OLGR FLOODED WITH PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS ON LOCKOUT REVIEW
The New South Wales Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing has reported a massive response to requests for input on Sydney’s controversial lockout laws and State bottleshop closure. The Callinan Review, fronted by the Hon. Ian Callinan AC QC, is
TOURISM BODY COLLAPSE LEAVES REGIONAL PUBS AND BUSINESSES STRANDED
Regional NSW pubs have copped a blow to tourism dollars with the collapse of tourism body Inland NSW Regional Tourism Organisation Incorporated. Inland NSW was formed in 2011 to promote tourism across much of north and western New South Wales,
LANTERN STREAMLINES FURTHER, LISTING HIGHLANDS LANDMARK
The ASX-listed Lantern Hotel Group has listed another “non-core asset” as it executes plans to overhaul its disjointed portfolio. Situated on a prominent corner in the heart of Bowral, the largest town in the NSW Southern Highlands, the Bowral Hotel
MONTH-LONG PARTY ACROSS UPG PUBS FOR 500-YEAR BEER ‘BIRTHDAY’
Australia’s most German of bier houses is throwing a month-long party to celebrate 500 years of the revered Bavarian “Purity” Law, with brand new and very old craft beers. The fun-loving bier barns of Europe are a stark contrast to
TEENAGER CHARGED OVER LAKE MACQUARIE GLASSING
Police have confirmed a man has been charged with reckless wounding after he hit another man in the neck with a glass in a Lake Macquarie pub on Friday night. Lake Macquarie Local Area Command told PubTIC a 19-year-old man
COFFS PUB LEADS ‘DOG’ ANTI-VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN
Popular NSW North Coast pub the Plantation Hotel is backing a local initiative to use trained fighters to raise awareness of the dangers of ‘coward’ punches. Martial arts instructor Michael Landas approached Plantation Hotel general manager Daniel Knox, who was
MANHUNT AND REWARD FOR MEN WHO BEAT AND BURGLED PUBLICANS
Two years after a violent invasion that saw the owners of a Victorian pub nearly killed, police have issued a $350,000 reward for information. Closing up their pub, the Mt Dandenong Hotel, around 2am on Saturday, 22 March 2014, Mark
THE FOX HOTEL HEADLINES SOUTHBANK FOODIE REVOLUTION
After years of preparation, The Fox Hotel and Aria Property are hosting the inaugural Fish Lane Festival to showcase the stars of Brisbane’s hottest new ‘laneway’ dining precinct. The Fox underwent an extensive renovation in 2014, repositioning itself from ‘party
BUNDY KICKS OFF NRL PUB SATURDAYS
Australia’s most iconic spirit has today announced it has again teamed with the biggest sport, to launch the “Bundaberg Rum NRL Super Saturday Series” – starting tomorrow. Securing a three year deal with the NRL, Bundaberg Rum now holds the
ONE PUNCH PATRON COPS FIVE YEARS PRISON
A WA man has been jailed for a single punch that caused the death of another man, as the debate on violence involving alcohol continues to broil around the country. At the ripe age of just 24, Matthew Edward Norman
