BRUNSWICK’S ARMS WRESTLES BOGANS WITH ICE
The Cornish Arms has hit the headlines after a disparaging critique of a customer made it onto the receipt, which was then shared on social media. On 22 July a group attended the Hotel in Brunswick, ordering a selection of
POLICE SEEK GROVE BOTTLESHOP BANDITS
Police have released CCTV footage of an armed robbery at a Mackay hotel bottleshop, as investigations continue to find the perpetrators. The video shows a white Nissan Navara pull up in the drive-through lane around 8pm on Wednesday, 26 July.
LOCALS VOCAL OVER PLANS TO MAKE VILLAGE INN A SHOP
Paddington’s historic Village Inn is under threat of being turned into a retail space by its new owners, and locals are not impressed, exclaiming its “cultural significance”. Established 1850, near the corner of Glenmore Road and Oxford Street, the
PUBLIC GROUP BREAKS INTO MELBOURNE AT CLIFTON HOUSE
Jon Adgemis’ Public group is opening its first Victorian venue, transforming Kew heritage into and back to the Clifton Hotel in partnership with acclaimed chef Guy Grossi. The landmark Melbourne pub was built 1868 on Kew’s High Street, and in
TEEN DODGES JAIL OVER MACHETE ASSAULT IN PUB
A teenage removalist who bashed and threatened a man with a machete has been spared an immediate prison sentence, despite recent history with weapons and bad behaviour. Mount Gambier Magistrates Court saw the case of 19-year-old Seth Corey Williams, who
PORT’S PIER IN RARE SALE
Port Melbourne’s spectacular beachfront Pier Hotel has come to market, marking a rare property and operation that hasn’t been available in more than two decades. Positioned on a 491sqm high-profile corner of Bay and Beach streets, with around 50 metres
SUSPICIOUS FIRE CAUSES TROUBLE IN PARADISE
A suspicious fire at the Paradise Valley Hotel in the early hours of Sunday morning has forced it to close. Emergency services were summoned to the Clematis pub around 3.30am, with seven units responding, from Clematis, Bayswater, Emerald, Menzies, Narre
ROCKY’S LAKES CREEK RETURNS
The historic Lakes Creek Hotel of Rockhampton is coming back to life after years in the dark, under new, dedicated revivalist owners. Established circa 1895, the pub is the second-oldest in town, after the nearby Criterion, which was built 1890.
HOTEL GOSFORD UNLEASHES GOSSY GOOD TIMES
Harris Narvo group has capped its redevelopment of the Hotel Gosford with a bold new party brand, dubbed Gossy Good Times. The large-format landmark local took home the prize for ‘Best Regional Redevelopment’ at last year’s AHA NSW Awards of
NEW CLOTHES AND TITLE FOR NUNDAH’S ROYAL
Australian Venue Co has revealed another major renovation of a landmark Queensland pub, bringing a stylish new look and revised name to Nundah’s Royal. Opened in 1888 in Brisbane’s northside as the Royal English Hotel, in recent years the pub
