O’HARA VILIFIED OVER ILGA’S LIA SYSTEM

Hoteliers jumping through hoops have again become targets for mainstream media critical of anything relating to gambling or liquor that they don’t understand or like. The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) in NSW has a long-established system of considering

SMOKIN’ PUB DESIGN TOUR SEES BUENA AND FIREHOUSE

St.George Bank recently hosted its fourth annual Pub Design Tour, treating hoteliers to a night of insights into some on-trend renovations in Sydney pubs. The evening began with coaches transporting a posse of publicans to Public House Group and the

SHINING SHAMROCK SET TO SELL

Lucky Toowoomba institution the Shamrock Hotel has hit the market following a big refurbishment, as the Lees look to other ventures. Seona and Wayne Lee bought the large-format pub four years ago and have chipped away at improvements since, unveiling

PLUCKY PATRON FOILS BANDITS WITH BAR STOOL

A dangerous situation in an east-Brisbane pub has been fended off courtesy of bumbling bandits and a gaming patron with a big stool. Around 11:30 on Monday night (27 November) two masked men entered Coles’ Lord Stanley Hotel on Stanley

HISTORIC AMBASSADOR HOTEL CAUGHT IN BANKRUPTCY DISPUTE

Adelaide property aristocracy the Polites family is embroiled in a dispute over the failed tenant at its heritage-listed Ambassadors Hotel. The majestic Ambassadors Hotel has been a dominant sight on King William Street in the heart of Adelaide since 1881.

GERNER PARTNERS WITH STELLER FOR $35m RESCUE OF THE CONTI

Hotelier Julian Gerner has secured partnership with expanding developer Steller for the $35 million restoration and expansion of Sorrento’s legendary Conti. Gerner purchased the historic four-storey limestone hotel popularly known as The Conti from long-time owners the Di Pietro family

RED ROCK RELAUNCHES KING ST BREWHOUSE AS ALL HANDS

Red Rock Leisure has reinvented the former King St Brewhouse as All Hands Brewing House – a new and approachable brew-pub experience on Darling Harbour. Drawing inspiration from its foundations on the King Street docks, while celebrating “contemporary brewing and

GARDEN STATE AWARDS BEST OF VICTORIAN HOSPITALITY

‘Tis the season, and this week the AHA Victoria Awards for Excellence named this year’s best and brightest at a gala dinner at The Palladium at Crown. 1200 professionals and guests gathered to hear the champions of the 40 Awards,

BIG DROP IN VIOLENT INCIDENTS IN VENUES HIGHLIGHTS DISPARITY

Liquor & Gaming’s latest NSW violent venues list has been released, the highly positive results again widening the comparison between it and reality. The twice-annual list details venues that have accumulated 12 or more violent incidents in the prior 12

HEART OF ERSKINEVILLE IN IMPERIAL AND ROSE

In an era where a venue’s branding and public persona are more important than ever before, the team of Scott Leach and Fraser Short are owning one of Sydney’s most trendy precincts. On the back of unveiling its renovated dining