ANOTHER NEW HORIZON FOR UNIVERSAL AT ENFIELD
Just weeks after expanding west into Eastwood, the family-owned Universal Hotels has picked up thriving inner west pub the Enfield Hotel from the De Angelis family. Gallagher Hotel Management (GHM) relaunched the hotel as the Irish-themed PJ’s Enfield in 2013.
BOOST FOR REGIONAL NSW’S NIGHTTIME ECONOMY
Over the next two years, the pilot round of the New South Wales Government’s Regional Night-time Economy Program, worth $2 million, will support up to ten regional business collectives across the state. Business groups and organisations across regional NSW looking
TACKLING DRUG ABUSE WITH ANTIDOTE ROLLOUT
The NSW government has expanded its initiatives to combat drug overdoses by announcing the voluntary rollout to hospitality venues of an opioid treatment that has been proven to save lives. The medication Naloxone will be offered to pubs, clubs and
DAWES TAKES GATEWAY INTO BALLINA WITH HENRY ROUS
Nathan Dawes’ growing Gateway Hotel Group has notched up another, taking the stoic Henry Rous Tavern in northern NSW. Ballina is an attractive coastal town of around 47k residents that is geographically the gateway to the popular Byron Bay lifestyle
KICKON REBOOT THE DOOT
Melbourne’s stately Doutta Galla Hotel – aka The Doot – is back, under new Kickon custodians and sporting a new look serving up modern hospitality within treasured heritage. Established in 1889, the three-storey Victorian hotel commands the intersection of Racecourse
HURLEY’S TORRENS ARMS $2M GLOW UP TURNS HEADS
The 168-year-old Torrens Arms (TA) Hotel, part of the Hurley Hotel Group, has undergone a stunning $2 million transformation. The revamp has given the Adelaide venue a contemporary European elegance, brightening its style while retaining the feel that the locals
VETERANS LIST UNDERCOOKED WOOLI
The large-format Wooli Hotel on the idyllic NSW north coast is being offered for sale for the first time in decades, by retiring veterans. The hotel motel is at the centre of North St in the coastal and riverside town
PIPER REVIVES THE OLD COMMODORE
Glenn Piper has relaunched the Old Commodore Hotel, reimagining the McMahons Point landmark with a renewed spirit and design that celebrates its historic roots. An institution of Blues Point Rd for 169 years, the new Old Commodore celebrates the legend
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
