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Patron injured in pub prank fails in damages claim

A pub has avoided a $224,000 damages claim by a patron who was injured after she was tripped by a serial prankster, with a court ruling the publican could...

Aussie hotel gets choice award

Choice Hotels Australasia is celebrating a major international award win following Comfort Inn & Suites Robertson Gardens winning Comfort Hotel of...

Newcastle's Star saved

One of Newcastle's most iconic hotels that was facing demolition now looks likely to be turned into residential apartments and retail shops. An application...

Mackay's Clarion expected to fetch $20m

The 4½-star Clarion Hotel at Mackay Marina is up for sale and is expected to fetch more than $20 million. Malcolm Hall-Brown's Port Binnli Group is selling...

Great Ocean Rd resort opened

The $115 million RACV Torquay Resort on Victoria's Surf Coast will opened this weekend [1 June]. Located on the Great Ocean Road, the 92-room resort offers...

Tasmania to have a silo hotel

Tasmanian developer Errol Stewart is planning to turn Launceston's silos into a hotel and construction is expected to start before the end of the year. Stewart...

Albury takeaway business to face court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against an Albury fish and chip shop, alleging it underpaid three staff more than $60,000. Facing the...

Police praise the use of ID scanners in pubs

Newcastle police say a new system of linked ID scanners is not only being used by inner city pubs to reduce anti-social behaviour, but is also helping...

2013 SA Pub Burger Challenge winners

And the winner is...The Hackney Hotel! 12 finalists battled it out at the SA Hotel & Restaurant Show to take the crown of the 'SA Pub Burger Challenge'....

Top restaurants at war

One by one, staff members from Newcastle fine dining restaurant Bacchus were called into the NSW Supreme Court to give evidence. The case began as a simple...