GARRY OWEN ON THE MOVE
Inner west landmark the Garry Owen Hotel is being sold by owner-operators in a campaign offering either the freehold going concern or a new lease. Built 1920, the stately two-storey building was designed in the Colonial style. Despite a number
ARMED BANDIT ARRESTED IN DUMPSTER
Police tracked down and arrested a man in a dumpster, accused of an alleged armed robbery at a western Sydney pub in the early hours of Wednesday. Around 12.40am on 8 May police received reports of an armed robbery at
GUARD CHARGED OVER SERIOUS ASSAULT IN GROVEDALE
A guard at a Victorian pub is awaiting trial over a brutal assault on a patron that put the man in a coma. On the evening of 3 May the Grovedale Hotel security guard is alleged to have assaulted a
CHEUNG’S CBH GETS NOD FOR $112m REDEVELOPMENT
Chris Cheung’s C!nc has won hard-fought approval to redevelop the famous Coogee Bay Hotel, ushering in a new era for the beachside icon. Plans were revealed for the iconic Coogee Bay Hotel in 2021, announcing a $111.7 million facelift that
O’HARAS AND HOTELS HELP RALLY OVER $500k FOR MENTAL HEALTH
The tenth annual Beyond Bitumen rally recently completed another successful year of fundraising for Beyond Blue. This year’s charity run raised over $500k as participants took the scenic route from Gundagai to Goulburn via Echuca, Griffith and Young. One rally
BOTTLESHOP GUARDS TO GET CAPSICUM SPRAY
In response to a review of the Liquor Act, government has authorised for security guards to carry capsicum spray in Northern Territory bottleshops, prompting mixed responses from stakeholders. The Liquor Act review in 2023 called for harsher penalties for miscreants
LOOKING FOR OLYMPIC GOLD – PART 2
There are less than 80 days until the Paris Olympics … have you begun your planning in order to get the absolute most out of this, the biggest sporting event in the world in 2024? Max Hitchins, the Hospitality Doctor,
ROCHE PULLS OUT OF THE STATION
Moteliers the Dhaliwal family have entered the pub game, becoming the proud new owners of the Roche family’s Station Hotel Motel in Kurri Kurri. The Station boasts history in the region, the design by acclaimed Maitland architect James Warren Scobie
THE CHIPPO GOES ALL VEGAN
The historic Chippendale Hotel has entered a new phase in tune with the times, taken over by Mama B to become Australia’s first all-vegan pub. Built in the 1880s, the Abercrombie St watering hole has over the years held the
ST GEORGE FORMER LICENSEE FINED OVER GAMING BREACHES
A former hotel licensee of the St George Hotel at Belmore has been heavily fined for allowing patrons to play EGMs on Christmas Day. An investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW reviewed the pub’s gaming activity for 25 December 2022
