NEW ERA AT THE COURT HOUSE

The historic Court House Hotel of North Melbourne is back, backed by a team of Victorian pub tragics and serving a new stint as a gastro pub. Originally named the Peacock Hotel when it was built in 1857, it was

UNIVERSAL UNVEILS DARLING PAVILION

The award-winning Universal Hotels has opened a brand-new CBD pub in the heart of Darling Quarter, unveiling Darling Pavilion. Located at the foot of Tumbalong Park – a short walk over the footbridge from the CBD – the pavilion-style pub

THREE MEN STABBED IN MELBOURNE VENUE

Police are seeking two men in relation to a violent altercation in a venue in Melbourne’s CBD on Sunday morning when three men were stabbed, leaving one in critical condition. Around 6am at busy adult entertainment club Men’s Gallery, on

YANG FAMILY OFFERS BEXLEY NORTH AND UPSIDE

Bexley North Hotel has been listed for sale, offering the combination of a robust business with newly secured mixed-use redevelopment potential (STCA). Located on an underutilised 4,234sqm block in the centre of Bexley North, around 21 kilometres south-west of the

BREW-HA-HA RAGES OVER CROOKED FIRE

An international storm has erupted and prompted sombre investigation after Britain’s historic so-called ‘wonkiest’ pub closed, burned down and was swiftly demolished. Built in the 1830s, the Crooked House in Himley withstood and was suitably modified to accommodate its foundations

PUBTIC PRESENTS HOSPOHEROES

Next week Sydney will see the latest instalment of the Australasian Gaming Expo take place at the ICC, with the customary gambit of hospitality gold and industry education – including the 2023 seminar by PubTIC (and ClubTIC), bringing HospoHeroes. The

MANTLE FACES FEDERAL COURT

Mantle Group has argued before the Federal Court that the Fair Work Commission overstepped in its investigation of the company’s workplace deal that was found to be depriving hundreds of workers of penalty rates. Queensland’s largest hospitality group, Mantle operates

NSW GOVT PLANS TO CRACK DOWN ON INDUSTRY COMMUNIQUE

The NSW government has criticised and plans to investigate the practise of venues getting a ‘heads up’ on pending random inspections, furthering the anti-gaming debate as Australians baulk at the cashless economy.  Documents by the NSW regulator, Liquor and Gaming,

BELL TOLLS FOR GRENFELL’S RAILWAY

Rising costs and falling trade have taken their toll on another NSW regional pub and small business, bidding farewell to a traditional local of Grenfell, the Railway, after more than a century. The town of Grenfell is around 370 kilometres

GDM GROW IN WINE COUNTRY

Matt Coleman and co have furthered the stable of strong regional operations with purchase of Hotel Cessnock, in the Hunter Valley. Built 1908, the pub is a grand country hotel in a prominent central site in Cessnock, close to the