NEW OWNER NEW BEGINNING FOR ENIGMATIC TERMINUS HOTEL
One of the most intriguing hotel sales of recent times has concluded, with Pyrmont’s long-vacant Terminus Hotel selling for around $5 million. © 2015 Mark Merton Photography The heritage-listed Federation style building sits quietly on the corner of Harris and
TECHNOLOGY ORDER OF THE DAY FOR A.G.E. AND NEW VISITOR APP
The 2016 Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) will take place in August, and reflecting the cutting edge technology of the show, a shiny new updated AGE App will further improve the visitor experience. It’s less than four months until the latest
MELBOURNE PUB AND CLUB OPERATORS FACE DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Three men from two late-trading Melbourne music venues have been charged with drug trafficking offences, drawing attention to operator regulation in Victoria. Manager Paul Polito and Chris Lytras – believed to be the owner – of Brunswick’s Railway Hotel appeared
TECH CO. FINDING PATRONS ‘HAPPY’ AT PUBS
A Melbourne company is harnessing the power of technology to keep pub patrons engaged with the age-old notion of Happy Hour. Beginning as a website, The Happiest Hour (THH) was started by Chris Canty when his favourite pub stopped serving
BEER-LOVERS INVITED INTO DARK HISTORY: JARON MITCHELL INTERVIEW
Built on a passion for beer appreciation above and beyond merely brewing the stuff, 4 Pines has released another special edition ‘Black Box’ nod to beer history. GM Jaron Mitchell spoke with PubTIC about the origins of the concept and
ON-PREMISE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER IN TODAY’S WINE MARKET: CONTRIBUTOR
[caption id="attachment_5813" align="alignright" width="288"] Sam Biddle[/caption] Veraison Wines is a wholesale distributor of premium Australian and imported wine, founded in 2012 by Sam Biddle, following a career in sales, marketing and senior management with Australian and multi-national alcoholic beverage producers.
DATA SHOWS AVERAGE ASSAULTS AT THE STAR DOUBLED AFTER LOCKOUT
The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has painted a somewhat rosy picture of the role of The Star in alcohol-related violence in Sydney. Today releasing data from the beginning of 2009 until December 2015, the figures on recorded
GOLD COAST LANDMARK PUB SELLS AMID ‘TRADING UPLIFT’
Gold Coast gold mine Melba’s on the Park has sold for a sunny $12.5 million to former Sydney publican Bob El’s Leda Holdings. Vendor George Fleming had owned the Gold Coast institution for several years, and executed a massive reinvigoration
VALE PATRICK CRONIN
Tragically, following Monday’s report of a teenager that was cowardly punched in the head during a brawl on Saturday, the Cronin family had to make the harrowing decision to turn off life support. [caption id="attachment_5756" align="alignright" width="229"] Patrick Cronin. Photo:
OUTBACK ICON PUB FOR SALE – INCLUDING BRAS AND KNICKERS
One of Australia’s most famous outback pubs is for sale, boasting a 600-kilometre patron catchment and a room full of ladies’ underwear. Daly Waters was once Australia’s piece of the Wild West, with its history of murders and shootouts in