METCALFS LEAVING THE STATION

Long-term owner-operators Billy and Di Metcalf have listed their elegant Station Hotel Motel in Kurri Kurri, as they look to retirement. The large-format two-storey pub resides on the corner of Coronation Street and main drag Victoria Street. It offers public

HURLEY’S PLH FIGHTS FIRE SPECTRE

Wrapping up a tumultuous November, the Hurley Group’s Port Lincoln Hotel this week commemorated its role in the community’s fight to save the town from the ravages of bushfires. Extended dry conditions have charred landscapes across the country, including South

MAN CHARGED OVER DRINK SPIKED WITH GHB

A man that allegedly spiked a woman’s drink at a Newtown pub last Friday has faced court this week on a charge of administer poison, and been released on strict conditional bail. A 27-year-old woman with friends at the Town

LOCALS BAND TOGETHER FOR SINGO’S UNITY HALL

Singo’s Australian Pub Fund and Riversdale Group have sold off their last Sydney operation to a band of Balmain brothers, welcoming the Roddys back to prime Peninsula hospitality. Formed in 2010 by business identities John Singleton, Mark Carnegie and Geoff

AVC ROLLING OUT NEW ORDER AT TABLE SYSTEM

Australian Venue Co has announced the rollout of its new ‘order at the table’ system to enhance the customer experience and revenue across its national portfolio. The new system offers patrons the choice of ordering at their table, using their

THE DOLPHIN SYDNEY SPENDS WEEK IN BYRON

Sydney gastropub The Dolphin is currently having A Week In Byron – being its second collaboration with Byron Bay Brewery, bringing a special new brew and week-long celebration. The public bar in the acclaimed Surry Hills hotel is offering a

VICTORIAN LICENCES DUE FOR RENEWAL

The Victorian regulator has advised licensed venues in Victoria should be receiving licence renewal notices, which must be paid by the end of this year – regardless of when issued. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) says

WAUGH GOES LONG IN RICHMOND

RG McGees in growing Richmond has sold to prominent Sydney hotelier Ashton Waugh’s pub group Watering Hole Hotels, furthering the region’s surge of pub investment. The well-known Hotel came to market in August, as a cooperative arrangement between tenant Jason

SLY FOX’S EXISTENTIAL ERROR OF 1999

Enmore live music institution Sly Fox is in a fight for its life, after the late-night venue’s ability to trade late may soon be no more due to a 20-year error. In 1998, under the previous owners, the hundred-year-old pub

BREWDOG BITES INTO BRISBANE

Scottish craft brewing juggernaut BrewDog has set paw in Australia, last week opening its first venue Down Under, adjoining its shiny new state-of-the-art brewery. Established in 2007 by James Watt and Martin Dickie, the independent brewery is striving to make