ALH GETS NOD TO BUY RYE
Australia’s largest publican, ALH, is clawing back in its plan to turn the balance sheet around, securing approval by the ACCC to proceed with purchase of Victorian landmark the Rye Hotel. ASX-listed Endeavour (ASX:EDV) agreed in June to purchase the
HOTEL FINED OVER TEEN GAMBLING SPREE
A Melbourne pub has been fined for its role in the run-away debts and gambling problem of a 16-year-old, whose mother had tried every means to stop him. The Melbourne mother discovered her son was gambling thousands of dollars, and
TWO AUSSIES WALK INTO ALL THE BARS
A couple of Aussie blokes have joined the legends in the Guinness book of World Records by having drinks at the most pubs in a 24-hour period. Eyeing the Guinness World Records accolade, 26-year-olds Harry Kooros and Jake Loiterton broke
NEW GOVT CAMPAIGN PUSHES DRINKING, NO DRIVING
The Transport Accident Commission has released a hard-hitting public service campaign aimed at discouraging people from driving after drinking at all, telling consumers to stop ‘kidding’ themselves. The new “Drink Driving: Stop Kidding Yourself” campaign by the Commission (TAC) in
CLAREMONT OWNERS SUING NATIONAL BUILDER FDC
The landlords of AVC’s glittering Claremont Hotel, which re-emerged this year after a massive makeover, are allegedly suing builders FDC Construction over matters relating to ‘breach of contract’. A hotel opened on the site in Perth’s western suburbs in 1886,
MULLETFEST: FIGHTING BRAIN CANCER
Winners of the 2023 Mulletfest, attracting international competition, have been awarded their party-in-the-back prizes after the big event over the weekend. Mulletfest began in 2018 at the Chelmsford Hotel, in Kurri Kurri. It raises money for a cause very close
DEADLY DRAUGHT CLAIMS THREE IN BURKE ST PUB
Three people have been made extremely sick and one has died after drinking draught beer in a pub in North Carolina. The Burke St Pub in Winston-Salem, NC, was established in 1997, and is your classic American pub, with a
VENUES UNLOCKED GOES LOUD
Furthering its pledge to support the live music industry, the NSW government has rolled out its Venues Unlocked program to increase the number of live performance venues and events, coupled with industry best-practice sound control and management. In October the
WELDBOROUGH PUB PULLS APPLICANTS WITH ‘VIRAL’ SOCIAL MEDIA POST
A pub in a Tasmanian tourist town has solved its staffing crisis with a social media post with a twist, calling for “high achieving” workers, or thereabouts. Late November the Weldborough Hotel posted that it was looking for staff with
KELLY AND THE GANG EXIT GULGONG
Kelly & Co Hotels have furthered their strategic portfolio consolidation with the sale of the Centennial Hotel in Gulgong to a pair of newcomer siblings. Situated on a prominent corner site of 1,345sqm with excellent street frontage, the pub known
