GREAT FRIDAY FOR SA PUBS
For the first time in more than a century, pubs in South Australia will be able to open on Good Friday, after new holiday trading legislation was introduced last year. A two-year review finally resulted in changes to public holiday
HEMMES SUING LAWYER OVER DEAL THAT NEARLY LOST COOGEE PAVILION
Almost three years after fighting eviction from Coogee Pavilion for paying rent two days late, Justin Hemmes is suing his lawyers over the deal that nearly made it possible. The celebrated pub baron signed on to purchase the dilapidated multi-level
BRUNSWICK HOTEL CLOSES ‘INDEFINITELY’ DUE TO ACCIDENTAL FLOODING
Live music icon the Brunswick Hotel has closed indefinitely, after a freak accident saw a fire hydrant flood the building from above. In the early hours of Thursday morning (22 March), a car struck a fire hydrant outside the popular
TWO NEW OWNERS ENTER BIG-TRADING CROSSROADS HOTEL
The Macintosh family has parted with their beloved Crossroads Hotel at Narrabri, having rebuilt and expanded upon the 1861 pub. After being closed for many years, the hard-working family of five orchestrated every aspect of the old building’s restoration, from
PUBLIC HOUSE SERVES UP ANOTHER BIG CHARITY EVENT FOR THE LADIES
Public House Group is celebrating the results of its third annual Ladies Charity Luncheon, which this year was in support of Sydney-based women’s mentoring program, SISTER2sister. The invitation-only event on Friday (23 March) was fronted by Today host Georgie Gardner,
MASSIVE AUSTRALIAN JOHNNIE WALKER CAMPAIGN TAKES ‘THE NEXT STEP’
Diageo has launched its biggest national brand campaign for a decade, cementing the lucrative Scotch market with an evolution of the iconic Keep Walking and what that means in Australia in 2018. Whiskey and Scotch in particular are growing categories
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST CROWD-FUNDED PUB NOW OPEN
The Sporting Globe Plenty Valley has burst open, the result of an “overwhelming” response to the group’s idea of Australia’s first crowd-funded pub. Courtesy of new crowdfunding legislation passed late last year, The Sporting Globe (TSG) launched a campaign through
O’HARA LISTS BATHURST’S KELSO HOTEL
Liam O’Hara has reluctantly listed his thriving Kelso Hotel in Bathurst, as he looks to develop other businesses and close to 100 villas. Member of the industry stalwart O’Hara family, Liam has owned what was the only pub in the
REILLY UNVEILS SYDNEY PARK HOTEL’S BOUTIQUE ACCOMMODATION
Ray Reilly has built upon his golden triangle, unveiling stage two of three at the landmark Sydney Park Hotel, bringing a new suite of boutique accommodation into his harem. Irish-born Reilly bought the Sydney Park Hotel mid-2016, not long after
CUB LASHED FOR PICKING ON REDHEADS
Carlton & United Breweries has been chastised and ordered to cease a campaign for its Rusty Yak Gingery Ale, after the ad was found to “vilify” people with red hair. The Advertising Standards Bureau received many complaints after the ad