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
COMPROMISE KEY TO UNLOCK SYDNEY’S NIGHTS
Compromise Key to Unlock Sydney's Nights By Sam Coffey – Three Cheers Training As an Australian, the adoption of the Sydney lockout laws and increased restrictions on licensed venues are disappointing, as they symbolise a ‘can’t-do’ attitude rather than
PUB MANAGER SEEKS JUSTICE AFTER SLAP ON WRIST FOR BRUTAL ASSAULT
Industry and the community are rallying behind a revised sentence for the man who bashed the manager of the Oatley Hotel last Christmas and got a 12-month good behaviour bond. In the afternoon of 18 December last year security escorted
GLOBAL FIRM EXPANDS INTO BOOMING AUSTRALIAN HOTELS MARKET
Following a bumper 2015 in hospitality real estate, global giant Cushman & Wakefield has launched a Hotel and Tourism Brokerage department in Australia. Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) is a commercial real estate services company. It is one of the largest
$15m FOR BROOKVALE HOTEL SELL-OFF
The Kelly family’s plan to subdivide and sell off the rear of the Brookvale Hotel has resulted in a developer paying $15 million for the northern Sydney block. The Kelly’s own a number of hotels in Sydney, and several years
WHISKY GROWTH SEES JOHNNIE WALKER GREEN BACK ‘BY POPULAR DEMAND’
Four years after discontinuing global production, Diageo has listened to supplier and consumer feedback and is reintroducing its malt-based Johnnie Walker Green label. Produced from a blend of malt whiskies matured for a minimum of 15 years, and no grain-based
