NSW GRANTS 245 VENUES MASSIVE DISCOUNTS TO SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC
Liquor & Gaming NSW has offered reduced licensing fees and extra trading hours to eligible venues with the aim of increasing live music, performances and other cultural events, to help increase employment opportunities for performers and musicians. To receive these
RECEIVERS SELLING PRIVATE EMPIRE
Cobar’s thriving Empire Hotel is being sold through receivers, as part of the consolidation of business interests of a private owner. The pub resides on a generous 3,127sqm lot with dual street frontage. It is configured for single bar operation,
WORKER HIT ATTEMPTING TO STOP DRUNK DRIVER
Queensland police are investigating an incident outside the Arcadia Village Hotel where a worker was struck by a vehicle, while attempting to stop the intoxicated driver from driving. The incident unfolded around 10pm on Thursday night, with an employee hit
KEG CROOKS ARRESTED
Following investigations by detectives in Victoria, three people have been arrested and are facing charges over the theft of hundreds of empty kegs, worth tens of thousands of dollars. Authorities have been investigating the pilfering of more than 200
DA MAY MEAN CURTAINS FOR ANOTHER MUSIC VENUE
On the heels of the loss of Melbourne pub The Bendigo Hotel, beloved Adelaide rock venue the Crown & Anchor’s future is in now doubt after a Singapore-based developer lodged plans for a partial demolition and adaptive reuse of the
AUSTRALIA’S OLDEST IRISH CLUB EMBRACES SARAH SANDS
The celebrated Celtic Club has found a new home, taking over AVC’s (former) Sarah Sands Hotel, in the craic of Brunswick. Melbourne’s 600-strong Celtic Club was formed in 1887, and has outlasted sister initiatives in Sydney and Brisbane to become
ORANGES IN BLOOM
Two prime hotels are on offer in booming NSW regional hub Orange, providing opportunity and scale in agricultural heartland. Established in 1890, the two-storey Hotel Orange is the oldest pub in the area, residing on a prominent 712sqm lot on
NEW RULES FOR SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION PROVIDERS
In tourism hot spots across Australia, homelessness is on the rise. A recent NSW Planning Department discussion paper on the rental market showed that since 2019, rents have increased by 38 per cent, and as of December 2023 in Greater
REPUBLIC WELCOMES GUESTS TO THE INNA
Burgeoning pub powerhouse Virtical has begun its transformation of the stalwart Republic Hotel in the Sydney CBD, ushering in a new level of sophistication in the opening of the on-trend INNA Lounge. Originally a single-storey pub, the Republic has
HAYMARKET HOSPITALITY OFFERING ON THE BLOCK
A recently renovated Haymarket landmark pitched to be the next big versatile hospitality venue in the city’s southern fringe, is being sold by a private investor. Constructed 1884, the multi-storey Goulburn St building was originally a barracks for the Salvation
