FIRE SCORCHES POST OFFICE TURNED PUB
A fire has destroyed a level of a Fiztroy pub, but early reports are it will be back. The fire, on Saturday morning, reportedly started in the Pinnacle Hotel’s lower-ground level, with a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade suggesting
NEW CRAFT BEER PISSES OFF LGBTI COMMUNITY
Acclaimed Scottish craft brewery BrewDog may have missed the market with a new beer engineered to sympathise with and appeal to the transgender community. Last week it released its ‘No Label’ Kolsch, citing its use of a variety of hops
BIG CAMPAIGN TO SHOP SMALL GOOD FOR PUB LOCALS
The month of November will see a large-scale national campaign by American Express, educating and enticing consumers to ‘Shop Small’ and support their local businesses. The promotion will see extensive advertising coverage, citing the Economy of Shopping Small Report to
BIG-BUDGET JOHNNIE WALKER AD INSPIRES PROGRESS THROUGH “JOY”
The most influential whisky brand in the world has released the stunning second instalment of its sophisticated ‘Gentlemen’s Wager’ short film commercials, highlighting the value of taking pleasure in life. More than a year since the first film, Johnnie Walker
LION ‘TRUTH’ CAMPAIGN EDUCATING PATRONS ON BEER
Lion continues to combat negative public perceptions around beer, with stage two of its ‘Beautiful Truth’ campaign focused on the absence of sugar and preservatives. It results from Galaxy research that showed 70 per cent of Australians want to know
QUEENSLAND HERITAGE-LISTED PUB DESTROYED IN FIRE
Gatton’s heritage-listed Imperial Hotel was destroyed by a fire on Wednesday night, with the cause of the blaze still unknown. [caption id="attachment_4208" align="alignright" width="400"] Image: Publocation[/caption] The Hotel, in the Queensland town of Gatton, around 90 km west of Brisbane,
SURPRISE PADDINGTON EXIT SEES OPPORTUNITY HIT MARKET
Another in a procession of prime Paddington pubs has hit the market, just six months after the freehold sold for over $7 million. A change in direction for Lance Burrowes and partners – operators LJB Hotels – has resulted in
DEVELOPER “HUNGER” DRIVES BIG PRICE FOR BRIDIE’S
Popular Melbourne franchise pub Bridie O’Reilly’s has sold to a local developer in a prime location example of opportunity sales taking place in the capital cities. Freehold owner John Connellan developed the business for the Bridie O’Reilly’s group nearly two
FUTURE ‘ROSIE’ FOR NEW SYDNEY DISTILLERY
Building upon the success of so many craft breweries, Sydney’s first distillery in over a century has opened, and already picked up two top international awards. Intended as a distillery, attached to a trendy place to drink and learn about
CLASSIC QUEENSLANDER RESTORED AS COMMUNITY HUB
[caption id="attachment_4191" align="alignright" width="384"] Image: GDay Pubs[/caption] The century-old Globe Hotel has been revived at the hands of a multi-million renovation, as a hub of the town of Barcaldine. Last Thursday the central-west Queensland town, around 600 kilometres inland from
