Pub

HISTORIC WELDBOROUGH HOTEL TO RIDE AGAIN

Posted on July 21st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The tiny and historic Weldborough Hotel is on the path to a big revival courtesy of some local entrepreneurs, good use of its ancestry, and a whole lot of mountain bikes. The Hotel is the sole pub in the modest

THESPIANS SCORE CARLTON’S TRENDY ASTOR HOTEL, AKA PERCY’S

Posted on July 19th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A couple boasting background in the performance arts, education and several Victorian pubs have quietly secured trendy Carlton local the Astor Hotel. Ilona Phyland and Darran Smith have been operating the Astor, the business reflecting Smith’s influence as a professional

AUSSIE SPEAKER SOLUTION SETTLES MILLION-DOLLAR LAWSUIT

Posted on July 19th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Australian company JBN Sound Solutions has become the solution for a $1m lawsuit against a nightclub in Austin for noise disturbance. Austin, Texas is dubbed the Live Music Capital of the World, and boasts an amazing array of performance venues

BROAD CHANGES TO VICTORIAN POKIE REG’S: UPSIDE FOR PUBS

Posted on July 17th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria has capped numbers and tightened the regulations around poker machines, but much of the news is good for pub operators. The Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation Marlene Kairouz announced new arrangements aimed to help “limit gambling-related

THE QUINNY RAZED BUT OWNER NOT DETERRED

Posted on July 17th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Popular landmark the Quinninup Tavern went up in flames early Saturday morning, but it is not all over for the little pub that could. The Quinninup Tavern, known as The Quinny, was built in 1950 in the emerging logging town

MEADOWBROOK TO MARKET AS JAZ GOES NORTH

Posted on July 14th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
One of Queensland’s Top20 gaming pubs has come to market, as Jaz Mooney’s Middle Head Ventures divests to further big projects in the State’s north. Meadowbrook is a suburb of Logan City, on the M1 mid-way between Brisbane and the

LAKEVIEW HOTEL LOOKS GOOD TO SYDNEY PUBLICAN

Posted on July 14th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney hotelier Garry Macdougall has expanded on his capital operations, grabbing a coastal change with acquisition of the Lakeview Hotel in Merimbula. Boasting a waterfront site and unique opportunity as the only hotel in town, the Lakeview sits on 4,646m²

SHR’S PRAHRAN GETS MENU MAKEOVER TO BEFIT ITS BEAUTY

Posted on July 14th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Not content with international awards for its design, Sand Hill Road has “stepped up” the menu at its Prahran Hotel, bringing a specialty chef and rustic menu to match the ‘wow’ factor. Since the group’s extensive makeover of the 1940s-built

ACCC RULES OK ON BIG BREWER TAP CONTRACTS

Posted on July 14th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
After an extensive investigation in a rapidly changing marketplace, the consumer watchdog has ruled the contracts pushed by big brewers are not having a significant impact on craft beer and brewers. A number of smaller brewery operations put allegations to