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 public sites, from amusement arcades to yoga classes. Weddings are capped at five people, funerals […]
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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 to merge the hotels business with its drinks distribution business Endeavour, ahead of spinning off
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 reports of an armed robbery in progress. First responders were met outside by a woman
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 hold The Stoned Crow. Offering bulk wine stored in barrels, it serviced businesses and devotees
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 pub licensed for 912 people on a 2,864sqm site, beside an IGA-anchored shopping centre. It
ALH has rebranded its former Wharf Tavern as the latest James Squire pub instalment, dubbed the Savvy Squire. Catering to Queensland’s growing love of craft beer, reported by IRI data as seeing 14.1 per cent value growth in FY19, Lion’s category-crafting brand has partnered with Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH) in the revitalised Mooloolaba
Australia’s largest pub group has gotten a little larger on its road to independence, looking to shake up Ingham with a big-budget revival of the troubled East Ingham Hotel. The two-storey pub holds a generous 4,046sqm block, with main public bar, commercial kitchen and bistro, three gaming machine authorities, 25 accommodation rooms, and what was
Two men are being hunted and one has been arrested over two stabbing deaths in licensed venue carparks. Around 6pm on Monday night (1 July) an argument between three men took place in the carpark of Porters Plainland Hotel, west of Brisbane. The situation escalated, and 53-year-old Paul Rock sustained multiple stab wounds. Witnesses say
Woolworths has finally announced strategy to divest its contentious Hotels division, to be coupled with its key liquor division, leaving the future of Australia’s biggest drinks-hospitality group dithering. ASX-listed Woolworths (WOW) today released details of its plan to merge Endeavour Drinks and Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group (ALH) into a combined entity, Endeavour Group Limited
Two nineteen-year-olds have been charged with murder after a 46-year-old man died as a result of injuries sustained outside the Slug ‘n’ Lettuce on Saturday morning. Police were called to the ALH pub in Parafield Gardens, in northern Adelaide, around 12:40am, finding people attempting to help a man with serious head injuries. Paramedics transported him
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