HIRING OVERSEAS WORKERS – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Samantha Mondon is director of A.I.M Professional Business Support Services. She spoke with PubTIC about the current employment climate – in particular, the ups and downs of overseas workers.   We know how important it is to maintain the smooth

SUNBURY POLICE AND LICENSEES GET SMART ON VIOLENCE

Police in the Victorian region of Hume are working with licensed venues to tackle a spate of alcohol-related violence on the streets of Sunbury. The problems have centred around the Royal Hotel, situated in the centre of town on the

NEWTOWN SOCIAL CLUB TO GET EVEN MORE SOCIAL

Premier inner-west live music venue the Newtown Social Club is launching a new-look space to offer more social and less ‘sticky carpet’. The operators of Melbourne’s highly successful Northcote Social Club purchased the Sandringham Hotel from receivers in late 2012,

PUB LANDMARK TO OVERHAUL IN “VERY COMPETITIVE” PERTH

West Australian hotel industry stalwart Neil Randall is overhauling his beloved pub to “keep up with the trend” in the dynamic Perth hospitality market. The Paddo Ale House is a Perth institution and has been operated since 1987 by AHA

FRESH FACES FOR LMG BOARD

Leading alcohol cooperative Liquor Marketing Group has executed a refresh of its board, announcing three new non-executive directors to replace three retiring. Liquor Marketing Group (LMG) was established in 1977, and represents more than 1,400 independent operators in the highly

MASSIVE SNOW DUMP – INSIDE SYDNEY PUB

The Greenwood Hotel in North Sydney has embraced the season of cold and trucked in 60 tonnes of snow for a massive winter party. Yesterday 30 tonnes of the powder was delivered to the 1892 former church in the heart

SHORT FILM FESTIVAL SET TO ATTRACT PUB PATRONS

The Australian Cinema & Entertainment Network is kick-starting its expansion into the pub industry with The AUSSCAs ‘crowd-powered short film tournament’. The traditional cinema model is under pressure from increased availability of entertainment and piracy, but going to the cinema

PLANS FOR LIVING IN THE EDGY

One of Victoria’s beloved pubs will become modern apartments – but the building will remain intact largely courtesy of the ground roots movement to save it. Mentone’s Mentone Hotel – formerly the Edgewater Hotel and popularly known as ‘The Edgy’

PUB B&B: OPPORTUNITY RISING

As multi-national hotel chains continue to plough investment into new high-star rooms, more pubs are taking advantage of the comparatively neglected mid-tier market. One such pub is Rozelle’s Merton Hotel, on a busy corner of Victoria Road, on the edge