Pioneering hotel operator Merivale has announced a gala event fronted by some of the country’s best chefs, in support of the awareness campaign asking R U OK? R U OK? is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2009 that pursues the vision of a world where we’re all connected and protected from suicide. The R U […]
The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW has added another celebrity name to its judging line-up for the 2015 Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show. Former chief brewer at Lion Nathan and UK Chairman of Judges Bill Taylor will join fellow internationally acclaimed judge Neal Cameron for an “exciting year”. “It’s incredible to have Bill on
The Supreme Court stoush between Justin Hemmes and David Kingston over the Coogee Pavilion has reached an “in-principle agreement”. The pair ended up before the court after Kingston issued several Notices to Merivale in February, citing unauthorised work and rent two days late. Hemmes had spent $12 million on the dilapidated former Coogee Palace and
The noose around smokers’ rights has tightened a little more, with the latest bout of smoking restrictions coming into effect today in NSW. Potentially the kind of logistical problem as the indoor smoking ban that took effect in July 2007, the new restrictions will require significant changes in many venues and what amounts to all-out
A discerning voice has rung out against Queensland Labor’s “blanket legislation” to introduce State-wide lockouts, with FNQ MP Billy Gordon calling for actual evidence. Concerned the proposed lockout laws will have detrimental effects in his electorate, Gordon warns the Labor Government it will need to provide “substantive evidence” that venues in the area actually have
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A group of four businessmen have banded together to revive Adelaide’s heritage-listed and recently closed Stag Hotel. The hotel’s leasehold fell to the liquidators in April and the new operators, headed by Adelaide businessman Philip Speakman, hope to reopen it as the Fat Stag – offering “a lot more” – in coming months. Speakman is
The final steps to a Redcape IPO have begun, with the owner-operator model being touted as the key to potential. Redcape Hotel Group lists operations in 22 hotels in New South Wales and three in Queensland, overwhelmingly demonstrating a focus on gaming (see venue rankings below). The Group is owned by York Capital and Värde
The National Australian Hotels Association has lobbied for lower excise rates in venues to reflect changing times and “safer environments”. The AHA has made a submission to the Federal Government’s tax policy white paper taskforce, calling for discussion around reduced taxes on wine and spirit bulk alcohol products sold in hotels. It is suggested that
A series of New Zealand pubs have had penalties imposed after failing to comply with the “fun police”. Three venues have received licensing restrictions this week for matters relating to extreme drunkenness, after inspectors encountered patrons so intoxicated they were vomiting, fighting or had urinated on themselves. New Zealand’s Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA)
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