OXFORD PROVES WHAT WE ALREADY KNEW – GOING TO THE PUB IS GOOD FOR YOU
Research by Oxford University has answered the question behind why people that attend their local pub are generally happier and healthier than those that don’t. The published findings cite benefits to both health and social bonding of (modest) alcohol consumption
4 PINES ROLLS OUT BARREL-AGED BEER PUB IN NEWPORT
The trend-setting beer doyen of Sydney’s Northern Beaches has opened another venue, set to take consumers of fine ales on a new journey of learning and aged goodness. Manly’s 4 Pines has been pushing the envelope of beer production for
YEAR ENDS WITH A BANG AS THREE RIVERSDALE PUBS EXCHANGED
Australian Pub Fund, owner of the Riversdale pubs, has divested three key assets for $48 million in the dying days of 2016 – all to top operators keen to further build on the successes. Australian Pub Fund (APF) is the
QLD LOCKOUTS MAY NOT HAPPEN EVEN AS PATRONS BEHAVE BADLY
The Queensland Government is weighing the need for Stage 2 of its scheduled ‘lockout’ laws, despite patrons continuing to make the news for bad behaviour. On 22 December, just two days before it closed for good as a pub, a
ST KILDA’S GREYHOUND HOTEL SUDDENLY CLOSES
Despite community efforts to save it, St Kilda’s famous Greyhound Hotel announced its immediate closure on 6 January. The pub boasts a history of more than 160 years, and in recent times became an institution for the LGBTQ community, hosting
CUB INNOVATES DRAUGHT BEER WITH ON-TREND FLAVOUR SYSTEM
Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) has announced an innovative new beer system answering consumer demand for flavour and variety. CUB is working with pubs in Victoria, NSW and Queensland to trial the new concept, which uses a flavour ‘pod’ to
LEWIS HOTELS INTO LALOR PARK FOR CHRISTMAS
Another big Sydney pub with oodles of potential has changed hands, with John Lewis adding to his western suburbs stable with the Lalor Park Hotel. The large suburban pub occupies 3,048 m² on busy Sackville Street, minutes from Blacktown CBD
COLES CAUGHT IN $1 POKIES BET BLOOPER
Wesfarmers’ subsidiary Coles has found itself the meat in a $1 sandwich, between anti-gaming advocates pushing consideration of poker machine reform and the realities of a complex industry. The Australian Financial Review (AFR) opened a hornet’s nest with news that
UPDATE: REDCAPE WIN BATTLE FOR RED LANTERN
Redcape Hotel Group has won its battle to build a new hotel – its third in the western Sydney suburb of Eastwood. Redcape (RHG) operates 28 pubs, including the top-performing Eastwood and Landmark Hotels, both in Eastwood. The new $7
COUNCIL GETS ITS PUB, PELATHON SAYS FAREWELL
In a final twist of the Cairns Courthouse caper, Pelathon has surprised the Council and pulled the pin and will cease trading this week. Following the announcement that Pelathon Management Group would be buying Lantern’s historic Courthouse Hotel in Cairns,