TABCORP FURTHERS DIGITAL PUSH INTO VENUES
Gaming giant Tabcorp is unleashing its latest pushes into the evolving marketplace for punters, with two sophisticated new digital products to drive foot traffic and revenue into licensed venues. Digital has transformed the gambling marketplace by allowing punters to bet
PENALTY RATES DEBATE REARS EARLY FOR ELECTION
Early election jostling has seen political leaders vie for the attentions of business and the unemployed in WA, flaring up a long-standing national debate on penalty rates. Western Australia will see a State election on 11 March, 2017, and experiencing
NOVEMBER WOMEN BEHAVING BADLY
Men are not the only perpetrators of antisocial behaviour and as the summer surge begins November saw news of three incidents of violence by women in Australian pubs. Just past midnight into 5 November, a 24-year-old woman is alleged to
NSW 2016 AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE “GREAT NIGHT FOR INDUSTRY” – WINNERS SPEAK
“Another great year” was the consensus as nearly 1200 hotel industry professionals and guests overflowed The Star’s Event Centre for the 2016 AHA NSW Awards for Excellence. The record 42 awards garnered over 600 nominations, reflecting the health and vibrancy
BIG PRICE FOR BIG ACREAGE ACACIA RIDGE
Another Sydney buyer has bought the very large-format Acacia Ridge Hotel for a top-tier sum from Sydney-based Peter Calligeros and partner Steve Farley. Billed as one of Queensland’s biggest hotels, the Acacia occupies 18,450 m² with development potential, on busy
MELBOURNE ‘DEFINITIVE’ TO MARKET AS COUPLE HEAD TO UK
After a dozen years’ tenure, husband and wife team Jeff and Suzanne Marshall have listed their picturesque Metropolitan Hotel for an ‘E’-change, back to where they met. Jeff and Suzanne first met in her home of England, but came to
BEACHMERE BE LUCKY
One of the Comiskey Group’s hotels has struck the title of the “luckiest pub in Queensland” after giving away yet another $2m+ Keno prize and a gaming jackpot the same day. Friday the 18th (November) proved lucky for some, as
ALFRED & CONSTANCE GO TO MARKET AS GRIFFITHS MOVES ON
An innovative Brisbane publican is moving on to “push the boundaries” – divesting his highly successful Alfred & Constance and Limes Hotel businesses. Since its launch in 2008, Alfred & Constance (A&C) has become one of Brisbane’s best-known pubs. It
COUNCIL TO ACQUIRE PELATHON’S JUST-BOUGHT COURTHOUSE HOTEL
Just days after taking the keys, Pelathon will part with its newly-acquired Courthouse Hotel after Council determined they want it more. The listed Lantern Group (LTN) first discussed parting with the landmark Cairns pub last year. Built from the city’s
COMMUNITY OUTCRY FOR PUB PUNCH VICTIM’S FAMILY
A senseless brawl outside a north Queensland pub has left a man in a coma and a town rallying in support. On Friday, 18 November around 11pm an altercation began between a group of men outside the Court House Hotel
