HOUSE PARTY SEES MAN SET ON FIRE
[caption id="attachment_1629" align="alignright" width="239"] Johno Holten. Image: Facebook[/caption] A Sydney teenager is recovering from serious burns after a classic case of stupidity under the influence of alcohol. Sydney Northern beaches 18-year-old Johno Holten is in a stable condition in Royal
NOT TAKING THE PISS: TALK OF PEE REPELLENTS
A stain on most licensed venues, Queensland is clamping down on public urination, fighting back with the Offenses Act and talk of pee-repellent paint. The issue of people relieving themselves in public has long been associated with the night-time drinking
BOUNCER CRITICAL AFTER BEATING IN NIGHTCLUB
A Darwin nightclub has seen a security guard sustain “life-threatening injuries” at the hands of three men. A fight reportedly broke out at infamous party venue Shenannigans Pub on Saturday night, with security guards becoming involved. A 33-year-old bouncer on
DEVELOPERS ENTICE A-GRADE VICTORIAN PUBS ONTO MARKET
Victoria’s booming developer market has enticed two more A-grade pub assets onto the market, each boasting “development potential”. The magnificent ‘essence’ of Sorrento, the Continental Hotel, is the only four-storey limestone structure in the Southern Hemisphere, and boasts over 3,500
PUB STAFF CHARGED OVER PATRON DEATH
In a sound warning to operators, three staff members of the Penneshaw Hotel are being charged after a patron nearly six times the legal limit died driving home. Local Kangaroo Island resident Anthony Read crashed his ute driving from the
ONE-PUNCH KILLER PLEADS GUILTY
A Sydney man has pleaded guilty to the one-punch killing of a Brazilian man outside a Haymarket pub in late 2013. An altercation between Nicholas Lambaditis, 34, and Eric Heward resulted in Heward’s friend, Brazilian national Lucio Rodrigues, also 34,
QUEENSLAND DRUNK BANNED FROM EVERY PUB
A Queensland Court is attempting to moderate the behaviour of a man with a history of drunken violence. Steve Parnell is facing a total of five charges, after Police responded to noise complaints at his home in Tannum Sands early
COMISKEYS SET TO REVEAL NEW MEGA-PUB
The owners of ‘Australia’s largest pub’ are on the brink of opening the sister venue they describe as “a once in a lifetime opportunity”. Following development delays and some anti-noise noise from neighbours, the Comiskey Group is ready to unveil
MEDIA STILL POKING AT PUB POKIES
In the wake of a violent Friday of pub industry news, the battlefield of gaming should not be forgotten and continues to flare up, with pubs invariably the target of pot-shots. Back in 2011, hotels around the country (with the
ACCORDS TACKLE PROBLEMS AND PERCEPTIONS
Liquor Accords in Sydney’s CBD are rolling out specialist training as part of a proactive campaign to improve patron safety and management, and address trade restrictions head-on. Following the success of specialised training for staff in licensed venues in the