As beer barons Guy Greenstone and Steve Jeffares sign off on another GABS, they also announce the passing of the baton at their beloved Local Taphouse Darlinghurst to the brothers Thorpe. Victorians Greenstone and Jeffares opened their northern instalment of The Local Taphouse in 2009, expanding upon their St Kilda stalwart by the same name […]
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Liquor & Gaming NSW has delivered a 7-year ban to the former licensee of the Hotel Orange, following his conviction for commercially growing cannabis. An investigation in 2014 by NSW Police discovered a cannabis set-up deemed to be commercial under the control of Joshua Meijer, licensee of Hotel Orange. Meijer also ran three companies, which
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Fresh from its first-pour successes in Sydney in April, Hawke’s Brewing Co. has announced the next round of Hawke’s First 11 – the pubs to first see the former Prime Minister’s brew in Melbourne. In early April, a gaggle of news-thirsty media crammed into Solotel’s The Clock to see former PM Bob Hawke pull the
NSW Liquor & Gaming has released its latest list of the State’s so-called Violent Venues, defending the scheme’s vilification of venues, and contradicting Sydney LAC and sitting MPs. The intent of the Liquor & Gaming Violent Venues scheme is to “regulate licensed premises with high levels of assaults and other violent incidents”. The scheme produces
Pelathon has listed its burgeoning Lake Macquarie Orana Hotel, as it deploys capital to its expansion in the Sunshine State. Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Management Group (PMG) secured the coastal pub last year, via the estate settlement of long-time owner Malcolm Downie. PMG executed a million dollar “top to bottom” renovation on the tired local, refurbishing
In a world where beer is no longer simple and the place to enjoy one varies just as widely, acclaimed brewer Neal Cameron has penned some tough love for pubs on how to keep the business of beer flowing. Beer is arguably the most complex food any of us will ever consume. Even the
NSW parliament has today announced major changes to licence legislation, including an overhaul of the notorious 3 Strikes scheme that will see existing strikes revoked and future Strikes on the licensee. Minister for Racing Paul Toole announced late today the passing of legislation furthering his commitment to reinvigorating vibrancy in Sydney’s entertainment precincts. Arthur Laundy,
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The popular Oxford Scholar Hotel in the heart of Melbourne is struggling to stay in business, amid major underground rail project works and no love from authorities. Publican Malcolm Wulf has been operating the Oxford Scholar since 1991 and relies on the Swanston Street foot traffic and students. The pub building is next to and
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Career trainer Joe Pav has launched HospitalityTV, offering hotels a cost-effective in-house training solution that builds business and reduces staff education costs. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) recently ruled* that employees made to do training must be paid for their time, awarding $3.5m to staff made to do online training outside of hours. Joe Pav
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has secured Riversdale’s iconic Kinselas Hotel, stepping up its strategy around embedding modern hospitality in historic settings. Rumours the three-level landmark at Oxford Street’s Taylor Square was on the market began late last year, even before the Marlborough Hotel was officially listed, and before the surprise sale of three Riversdale
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