SHORT SEES DOUBLE IN REDFERN PUB
Marty Short has grown his Redfern presence with the purchase of the former Courthouse Hotel for around $6 million. Situated on the corner of George and Redfern Streets, the old Courthouse Hotel is opposite the landmark former Redfern Post Office,
PUBS WAKING TO THE ALLURE OF COFFEE CULTURE
Just as the gastro pub is drawing dining custom from restaurants, plenty of pubs have tapped into the all-day allure of fine coffee and the café atmosphere. The $6 billion annual coffee service industry has been in strong growth for
BEER BOOM PROMPTS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING TO MEET DEMAND
As popularity and interest in beer continue to grow, demand has given rise to specialty education to counter the shortage in professionals. The booming beer industry is creating opportunity for both hospitality and staff, specialising in beer much like has
EATONS HILL MEGA FOAM PARTY SET TO ROCK
Australia’s biggest pub has announced its mega New Year’s Day event, tempting thousands of people to experience a massive music line-up at the 2017 Foam Party. Continuing the event tradition that began this year, the Comiskey Group’s Eatons Hill Hotel
PADDINGTON BACK INN AND BOASTING MORE HATS
One of Australia’s most profitable and populous pub ‘burbs continues to set the bar, with Solotel’s commemorative relaunch of Paddington Inn coinciding with two new Hats for the area. [caption id="attachment_7172" align="alignright" width="196"] Bruce & Anna Solomon. Photos by Fiora
LAUNDY’S LION GOES VEGAN
Laundy Hotels find itself on the cutting edge of dining in Australian pubs as the country’s first vegan pub bistro opens in the Red Lion. Located in the inner west heartland of Rozelle, within cooee of dozens of sophisticated modern
PUBLICAN ‘WINS’ APPEAL WITH 5-YEAR BAN ON LICENCE
The live-in publican at the Albion Hotel in south-western NSW has lost his licence for five years on appeal for allowing a drunken sex romp in his beer garden. [caption id="attachment_7184" align="alignright" width="226"] Allan Francis Ogilvie[/caption] Allan Francis Ogilvie was
HURLEY PUB GROUP DRIVES CHARITY BIKE RIDE
One of the country’s leading charitable pub groups is a driving force in the upcoming Neil Sachse Foundation's Riding Around the Barossa charity bike ride. Peter and Jenny Hurley’s pub group is arguably South Australia’s most prominent and influential family
GOLDMAN SACHS CALLED TO BROKER REDCAPE SALE
As the money-shuffling strategies of its hedge fund owners continues, another potential sales process has emerged for Australia’s high-profile pub group. New York-based Värde Partners and York Capital Management hold the deeds to the gaming-centric Redcape Hotel Group, but will
POLITICS IN PUB VOTES NO TO BAIRD REFORM REFORMS
Politics in the Pub came to Katoomba last weekend, with pundits debating the sense in the Baird Government’s decision to all but abandon prisoner rehabilitation through education. A packed house heard speakers on the topic of “Education Beats Crime” argue
