AUSSIE TECH PAYMENT SYSTEM TAPPING INTO BEER LOVERS
Amid the noise of products and software around POS and loyalty systems, Australian company Clipp is fast becoming the option of choice for a lot of Sydney venues. Fundamentally, Clipp gives patrons a quick, convenient way of paying a bar
CLOSE OR LOSE MONEY FOR EASTER. WHO’S THE BUNNY?
As businesses around the country lick the wounds inflicted on P&L by the Easter weekend, the debate around penalty rates continues to brand employers the ‘bad guys’. In terms of public opinion, the problem would largely appear to stem from
BOUNCERS NEAR KILL KNIFE-WIELDING PATRON
In what could have been a scene from underbelly, a pack of nightclub bouncers from Melbourne’s upmarket CQ Hotel chased down and nearly stabbed to death a patron with his own knife. Career bouncer Remzi Orcanoglu was granted bail in
MORE MELBOURNE PUB ROYALTY COMES TO MARKET
Another Melbourne pub icon has hit the market offering investors an “opportunity of imperial proportions”. Situated on the city’s best-known CBD corner – Bourke and Spring Streets – the Imperial Hotel is adjacent to Chinatown and directly opposite Parliament House,
BRISBANE’S “WORST VEGETARIAN PUB” SOLD TO BREWING FAMILY
Independent Pub Group has passed the reigns of another Brisbane pub, this time to the nephew of the 80s little battler Bernie Power of Power Brewing. James Power has reportedly picked up the historic Norman Hotel for just under $7
SOUTHERN SYDNEY STAR ON MARKET AS AREA FLOURISHES
After three decades in the same hands the Macquarie Hotel in Liverpool has hit the market as the area is set to boom. The long-term family partnership that holds the keys to the Macquarie, well-positioned amid the Liverpool city centre’s
“GLASSING” PUTS PUB IN THE HOT SEAT
A pub in suburban Camden went through the PR wringer this week as shock-hungry media latched onto a police report that mentioned a “glassing”. [caption id="attachment_1829" align="alignright" width="276"] Camden Hotel[/caption] PubTIC contacted the Camden Hotel, which initially resisted discussion on
LICENSEE FINED AND CONVICTED FOR LOCKOUT BREACH
The OLGR reports a Sydney publican had a conviction recorded and strike against his venue due to his “specific” involvement in a lockout breach. Licensee of the Hotel Chambers, Chady Khouzame, pleaded guilty in Downing Centre Local Court last Wednesday
COUNCIL ROCKS THE BOAT AS QUEENSLAND LOCKOUTS LOOM
Brisbane Council has reiterated its objection to the proposed lock-out and trading restrictions boding for Queensland licensed venues. Following the new State Government’s quick re-introduction of the issue of 1am lock-outs and 3am cut-off last week, Council has responded, labelling
CENTRAL COAST PUB SEEING “A LOT OF NEW FACES”
A pub near Newcastle has been welcoming a lot of newcomers since re-working its beer garden and investing in new reasons for patrons to keep coming back. Owner Michael Leis reports the Argenton Hotel had seen a decline in key
