WORLD FIRST IN AUSTRALIA: OLDEST BEER SCIENTIFICALLY RECREATED
Australian beer-loving scientists have achieved a world first, reviving the oldest known samples of beer from a 220-year-old Tasmanian shipwreck. The Sydney Cove was one of the first commercial ships to make the perilous journey to the colonies, back in
LANTERN GOES TO COURTHOUSE SALE
ASX-listed Lantern Hotel Group has put to market yet another pub asset, as it restructures its portfolio to focus on core business in the Sydney metro. The Cairns’ Courthouse Hotel is an “institution” in the north Queensland regional city, being
BUILDERS ARMS HOTEL ‘EVOLVES’ INTO CHINESE RESTAURANT
One of the country’s premier gastro pubs and few to offer two-Hatted dining, is transforming to open a very Zen Chinese restaurant. The Builder’s Arms Hotel opened four years ago under the guidance of acclaimed chef Andrew McConnell and partners
DOWN-UNDER CLIENTS FLOWN TO HEINEKEN PARTY CENTRAL IBIZA
The massive UEFA Champions League Final took place recently in Spain, and to celebrate, Heineken invited key Australian clients to a weekend party in Ibiza. Saturday, 28 May saw the culmination of the 61st Champions League for the UEFA (Union
HARD-HITTING BRAWL IN UNNAMED PUB
Wild footage shows another night in an unnamed pub in Britain, with many of the patrons taking part in a routine post-footy brawl. While Manchester United has been named the first soccer team valued at over $1bn, a video tagged
PJs LEICHHARDT SOLD FOR $14.5m TO NEW OLD PUBLICAN
PJ Gallaghers Leichhardt has sold between well-known publicans, as national assets and values see more businesses heading to the pub. The partnership of Patrick Gallagher and John Daly that resulted in a prominent corner pub becoming PJ’s Leichhardt, has divested
THE COLLAROY EVENT POSTPONED AMID WILD WEEKEND
PHMG’s The Collaroy swapped a master chef for a wild weekend as a storm front struck Sydney and battered the northern beaches. Gale-force winds and wild seas stripped the beach away along the northern Sydney coastline, with Collaroy and Narrabeen
MASSIVE SANDSTONE POINT PUB SET TO ROCK WITH ANNUAL MAJOR CONCERT
Award-winning mega-pub Sandstone Point will soon hold its inaugural Sandstone Rocks concert, headlining with major Australian acts. The Sandstone Point Hotel is the current title-holder of the QHA’s ‘Best New Hotel’, ‘Best Outdoor/Non-Enclosed Facility’ and ‘Best Overall Hotel’. It is
DRINKWISE RELEASES NEXT INSTALMENT OF AWARD-WINNING CAMPAIGN
The award-winning ‘How to Drink Properly’ education campaign has taken another step, bringing ‘How to Date Properly’ to the consciousness of young people. Independent not-for-profit DrinkWise has been producing the How to Drink Properly messages since 2014. Its aim is
NEW SYNDICATE GRABS THOMAS’ TREETOPS PUB FOR $20m
A new pub syndicate led by well-known hotelier Peter Ashelford and Sydney Roosters chairman Nick Politis has snapped up the Thomas’ Treetops Tavern on the Gold Coast for $20 million. The Treetops occupies a prominent 7,000 m² site in the
