Popular St Kilda venue Post Office Club Hotel has pivoted once again, to the delight of its locals. Over the past 153 years the pub, once known as the Buck’s Head Hotel, has seen a lot of changes. From a gangster haunt in the 1930s to French-inspired fine dining, it is now swinging back to […]
Melbourne institution the Punters Club, remembered for its heyday from the mid-eighties to 2002, is set to reopen in August under the same name. The Brunswick Street venue was well known as a top player in Melbourne’s indie music scene, hosting a swathe of new Australian indie bands including Rocket Science, Frente!, Spiderbait, You Am
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Melbourne returns to life today after 77 days of its sixth lockdown, encountering some confusion over the COVID rules on vaccination. This week Victoria surpassed 70 per cent of people over 16 having received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. As specified, restrictions in metropolitan Melbourne have now lifted. There are no longer restrictions on
Organisers report another record-breaking GABS in 2017, taking the Sydney event to a new location and repositioned demographic. 2017 was the 7th Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS), and the go-to event in Australia for celebrating the craft beverage industry shows no signs of slowing down. This year saw a third ‘Kegtainer’ required, bringing capacity for
The VCGLR – in association with Melbourne Councils and Victoria Police – has released responses to the Q&A by dozens of impacted licensees at the inaugural Licensee Super Forum. The Licensee Super Forum (LSF) took place in May in Melbourne’s Town Hall, and heralded advancement in management and collaboration around licensed venue issues between authorities
Renowned chef and TV personality George Calombaris will soon open Hellenic Hotel, extending his portfolio bringing authentic-but-modern Greek food to the southern capital. The Masterchef host and culinary celebrity first opened his ‘Hellenic Republic’ eatery experience in 2008 with business partner and fellow chef Travis McAuley. The brand now boasts two venues, in Brunswick and
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The inaugural Licensee Super Forum was held yesterday in Melbourne, bringing key industry stakeholders and professionals together to discuss furthering the city’s success. Around 320 people gathered at the heart of the southern capital, Melbourne’s Town Hall – the site of countless historic moments and performances over the past 135 years, including debate on Australia’s
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While Sydney’s late-night economy devolves as a result of a draconian, prohibitive response to antisocial behaviour, Melbourne is embracing a spread of trading hours with sweeping change. For more than a decade Victorian Police have identified what they call the “dark hours” after the public transport ceases and restarts. This is the peak time when
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