ARMADA OFFERING PARKSIDE GREENFIELD
Hospitality developer Armada Hotels & Leisure is offering an operations partnership in its ready-to-build greenfield site the Parkside Tavern in the burgeoning Territory. Set to be located at the arterial junction of Bloodwood Street and Tuckaroo Boulevard, on the outskirts
BATH ARMS BLAZE CAUSES MAJOR DISRUPTION
A major traffic disruption occurred on Sydney’s Parramatta Road this week as firefighters were called to a blaze at the popular Bath Arms Hotel, Burwood. Owned by the De Angelis family, the historic inner west hotel broke out in flames
PUB-LIC HONOURS: NSW’S BEST PUBS COMPETE AT AHA AWARDS
The prestigious Australian Hotel Association NSW Awards for Excellence are on again, with overall winners to be announced at the end of this month. Metropolitan finalists have been found across Sydney, from Bella Vista to Hurstville to Neutral Bay, but
ALH TO HAVE THE CAV
Endeavour Group and ALH have stepped up the footprint in the Territory, securing approval to buy Mick Burns’ legendary The Cav. The Cavenagh Hotel is one of the Northern Territory’s oldest pubs, first licensed in 1932 as the Don Hotel,
NEWCOMER PICKS UP GARRY OWEN
Garry Owen is looking to a new future in Rozelle, as the century-old inner west pub changes hands again. Occupying a 358sqm lot on a corner of bustling Darling Street, the two-storey Garry Owen was built in 1920. Holding a
NSW BOOSTS RSA TRAINING TO ADDRESS HARASSMENT
After the recent successful update to Liquor & Gaming NSW’s Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) training handbook, the NSW Government is now considering further specialised training for staff at licensed venues around sexual harassment. Government will be consulting with advocacy
UNIVERSAL TAKES TEMPE VIA THE RIVERVIEW
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotel Group has executed a coup in Tempe with acquisition of staunch local the Riverview Hotel. Situated in Sydney’s inner west, roughly 10 kilometres southwest of the CBD, it features a popular sports bar, bistro, function
NSW INSPECTIONS CHASING COMPLIANCE
July and August saw 528 NSW licensed venues inspected to ensure they were compliant with new requirements in line with Liquor & Gaming NSW’s gambling harm minimisation measures. The blitz precedes further mandated training for senior staff that will soon
TAPIT: FIRST APPROVED EGM APP
Australian gaming systems company Ebet is the first to market with an approved smartphone connection to electronic gaming machines (EGMs). Tapit makes it easy for patrons to connect to an EGM using their mobile phones, allowing them to transfer funds
ATO FALLS ON VIRTICAL
The strings are unravelling on the rise and fall of the skyrocketing Virtical Group, as the ATO unleashes the first of what could be many fines for improper tax claims. An audit, which is the first to emerge from what
