 200 ‘Ritchies’ sporting wig, microphone and the obligatory cream suit. Fans of one of Australia’s most revered icons of the game came to the
OXFORD PROVES WHAT WE ALREADY KNEW – GOING TO THE PUB IS GOOD FOR YOU
Research by Oxford University has answered the question behind why people that attend their local pub are generally happier and healthier than those that don’t. The published findings cite benefits to both health and social bonding of (modest) alcohol consumption
4 PINES ROLLS OUT BARREL-AGED BEER PUB IN NEWPORT
The trend-setting beer doyen of Sydney’s Northern Beaches has opened another venue, set to take consumers of fine ales on a new journey of learning and aged goodness. Manly’s 4 Pines has been pushing the envelope of beer production for
YEAR ENDS WITH A BANG AS THREE RIVERSDALE PUBS EXCHANGED
Australian Pub Fund, owner of the Riversdale pubs, has divested three key assets for $48 million in the dying days of 2016 – all to top operators keen to further build on the successes. Australian Pub Fund (APF) is the
