COUNCIL TWICE OVERRULED BLOCKING APPLICATION FOR MORE POKIES
The Langwarrin Hotel will go ahead with its twice-approved additional poker machines, despite continued cries by a dissenting Frankston Council for more power. Beretta’s Langwarrin Hotel in Langwarrin is a large-format club-style hotel with a broad offering of dining, entertainment,
NSW GOVT ABOUT TO ‘FIX’ NOTORIOUS STRIKES SCHEME
The NSW Government is set to announce more welcome news for publicans, as cabinet considers plans to shift burden of the dreaded ‘Strikes’ from premises to operator. Liquor & Gaming’s Three Strikes scheme is intended to “target licensees or managers”
AUSSIE FIRSTS AT NEW UPG WORLD SQUARE BAVARIAN-FRATELLI
Urban Purveyor Group continues its aggressive expansion, today launching a new venue in World Square, giving away 1,000 free specialty pizzas and Bavarian hotdogs. UPG has begun pioneering the “fast-casual” dining concept in Australia, offering gourmet, made-to-demand meals in venues
COOPERS NOD TO HOTEL ORIGINS WITH ‘FAMILY SECRET’ AMBER
Coopers is releasing its second draught-only seasonal brew of 2016, shoring its credentials as Australia’s original craft beer. The new amber ale varietal is a step away from traditional Coopers beers, but cloaked in the legendary brewers’ shroud of history
THE AUSSIE TO AUCTION AS HUSBAND & WIFE RETIRE
Historic Queenslander The Australian at Gympie is up for sale, as husband and wife owners call time on their “old-style” pub. The first Australian Hotel built on the corner of Apollonian Vale and Lady Mary Tce was in 1873, with
BAIRD EMBRACES DOGS AS SYDNEY SWEATS
NSW Premier Mike Baird has rescinded the knee-jerk decision to kill the greyhound industry, admitting he “got it wrong”, but has less sympathy for liquor and hospitality. Yesterday Baird blankly admitted “We got it wrong, I got it wrong, cabinet
COUGHLAN ARRIVES IN BOTANY BAY
Paddy Coughlan’s pub group has relaunched the historic Botany Bay Hotel after an ownership juggle and “tweaked” refurb. In August 2015 the Hotel’s freehold and leasehold were sold off by its long-term owner through agents Manenti Quinlan, to a market
USHERS MOVE INTO ST KILDA PUB CELEBRITY
The famous Hotel Barkly has sold to husband and wife operators Dragon’s Door P/L and will continue its key role in St Kilda’s renaissance. [caption id="attachment_7537" align="alignright" width="312"] Mick Malloy and friends at the Hotel Barkly[/caption] The 1853-built Hotel Barkly
AUSSIES REPRESENT AS AMERICAN BBQ WOWS THE FOODIE CROWDS
The global ‘low & slow’ BBQ scene is seriously heating up, with Australian hospitality competing amongst the world’s best. Next week the coveted Jack Daniel’s invitational international BBQ competition takes place in Tennessee, where 100 teams will compete for the
LOCKOUT WARS: SYDNEY MARCHES vs MELBOURNE CHUCKLES
Thousands of people marched in the streets of Sydney yesterday to protest the Government’s destruction of the city’s nightlife – right past invitations to party in Melbourne. Keep Sydney Open – a group passionately dedicated to reviving Sydney’s live music