PUB WORKER DIES VIA EVERYDAY DANGER

An employee of the renowned Royal Mail Hotel has died after being stung by multiple bees in the pub’s produce garden. While Australia has the dubious international reputation of crawling with venomous critters, including the world’s most dangerous snake(s) and

HARD-EARNED WA AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

The illustrious Awards for Excellence for the AHA WA were held on Monday night, crowning the latest stand-outs in the big State of hospitality. As a State without gaming, Western Australian venues have to work harder than the rest of

PHILLIPS LIST BLUE MOUNTAINS BEAUTY

The Phillips’ are calling time on running pubs and parting with their period-style Blue Mountains Hotel in the NSW highlands, which they’ve owned for 33 years. Historic Lawson is a Blue Mountains town around 90 kilometres due west of the

FLOWER DANCES FOR MONEY – AND RESEARCH

Well-known publican Alistair Flower is dancing up a storm in the name of cancer research, hoping to raise awareness in fellow 40-somethings that it could happen to them too. Flower is a career publican with plenty of experience and some

PELATHON SELLING QUEENS HOTEL AFTER 1 WEEK

Pelathon is testing the waters in Gladstone – hand-balling its newly acquired Queens Hotel as the mining region begins to gather steam again. Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Management Group purchased both the Queens Hotel and Tandara Hotel in Sarina in one

NEGLINE SELL-DOWN BRINGS TATTERSALLS TO MARKET

The Tattersalls Hotel in Narrabri has come to market, as its Central Coast owners increase focus on businesses closer to home. Narrabri is around 450 kilometres due west of Coffs Harbour, about 500 north-west of Sydney. It is a country

MELBOURNE TEAM RELAUNCH MT ERICA

UPDATE: The team of Melbourne publicans behind the successful Marquis of Lorne have unveiled their latest project – the Mount Erica Hotel, in Prahran. After the Hotel closed suddenly late last year, along came Will Benjamin, Matt Vero and Callan

MERIVALE MOVES INTO BONDI AT THE ROYAL

After some speculation, Merivale has confirmed its acquisition of the famed Royal Hotel at Bondi. The Royal is a Bondi Road institution, and part of local folklore. It saw the founding meeting of the historic Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving

GREGORY HILLS HOTEL & THE PRINCE CROWNED

Greenfield builds the Malouf’s Gregory Hills Hotel and Feros’ The Prince were crowned best in their class at the NSW Master Builders’ Awards for Excellence on Saturday. The Malouf family realised a long-term goal with the opening of the Gregory

KILLER OF TEEN IN PUB BRAWL SENTENCED

The man who killed teenager Patrick Cronin with an unprovoked punch to the head during a brawl at the Windy Creek Hotel, has been tried and sentenced for manslaughter. A brawl at the pub in Diamond Creek in outer Melbourne