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ALH COPS HEAVY PENALTIES FOR NSW GAMING BREACHES

Posted on July 13th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
An extensive investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW has resulted in a massive fine and closure penalty for ALH after two of its NSW venues were found to have provided free drinks to gaming patrons. Australian Leisure & Hospitality, 75

WORKERS SHUN RETURN TO WORK

Posted on June 29th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
An employment challenge looms as pubs get back to work, finding laid-off workers content to receive the generous JobSeeker allowance rather than return to regular duties. Pioneering what has become a national policy, Western Australia moved to stage four of

JEALOUS BOYFRIEND JAILED OVER GLASSING

Posted on June 22nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
A Perth pub-goer that smashed a glass into the face of another patron has been sent to prison for “grossly disproportionate” conduct. In October 2019 37-year-old David Grant Weir was drinking at ALH’s Brass Monkey Hotel in Northbridge with his

MANAGER GLASSED OVER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

Posted on June 12th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
A man was arrested this week for allegedly glassing a manager at ALH’s Boomerang Hotel after he was asked to leave an area of the pub due to COVID-19 restrictions. Police were called to a Hotel on Wagga Road at

BRIGHTON IN NEW HANDS AGAIN

Posted on June 3rd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Brighton Hotel in Mandurah has kick-started real estate transactions again in Western Australia, selling to a local syndicate and operators as the State’s pubs reopen this week. Mandurah is WA’s largest regional city, found around 70 kilometres south of

HOSPITALITY CRISIS: STAGE 2 RESTRICTIONS AND CORPORATE CHAOS

Posted on March 25th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Stage Two of the Federal Government’s restriction measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 come into effect midnight (tonight) 25 March, as licensed venues scramble to find their place. The Stage Two measures see restrictions and closures of virtually all

ALH SNAPS UP TWO NEW PUBS

Posted on March 11th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s biggest publican is back on the acquisition trail, picking up two more Queenslanders in a week. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) has been in flux for much of FY20 following the announcement of a plan by parent company Woolworths

ALH’S WESTMEADOWS TAVERN UNDER SIEGE

Posted on March 2nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Westmeadows Tavern saw squads of heavily-armed tactical police swarm the site in the early hours this morning, as two armed bandits were believed to be inside. Police were called to the ALH pub in northern Melbourne around 5am, receiving

WOOLWORTHS STRIKES BIG DEAL FOR SHORTYS

Posted on January 17th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Marty Short and family have announced sale of controlling interest in their thriving B2B liquor business Shorty’s to Woolworths’ Endeavour Group. Family patriarch Warwick Short began what was the Great Australian Wine Company in 1977, beside popular Crow’s Nest watering

ALH TAKES TWO ROCKS

Posted on October 28th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The Woolworths-backed ALH has emerged as buyer for the elegant ‘Tavern @ The Rocks’ in a major growth corridor out of Perth. The Tavern overlooks Two Rocks Marina, at the northern edge of the Perth metropolitan area, offering a large-format