HOSPITALITY CONCIERGE GUIDING OPERATORS TO NEW GROUND

2022 saw the emergence of a new initiative to boost support for hospitality businesses, with the launch of the New South Wales Government’s new service, “Hospitality Concierge”. The new service follows the introduction of liquor licensing, planning and regulatory changes

FREE HOSPITALITY DIPLOMA COURSES THROUGH TAFE AND UNI

Further to our recent article on hospitality training and the partnership between TAFE NSW and the University of Newcastle, TAFE is going further to address the critical labour shortages within the hospitality, events and tourism sectors. Similar to its long-standing

FOOD PRICE INFLATION HITS RECORD HIGHS IN THE UK

The UK has experienced a record high in food and drink price inflation in hospitality, hitting 15 per cent for the first time in the 30 years of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index (CGA PFPI). Similarly in Australia, fruit

FORMER EMPLOYEE NABBED FOR STEALING CASH BOX

Police have arrested a man after a brazen mid-morning robbery from a hotel in Cambridge Park. At around 10:45am on 24 September, a man entered the gaming room of the Overlander Hotel Motel Cambridge Park, a Top-150 gaming pub, and

PUB TACKLING MENTAL HEALTH HURDLES IN DEEPWATER

It’s not common to find a mental health themed pub in the Australian bush, but this is just what Stuart O’Neill has done after taking the reins of the Deepwater Top Pub, a hotel-motel in a New England community of

SHOULD PUBS REVIEW BANNING THE TATTOO?

Pubs are under increasing pressure to reconsider often long-established bans on neck and face tattoos, as more and more Australians get inked. Hey Chica!, a Latin-inspired venue in Brisbane’s nightclub precinct, Fortitude Valley, has recently received widespread backlash on social

DUXTON PUBS SEE UPLIFT IN LITTLE BANG

There’s been a big boom in Adelaide’s craft brewery scene, with Little Bang bought up by the aspirational Duxton Pubs Group. One of Adelaide’s first local brewers, Little Bang Brewing Co has been acquired by South Australia’s fast-growing and ambitious

ATTRACTING PATRONS FOR A CHILLY SILLY SEASON

Each winter more pubs are warming up their patrons with cool weather festivities, one of the most popular being Christmas in July events such as that going on at the Greenwood. The chance to experience something of a northern hemisphere

SARAH SANDS GOING ROUND FOR ROUND WITH AFL FANS

The Sarah Sands Hotel is going “Round for Round” this AFL season, matching bar tabs for all who come to watch the game. Footy fan patrons are being urged to head to Brunswick to set up a bar tab before

GABS: GETTING INTO THE SPIRITS

Hailed as one of the top 20 beer festivals in the world, the 2018 Great Australia Beer SpecTAPular will see spirits introduced to the line-up. Hosted in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland, the 2018 GABS event is presented by Dan Murphy’s,