MASS BRAWLS SYDNEY & MELBOURNE HIGHLIGHT CLUELESS RULE-MAKERS
A massive weekend of violence in Sydney and Melbourne has put a spotlight on the folly of measures to date to address escalating anti-social behaviour. Recent weeks have seen fundamentally peaceful demonstrations in Sydney protesting the draconian ‘lockout’ laws that
OUTBACK TOWN POPULATION DOUBLES AS TOURISTS STRANDED AT PUB
Heavy rains in South Australia last week filled the amazing and transient Lake Eyre and stranded about 50 tourists in the remote and colourful William Creek Hotel. The tiny town of William Creek is home to only 60 people, and
MAGISTRATE IN ICE HOTSPOT GOES TOUGH ON BOOZE
As the spotlight heats up in NSW on the Sydney lockouts and State-wide bottleshop closing times, a border town Victorian Magistrate has publicly questioned local licensing. On 12 April last year two brothers ended a long night of drinking with
INDUSTRY FORUM TO TALK HOSPITALITY FUTURE PLANNING
The Drop is hosting an industry lunch next Friday, bringing Australia’s most acclaimed finance guru and a brains trust to discuss trends and pitfalls in gaming and hospitality. The lunch aims to provide guests opportunity for future planning, with access
RESPONSE TO SPARVELL’S BEER PRICE RANT – BY ANDREW BENNETT, PUBLICAN
I usually let shoot-from-the-hip criticism of our industry through to the keeper, thinking if someone hasn’t invested the time to get to know why and what we do properly, then just return the ignorance serve. We’ve all got better things
HIBERNATING PYRMONT PUB COULD AWAKEN AFTER DECADES
What could be Sydney’s “most intriguing hotel” has been listed for sale, after laying dormant for 32 years. Located on a prominent corner on what was the last stop on the old tram line out of Sydney, the Terminus Hotel
MELBOURNE METROPOLITAN GEM HITS THE MARKET
A high-profile Melbourne CBD freehold has hit the market, boasting a triple-frontage and big potential as a pub or mixed development. The historic Metropolitan Hotel is on the busy corner of William and Lonsdale Streets, opposite the Mint, and close
MAY BUYS BURLEIGH HEADS BEACHFRONT PAVILION
Colourful hotelier Ben May has partnered with his Manly Wharf landlord Robert Magid to buy iconic beachside property The Burleigh Pavilion. One of Australia’s only absolute beachfront premises, the Burleigh Heads building currently houses the Rick Shores bar-restaurant, Oskar’s Restaurant,
PUB DEATH PERPETRATORS RELEASED EARLY ON PAROLE
Two brothers jailed for a pub fight that killed a man have been released on parole after only 18 months in prison. Mitchell Clay Dowling and his half-brother Jay David Blazely were each sentenced to around two and a half
GALLAGHER PARTNERSHIP SELLING PJ’s LEICHHARDT
The landmark PJ Gallagher’s Leichhardt has hit the market, as thirsty investors await the continuation of the 2015 bumper year in pub real estate. Prompted by their own craving for expansion, the partnership of Patrick Gallagher and Jack Daly have