NORTH BYRON’S SUN STEPS INTO THE LIGHT
Winchester Group is offering the large-format North Byron Hotel, in the northern NSW mecca. Formerly known as the Sun Bistro, it is the largest single pub site in the precinct, located adjacent to award-winning resort Elements of Byron and Belongil
POLICE ARREST MAN OVER COMMY ARMED ROBBERY
An arrest has been made following the investigation of a violent armed robbery last month, where two masked Caucasian men left an employee of the Commonwealth Hotel Newcastle seriously injured. On 28 February at 4:24am, it has been alleged that
UNIONS NSW CALLING FOR MASSIVE REDUCTION IN POKIES
The leading union movement in NSW has jumped into the debate against gambling by demanding a dramatic reduction in the number of EGMs in the state. Unions NSW represents a series of affiliated unions, spanning 600k members. It issued
POLICE HUNT COMMY BANDITS
Police are investigating a violent armed robbery last week at the Commonwealth Hotel in Cooks Hill where a worker was seriously injured. Officers from Newcastle City Police District were called to the premises at the intersection of Union and Bull
MELBOURNE HISTORIC LEASE ON OFFER
The Melbourne hospitality landmark formerly known as Oddfellows Hotel is being offered for lease, marketed as a chance to be part of the city’s celebrated dining landscape in one of its oldest surviving buildings. Vendors ISPT have put up the
COUNCIL ORDERS DEMOLISHED CROOKED HOUSE BE REBUILT
The twisted tale of the arson and demolition of Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ last year has taken another twist, with the owners ordered to rebuild it back to how it was. Originally constructed in 1765 as a farmhouse, the structure had
RARE UNICORN JUMPS IN PADDINGTON LIMELIGHT
The rare and unique Unicorn Hotel in Paddington has hit the market as a freehold going concern for the first time in over 15 years, representing a marked opportunity in Sydney’s tightly held eastern suburbs. Set on Oxford Street, close
FAIR WORK LAWS ‘CLOSING LOOPHOLES’
The Federal Government has announced its amendment to the Fair Work Legislation, known as the ‘Closing Loopholes’ No.2 Bill, heralding significant changes for staff and employers in hospitality. Changes to the legislation passed both Houses in February. They include new
THE RESILIENCE AND FIGHT-BACK OF THE AUSSIE PUB
Approaching four years since the world turned upside down and the unthinkable happened – the pubs were shut – Jennifer Hale reflects on the lessons learned. * By sharing photographs from an exhibition entitled Resilience, the state library of Western
GUARD KILLED IN ‘COWARD PUNCH’ IN SUTHERLAND
A hotel patron has been charged over the ‘coward punch’ death of a security guard, following an alleged assault outside a Sutherland pub. Emergency services were summoned to the Royal Hotel around 2am Sunday morning, told 30-year-old security guard Mousa
