PUBS FINED OVER COVID BREACHES AS POLICE GET TOUGH
Two NSW pubs have joined the ranks of businesses being fined for breaching Public Health Orders over COVID-19, as police get tough on mandated restrictions. On the weekend plain clothes officers fined the Auburn Hotel in Sydney's west $5,000 for
JOBKEEPER EXTENDED AS NSW TEETERS
The Federal government will soon unveil the second phase of the JobKeeper wage-subsidy program, as industry cringes at the prospect of renewed restrictions and more evidence emerges in the argument for continued economic support. Over the weekend Finance Minister Mathias
LION TAKEN BY ACQUISITIVE CONSORTIUM
The heritage-listed Lion Hotel in North Adelaide has sold for the first time in a generation, picked up as part of ongoing plans by the newly-formed Duxton Pubs Group. Outgoing owners Tim Gregg and Andrew Svencis bought the pub in
NEW NORMAL #TAKEAWAY TUESDAY BEGINS
The RCA and Unilever have ‘pivoted’ their support for foodservice businesses, kicking off #TakeawayTuesday as many businesses report plans to continue their takeaway and delivery solutions. Research by Food Industry Foresight found that as a result of COVID-19 100 per
ILGA IMPOSES BIGGEST FINE EVER OVER SUICIDE OF VIP PLAYER
ILGA has handed down penalty of $200,000 in fines and costs to Dee Why RSL, for “irresponsible” practices in its gaming operation believed to have contributed to the suicide of Gary Van Duinen. A Liquor & Gaming NSW investigation exposed
WAUGH DOUBLES UP IN TAMWORTH
Hotel veteran Ashton Waugh has expanded his cache of regional stalwarts with the purchase of Joe Maguire’s Tavern in Tamworth. The pub occupies a big 3,500sqm lot on main road Peel Street, incorporating a large bistro and commercial kitchen, beer
PUB GETS TOUGH ON SOCIAL DISTANCING
Concerned about patrons’ ability to socially distance themselves from staff, the quaint, welcoming Star Inn, in the rural community of Cornwell, has installed an electric fence to keep people back from the bar. The Star Inn is a small pub,
NSW NOOSE TIGHTENS AGAIN AMID GRAVE WARNINGS
New South Wales pubs are again under new COVID-19 rules as authorities scramble to contain the outbreak in south-west Sydney, already linked to 34 positive tests, with second- and third-hand transmissions discovered. A special meeting of Cabinet on Monday evening
ROY MORGAN DATA ON RISING PUB PATRONAGE
New research from Roy Morgan data reports that pre-COVID-19 the number of Australians visiting pubs was up 10 per cent on figures from 2016. Contrary to their liquid image, it was found the greatest reason for Aussies (over 14 years)
COOPERS SHOUT BEERS TO ‘ROLL ON IN’ TO PUBS
Australian beer doyen Coopers Brewery recently announced what it says will be the first of its initiatives to help pubs on the road to recovery, by shouting consumers 15,000 draught beers with the “Roll On In, Pub’s Open” campaign. The