R!OT RUNNING SPRITZ IN KEGS
Addressing the rising popularity of the Rosé spritz, Riot Wine Co has overcome the problems for venues and consumers with its spritz-in-keg solution. Riot Wine Co (RWC) created the R!OT Rosé Spritz in 2019, but notes the side-effects of the
BACK IN THE SADLIER
The good people of Morven have a reason to smile again with a clutch of locals opening a local pub – four years after the town’s original and only pub burned to the ground. Popular watering hole the Morven Hotel
DE ANGELIS SELLS OUT OF BLIGH PARK
The De Angelis family has completed sale of its Bligh Park Tavern to another prominent hotel dynasty. Peter De Angelis’ family have owned the hotel for nearly two decades, amid a growing pub portfolio throughout greater Sydney, counting Burwood’s Bath
UNITY HALL SHUT DOWN OVER COVID BREACHES
Liquor & Gaming has forced the seven-day closure of Balmain’s Unity Hall Hotel following repeated breaches of the Public Health Order. The pub has now been fined a total of $10,000 by authorities over two occasions. Government has warned from
NO MORNING STAR FOR MELBOURNE
The purgatory being felt in pubs in Victoria has claimed its first victims, with two popular Melbourne hotels announcing permanent closure in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past decade and a half the historic Mona Castle Hotel
INDUSTRY REELS AS RESTRICTIONS ROLL ON
The hotel industry has reacted swiftly to yesterday’s announcement that Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions have been extended in a plan scheduled until the end of the year, as test results put some question on the cost versus benefit. The Victorian government’s
MATHIESON PREDICTS LONG RECOVERY AS ALH STRUGGLES
Pub chieftain Bruce Mathieson predicts a long and bumpy recovery from COVID-19, as Australia’s biggest publican is further hammered by restrictions and shutdowns. In a recent interview with The Australian, Mathieson spoke of grave fears for the economic damage being
LIVE MUSIC AUSTRALIA GRANTS PROGRAM
Applications will soon close for the first round of grants for venues, in support of the live music industry. The Federal Government announced a grants program on 11 August to support hotels and clubs in further engaging live music artists.
HARVEST REAP BENEFITS IN COURTHOUSE
Harvest Hotels has today reopened one of Tamworth’s oldest and most beloved pubs, the Courthouse Hotel, following an extensive renovation and reinvention. Built circa 1876, the pub was closed in June last year to undergo a full-scale transformation, encompassing everything
RAISE THE BAR: PROFITABILITY
Diageo has released more industry resources through its US$100 million ‘Raise the Bar’ support program, tapping a global knowledge base in aid of all licensed venues. The Raise the Bar program counts $11.5 million allocated to Australian operators. The program