TOUGH NEW DUI LAWS BRING INSTANT IMPOUND
Tough new laws starting 1 August will see all drivers in Victoria with BAC readings over 0.1 lose their licence – plus their vehicle for 30 days. Having gained bipartisan support, the new laws include cancellation of the offender’s licence
THE SHEAF GROWS A NEW LEAF
The big girl of Double Bay has grown, launching today its new designer Garden Bar for late-night listening and dining pleasure. The Golden Sheaf has been a cornerstone of the eastern suburbs since the 1920s, and the fairy-lit indoor/outdoor space
PUB FAMILY(S) SWOOP ON FEROS’ PANANIA HOTEL
A well-backed up-and-comer has grabbed Feros’ Panania Hotel in a hot market deal worth nearly $15 million. Following a sustained effort to find a complementary venue for his Top 5 gaming pub, the Railway Hotel in Lidcombe, Mark Malloy has
CRAZY VENDETTA FORCING LUNATIC HOTEL TO CLOSE
Owners of the hub of Drake, the Lunatic Hotel, are about to wind up the business after years of systemic harassment by unknown enemies. Having run the hotel for over a decade, Desley and Bob Kane have experienced over seven
PUB GRUB FOR BOGANS – HEARTBREAKING
As the standard of pub grub continues to rise around the country, one Melbourne pub has hit back with the “bogan burger”. Featuring a steak, atop a chicken schnitzel, along with bacon, an egg, beetroot, tomato, pineapple, cheese and a
EDITOR’S RANT: SERVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE – PROBLEM OR OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD?
This week a South Australian court heard how the manager of a Kangaroo Island pub that has pleaded guilty to over-serving a man – who died shortly after, driving DUI – may have himself consumed two bottles of wine during
MEDICH SELLS LAUNDY TWO MORE PRIZED PUBS
[caption id="attachment_2686" align="alignright" width="426"] Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel, Woolloomooloo[/caption] The Laundys have flashed the cash, tempting Medich into the sale of two more ‘big deal’ pubs. In a transaction worth nearly $35 million, the Medich family’s Halcyon Hotel Group has parted
IRIS GROUP SELLS TO CHINA’S BIGGEST DEVELOPER FOR $170m
Only months after announcing plans for massive redevelopment, Iris Group has divested the Kings Cross Mercure complex. [caption id="attachment_2697" align="alignright" width="449"] An artist's impression of the proposed Mercure tower. Image: supplied[/caption] Earlier this year Iris lodged plans with the City
THEY’RE PUBLICANS, NOT POLICE: AHA
As South Australia’s Premier warns the State’s Ministers of potential “responses” to its latest War On Bikies, Government proposes hospitality staff man the front line. The SA Labor Government and Premier Jay Weatherill have proposed a new batch of regulations
WOMAN BASHED AT PUB BLAMES SECURITY
A transgender woman was bashed at Newtown’s Town Hall Hotel on Friday night, and points some of the blame at the venue’s security. Transgender musician Stephanie McCarthy was scheduled to play at the Hotel with her band Love Maul, when