OPERATORS SENT BROKE BY RED TAPE AND SHIFTING GOAL POSTS
A Toowoomba pub is closing this weekend, with the owners saying they simply could not compete given the hurdles and rising number of licensed venues in the area. Brothers Simon and Liam Janetzki purchased the lease of the Bellevue Hotel
DIXON DANCES WITH KKR FOR $40m SLICE OF KEYSTONE
The high-profile sale of the Keystone portfolio has taken a twist, with creditors KKR helping Dixon Hospitality into a $40m deal for six Sydney venues including Kingsley’s fine-dining restaurant. Despite previous statements denying interest in assets of the beleaguered The
SPHINX HOTEL ON TRIAL FOR DUTY OF CARE OVER DANCEFLOOR
A Geelong pub is facing legal action by a patron for failure of duty of care, for injuries she sustained on the premises three years ago. In October 2013, a woman on the dance floor of Cazbar, the nightclub in
PUBLICAN BADLY BEATEN BY BANNED TEENAGER OUT FOR REVENGE
A teenage has been arrested for brutally bashing the owner of the Rocks Tavern – revenge for banning the kid for bad behaviour eight years earlier. Kevin Mullins, now aged 74, made headlines in 2008 for banning a seven-year-old boy
MELBOURNE CUP WRAP AND ANOTHER ONE FOR MAX
The 2016 Melbourne Cup delivered another action-packed result for pubs and punters, and Max Hitchins nailed another notch in his belt of predictions. Australia’s largest betting operator, Tabcorp, reported $141.5 million wagered at its locations throughout NSW, Victoria and the
LEACH VOTED PRESIDENT UNOPPOSED
Australian Hotels Association NSW President Scott Leach has been voted National President at a special meeting this morning. [caption id="attachment_5701" align="alignright" width="176"] AHA NSW President, Scott Leach[/caption] Delegates assembled in Melbourne to vote on the position, left vacant by the
IMPERIAL HOTEL TO BREW LOCAL FAVOURITE FOR LION
Lion has made another move into boutique brewing, partnering with Eumundi’s Imperial Hotel to revive one of Australia’s original craft beer brands. Brewing engineer and developer John Lynch assembled investors for a new brewery in the Eumundi region, just north
HOTELS ‘CHIP IN’ FOR COMMUNITY NEED
South Australian pubs have once again led the annual Chip In For Mary Potter charity golf day, raising much-needed funds and awareness for palliative care. The Mary Potter Foundation is based in the belief that caring for people is both
PALISADE HOTEL RETURNS TO MARKET
The palatial Palisade Hotel – described as the “Jewel of Millers Point” – is back on the market. The iconic Palisade Hotel in Millers Point went to market in March, 2015, following a top-dollar renovation to revive it after being
CORKMAN PUB FIRE AND ILLEGAL DEMOLITION BLOWS UP
The backlash is building to the destruction of Carlton’s beloved Corkman Irish Pub, illegally demolished by its developer owners two weeks ago. Stefce Kutlesovski and Raman Shaqiri bought the pub for $4.76 million last year, and reportedly told previous owner