GOVT DRIVING BOOM IN TOURISM ECONOMY
The NSW government has massively ramped up its expectations for the state’s ‘visitor’ economy, ushering millions more airline seats, thousands of hotel rooms and a focus on experience-led tourism. This review of the NSW Visitor Economy Strategy will further cement
PORT ELLIOT PUB CHAOS AS CAR PLOUGHS INTO CROWD
Patrons leaving a South Australian pub at closing time last weekend became caught up in a shocking incident as a car allegedly ploughed into a group of people. Just after 1:30am Saturday morning, a blue Ford sedan was recorded reversing
COLLIE HOTEL ON OFFER
The one and only Collie Hotel is being sold by owner-operators, offering a big, booming regional watering hole with blue sky and no competition. Occupying a generous 4,295sqm site on the edge of the busy Oxley Highway through town, the
LAUNDY LETS LOOSE BEN’S THE MONA
Laundy Hotels’ icon of the northern beaches officially begins trade today as The Mona, after a grand reopening, major overhaul, and addition of fellow peninsula legend Ben. A staple of the precinct for nearly a century, the storied Mona Vale
ARMADA OFFERING PARKSIDE GREENFIELD
Hospitality developer Armada Hotels & Leisure is offering an operations partnership in its ready-to-build greenfield site the Parkside Tavern in the burgeoning Territory. Set to be located at the arterial junction of Bloodwood Street and Tuckaroo Boulevard, on the outskirts
BATH ARMS BLAZE CAUSES MAJOR DISRUPTION
A major traffic disruption occurred on Sydney’s Parramatta Road this week as firefighters were called to a blaze at the popular Bath Arms Hotel, Burwood. Owned by the De Angelis family, the historic inner west hotel broke out in flames
PUB-LIC HONOURS: NSW’S BEST PUBS COMPETE AT AHA AWARDS
The prestigious Australian Hotel Association NSW Awards for Excellence are on again, with overall winners to be announced at the end of this month. Metropolitan finalists have been found across Sydney, from Bella Vista to Hurstville to Neutral Bay, but
ALH TO HAVE THE CAV
Endeavour Group and ALH have stepped up the footprint in the Territory, securing approval to buy Mick Burns’ legendary The Cav. The Cavenagh Hotel is one of the Northern Territory’s oldest pubs, first licensed in 1932 as the Don Hotel,
NEWCOMER PICKS UP GARRY OWEN
Garry Owen is looking to a new future in Rozelle, as the century-old inner west pub changes hands again. Occupying a 358sqm lot on a corner of bustling Darling Street, the two-storey Garry Owen was built in 1920. Holding a
NSW BOOSTS RSA TRAINING TO ADDRESS HARASSMENT
After the recent successful update to Liquor & Gaming NSW’s Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) training handbook, the NSW Government is now considering further specialised training for staff at licensed venues around sexual harassment. Government will be consulting with advocacy