Dixon Group has expanded into another state, picking up the operation of Shenannigans in Darwin. Shenannigans, known locally as “Shags”, is an Irish-themed party pub that opened 21 years ago, and has largely set the tone for the city’s Mitchell St entertainment strip. The pub was created by brothers Justin and Michael Coleman, who have […]
Last week saw Australian Bartender Magazine’s celebrated Bar Awards for 2017, with a strong showing from the pub community in the ever-shifting cauldron of cocktails and bar culture. 2017 marked the 17th Bar Awards, held at Pyrmont’s Doltone House with over 600 industry professionals from around Australia attending. Dubbed the Oscars of the bar scene,
Tabcorp has announced it is major sponsor to Racing NSW’s first ever running of The TAB Everest – touted as the “world’s richest turf race” with $10 million prize money. For many years Racing Victoria’s Spring Racing Carnival, culminating with the legendary Melbourne Cup, has dominated the Australian racing scene and beyond. Racing NSW, formerly
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The Australian Financial Review this week released its venerated list of innovative companies, featuring those “at the cutting edge” of their sectors. For the first time, the list has included a music company, with Brisbane-based music provider Nightlife securing #26 in the revered Top 50 Most Innovative Companies in Australia & New Zealand. The Australian
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Australia’s hospitality elite gathered Monday night to celebrate the best of the best at the 2017 AHA National Awards for Excellence. The event took place for the second year at the magnificent RACV Royal Pines Resort, facilitating an outdoor aspect to a perfect Queensland Spring evening that included flare bartenders, live music and what was
In a world where beer is no longer simple, people serving it must know something of what they’re doing. Acclaimed brewer Neal Cameron offers insight into insight. We’re big on education in Australia. We are in the top ten most educated countries in the world. And until successive governments savagely degraded our TAFE system,
The NSW Government has initiated a campaign to raise awareness around the pitfalls of online and mobile betting, in light of its massive increase in popularity. The segment of the population identified for ‘risky’ technology-based gambling behaviour is men aged 18 to 35. This has given rise to the ‘Betiquette’ campaign, which will produce media,
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In a drinks market of ‘premiumisation’ and quality over quantity, an Australian company is challenging the mainstream suppliers with high-quality, organic post-mix. An increasing number of licensed venues around Australia are choosing upmarket options in both food and beverage, to attract increasingly discerning patrons. The drive in raising drink quality, seen especially in ‘craft’ beer
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Victoria is undergoing broad changes to regulations around gaming machines, bringing scaled entitlement pricing and tax rates, and consideration of cashless betting in pubs and clubs. As part of an overall review ahead of the expiry of the current leases in August 2022, the Victorian Government and VCGLR have announced a new system for entitlement
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Sydney publican Mark Duggan has teamed with Gary O’Donnell to secure the large-format North Nowra Tavern for close to $12 million. Duggan operates Burwood’s Avondale Hotel, and O’Donnell brings local knowledge, having formerly run Nowra’s Archer Hotel, before selling it to ALH. The sale is a continuation of the expansions being seen by metro operators,
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