LCV INTRODUCES NEW RSA MODULE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Sexual violence remains a serious and widespread issue in Australia, with recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealing that 1.7 million people (8.7 percent) experienced sexual harassment in 2021 and 2022 alone. Sexual violence is particularly common in
NEW RULES TO GIVE PUBS DISCRETION ON INTOX PATRONS
The NSW government is introducing a major change in licensing laws allowing operator discretion on removing intoxicated persons, in the pursuit of greater safety and reduced violence. The change will require modification of the Liquor Act as it applies to
UNIVERSAL ROLLS OUT A REVISED RIVERVIEW
Consolidating its monopoly in the suburb, Universal has reopened its repositioned Riverview Hotel, following an extensive refurbishment. Late 2024 the Kospetas family tied up Tempe when it bought the only other hotel in the southern Sydney locale, joining its Tempe
NEW OLGR COMPLIANCE MODEL PUTS FOCUS ON SAFETY OVER RED TAPE
Queensland’s Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) is introducing a revamped compliance program, representing a major transformation in how inspections are carried out throughout the state. The update has adopted an approach that is more balanced and industry-focused when
STANTON’S GRAND VIEW IN THE MOUNTAINS
The statuesque Hotel Grand View at Wentworth Falls has sold to growing hotelier Trevor Stanton, with plans to make it more approachable to more people. Built 1883, the two-storey Georgian-style Hotel commands an elevated 4,074sqm corner site overlooking and landmarking
MERIVALE BOOTED FROM GOOD FOOD GUIDE
A war of attrition is escalating between Hemmes’ hospitality juggernaut Merivale and media empire Nine Entertainment, as editorialising and accusations evolve into actions with potential. For years the Sydney Morning Herald has enjoyed the click-generating dichotomy of championing Hemmes as
ALH ALIGNS GROWING HOTEL PORTFOLIO UNDER NIGHTELIER COLLECTIVE
Australian Leisure and Hospitality (ALH) has unveiled Nightelier Collective, a newly established parent brand designed to unify and represent its growing range of accommodation properties. The collective will align the two existing brands of Nightelier and Nightcap Hotels. Nightelier, the
SHORT PASSES ON THE REDFERN
Marty Short’s Welcome Hospitality has divested the reinvented Redfern Hotel on the fringe of the Sydney CBD to a growing local group. Previously known as the Courthouse Hotel, it holds a prime city site on the corner of George and
BELLARINE LANDMARK HITS THE MARKET
Landmark of Victoria's picturesque Bellarine Peninsula, the St Leonards Hotel & Motel, is for sale by private investors. St Leonards is on the eastern edge of the Peninsula, east of Geelong and around 1.5 hours’ drive south-west of Melbourne, around
O’HARA GROUP WALKS THE TALK
This year, O’Hara Group’s twelve venues from across Sydney, Port Stephens and Illawarra got behind STEPtember – a workplace fitness challenge created by Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Despite it being their first time competing in this challenge, the group placed in
