LIMELIGHT POLLIES LAUNCH HOKI POKIE-LEAKS
Three politicians have launched a ‘whistleblower’ campaign, ostensibly to encourage insiders in the gaming industry to reveal secrets with impunity to the “court of public opinion”. Ambitious parliamentarians Andrew Wilkie MP, NXT Senator Nick Xenophon, and Greens Senator Larissa Waters
LAUNDY ADDS TO COAST COLLECTION WITH SWANSEA
The Laundys have acquired the large-format Swansea Hotel in Lake Macquarie for an A-grade price of $13 million from the Bernie family. The two-storey Hotel sits on 3,235 m² on the main street of Swansea – the gateway to NSW
SYNTHETIC ALCOHOL – NO SIDE-EFFECTS – ON TRIAL FOR FUN
A rebellious chemistry nerd is pioneering products to save the world from the effects of booze, with a pill to sober you up, and a synthetic alcohol with no ill-effects. David Nutt, from Imperial College London, is a neuropsychopharmacology professor
ROYAL BEER & CIDER WINNERS REVEALED
Australia’s best and brightest brews and brewers were lauded on Friday night at the awards event for the Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show. 2016 marks the 10-year anniversary for the event, hosted by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW,
LOCALS CHOOSE GRUMPY OVER IRIS’ REBUILD OF HURLSTONE PARK HOTEL
Locals in Hurlstone Park are complaining about a Canterbury Council decision to allow Iris Capital to construct a mixed use six-storey apartment complex on the site of the old Grumpy’s Hotel. Iris bought Grumpy’s in 2014 for $11 million, and
BAIRD STUBBORN AS PARTY GOES TO DOGS OVER KNEE-JERK LEGISLATION
Premier Baird is standing firm one of his decisions, to ban the greyhound industry in NSW, despite mounting party pressure and the loss of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions. In July Premier Mike Baird and state National leader
FOOTY LEGEND TO TAKE OVER CREMORNE HOTEL
Geelong star Billy Brownless has bought the Cremorne Hotel in his old team’s heartland from long-time owner Grant Ryan. Located at 336 Pakington St, Newtown, the Cremorne boasts a large bar, beer garden, TAB and Keno, lounge and function areas
PUB HUB DOUBLES SPACE TIME DOMINION
Two guys have founded a company called Pub Hub – renting unused areas in pubs during the day as co-worker office space. The fledgling business is the brainchild of founders Daniel Rubin and Doron Maman, who noted the amount of
NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE WINNERS REVEALED
On Monday night over 460 guests and professionals of the hotel industry gathered to recognise the Australian Hotels Association’s 2016 National Awards for Excellence. The red carpet event was held at the RACV Royal Pines Resort and nominees from around
LAUNDY DOUBTFUL OF REDCAPE PURCHASE
Pub giant and active transactor Arthur Laundy has quashed rumours he is close to buying the $700 million Redcape portfolio. As the Australian pub industry waits with bated breath the fate of the New York hedge-fund-owned collection of big-performance gaming