BUD LIGHT RED-FACED OVER PADDY’S DAY TWEET
American beer giant Budweiser felt the sharp end of social media last week, as a light-hearted campaign around St Patrick’s Day had the company copping flack for sexual harassment. A Tweet by Bud Light to its 127,000 followers inviting St
CARNAGE IN PUBS ‘OUT OF CONTROL’
An elderly man has gone “out of control” in a Melbourne pub, sending five people to hospital with injuries. Shortly before 6pm on Sunday, the man in his 80s was proceeding along Johnston St in Fitzroy on a straight stretch
QUEENSLAND PUB MARKET SEES MORE TOES IN THE WATER
The pub investment market around the country is running hot, attracting plenty of offers from owners hoping to sell for top dollar. A freehold in South-East Queensland, around 65 kilometres West of Brisbane, has come on the market with a
PUBS SHINE FOR ST PATRICK’S DAY
The universal day of Craic and green beer took place on Tuesday, and around the country and the world the spirit of the Irish toasted everything Emerald. One of Australia’s most austere Irish functions, the annual St Patrick’s Day lunch
PUBS HOP INTO THE EASTER BONANZA
Pubs around the country are getting into the Easter festivities with events ranging from egg hunting to crab racing – many chaperoned by the Bunny himself. The family-run W.Short Hotel Group (WSHG) is a strong advocate of the holiday, with
AUSTRALIA’S ‘QUIRKIEST’ PUB GOES ART-HOUSE
The Victorian town of Corindhap boasts just 100 people and one of Australia’s most unique pubs. Owners Debra and Mark Kendell have been adorning the 150-year-old Break O’ Day pub with the ultimate eclectic array of paraphernalia since they moved
EDITOR’S RANT: THE HILTON – ESSENCE OF THE COMMUNITY PUB
With the possible exception of the general practitioner, no business speaks to the heart and health of a community more than the humble local pub. It was my pleasure to recently interview an individual – nay representative of a lineage
MERIVALE TAKES UP NEWPORT ARMS
The battle for the beaches hit top gear last night as Merivale CEO Justin Hemmes signed on to take over the iconic Newport Arms Hotel. Only a few months since the Laundys and Fraser Short purchased the nearby Mona Vale
TIME HAS COME FOR HOURGLASS TOWER: IRIS GROUP
Iris Group has gotten the go-ahead for stage one of the massive redevelopment of its Kings Cross landmark, the Mercure Hotel. [caption id="attachment_1663" align="alignright" width="361"] Mercure complex. Image: Google Maps[/caption] The Group purchased the mixed use property for $65 million
COUGHLAN’S PUB WILL BE A ‘NEW’ LORD FOR A DAY
Paddy Coughlan and Ned Kelly’s new pub is changing name – for one day. Having announced the acquisition in recent weeks, in a new venture with old partner Rodney ‘Ned’ Kelly, Paddy’s Lord Gladstone Hotel will be re-named the Lord