MELBOURNE PLEADS AS INDUSTRY BLEEDS

Publicans, operators and owners have come together to plead with Government for clemency and more support if pubs are to survive, under the weight of the politicised Victorian response clutching at what could be overly ambitious targets. The urgent message

SAND HILL RD OPENS WATERSIDE

Sand Hill Rd has thrown open its reinvigorated Waterside Hotel in Melbourne’s ‘edgy’ King St, prophesying new life for the old Hotel and district. Built on the prominent corner of Flinders and King Streets, in the late 1800s the Waterside

THE ESPY ROCKS ST KILDA AGAIN

The famous and too-long dormant Esplanade Hotel reopened last weekend for the first time in over two years, in homage to St Kilda Art Crawl and the pub’s indelible link to live music. One of Melbourne’s cultural institutions, the Esplanade

SHR’S PRAHRAN GETS MENU MAKEOVER TO BEFIT ITS BEAUTY

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

PUBLICANS TURN TO HOTELS & HASHTAGS

The Pub Innovation parlay took place yesterday in the Amora Riverwalk Hotel, presenting ‘What’s next for your business? to innovatory publicans in attendance. The event was a follow-on of the successful Pub Evolution meet in Bendigo earlier this year –