Well-known publican Alistair Flower is dancing up a storm in the name of cancer research, hoping to raise awareness in fellow 40-somethings that it could happen to them too. Flower is a career publican with plenty of experience and some awards under his belt, atop running his own successful pub at Port Macquarie and being […]
The Victorian and Queensland licensing regulators have announced favourable late-trading conditions for New Year’s Eve for pubs. The November VCGLR bulletin heralded automatic trading extension for willing venues, in recognition of the special circumstances of NYE. This involves an extension to 1am for hotel licences trading until midnight, and until 3am for late-trading licences. The
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After years fighting for Sydney’s right to party, Keep Sydney Open is garnering support for a push to take the plight of the global city into parliament. The controversial 1:30 lockout and 3am closure laws were introduced in February 2014, cementing a Government view that the night economy in Sydney was not important. Framed as
The alarming increase in assaults in venues, particularly on staff, is evidence of the prevalence of ice in Australia, says AHA SA general manager Ian Horne. Figures out of SA’s Consumer Business Services show pub and club operators in South Australia exercised their right to issue a ban from the premises of up to six
A year after announcement of the purchase from the in-receivership Keystone Group, new owner Dixon Hospitality Group has relaunched Darling Harbour’s Bungalow 8 as a beachside villa. Dixon (DHG) bought Bungalow as part of a package of former Keystone venues, including it and Cargo in Darling Harbour, The Winery and Manly Wine, CBD bar The
The team behind the successful Barber Shop venues are breaking into the pub game with an English tavern-style tribute to the eponymous Duke of Clarence. Acclaimed bar maestro Mikey Enright and career drinks professional Julian Train form Barrelhouse Group, which four years ago opened the first Barber Shop in York St, and later a second
Windermere Hospitality has announced a big development in its national expansion plans, with a new multi-venue project to be built at Broadbeach, on the Gold Coast. Windermere Hospitality is led by formerly Sydney publican Ben Walsh, and the keeper of Miss Moneypenny’s, a successful bar-restaurant operating in Noosa. The Group has secured exclusive f&b rights
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Former Keystone foundations Ant Prior and Simon Barbato have teamed up to launch Whirly Bird, in the former Oscars Hotel at Pyrmont. Pitched as a sultry lit and eclectic space with casual elegance, Whirly Bird specialises in “fine poultry and liquor” courtesy of signature dishes and a diverse bar selection. The hotel has been stylishly
The “historic” Bredbo Inn has come to market – boasting connection with the legendary Man from Snowy River, and a goldmine for the right operator. Located at #1 the Monaro Hwy, the Bredbo Inn dates back to 1836, originally built of stone and mud – some of the original hotel, and its stables, still in
A small country pub in Britain has taken the foodie world by storm, debuting at #1 in the TripAdvisor list of Best Restaurants in the World. TripAdvisor is a global information and ratings website, the information and opinions provided by millions of users around the world, on businesses, places and services they have used. TripAdvisor
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