INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BILL AMENDMENTS PRAISED AS ‘GREATER CERTAINTY’
Amendments to the Federal Government’s ‘Closing the Loopholes’ industrial relations bill have been welcomed by industry as providing greater certainty for legions of casual workers and their employers. The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) voiced concerns with the original Bill, posing
GREEN LIGHT FOR LAUNDYS’ LATEST GREENFIELD
The Laundy family and partners have received final approvals for a major new pub development in Sydney’s booming south-west, heralding the creation of the Oxley Ridge Tavern. Plans were submitted by construction company FDC in early 2022 for works on
ALH ROLLING OUT HEART-STARTERS
ALH and a former Wiggle have teamed up to save lives through the rollout of defibrillators in more than 350 hotels across the country. This week Endeavour Group, parent company to Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH), announced a new partnership
CBH POSTS ANOTHER WIN ON GOLF DAY
Chris Cheung’s Coogee Bay Hotel has bettered last year’s new record, raising more than a quarter-million dollars for the Sydney Children's Hospital at Randwick. The famous beachside pub has a longstanding tradition of giving back to the community, beginning with
HARVEST PASSING A MILESTONE
Dynamic pubs fund Harvest Hotels has listed its polished Milestone Hotel in Dubbo as it seeks growth opportunities in other larger format pubs. Chris Cornforth and Fraser Haughton’s group acquired the Milestone Hotel in May 2021 for around $15 million
MERCURY IN THE FOUNDRY
Bendigo cornerstone the Foundry Hotel is the latest in a series of regional Victorian pub deals, and a positive sign for the state’s gaming hotel market. The Kuchel family have been dug in operating The Foundry for the past 33
WOOLSHED SLAPPED FOR BRA-BASED DRINKS PROMO
A popular Adelaide hotel has been shamed and issued breaches over a promotion offering free drinks to women in exchange for their bras. The nightclub of the Woolshed on Hindley St began promotion in June of an event dubbed ‘Hang
TOCKY TERRACE TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
PHMG has crowned its reinvigoration of Glebe’s landmark Toxteth Hotel, expanding up with launch of a rooftop terrace with spectacular city views. Mitchell and Harriet Waugh’s group took over The Toxteth in 2018, continuing its legacy as an inner west
ZELLER SMALL BUSINESS REPORT AND NEW FEATURES
Australian fintech Zeller is further refining its solutions for hospitality businesses, and recently presented the findings from its first Small Business Resilience Report, with insights into how business owners are impacted by and responding to challenging economic conditions. The Zeller
WSET HEADS INTO BEER
The world’s largest provider of drinks education, WSET Global, is launching two new qualifications – in beer. WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust), associated with education on wine, spirits and more recently sake, is providing the Level 1 and Level
