This time last year, retailers were celebrating a significant milestone in NSW, following the passing of a trial reform by the the NSW Government and NSW Legislation Council that allowed all retailers in the state to trade on Boxing Day. The reform was given a two-year trial period and will be ending this Boxing Day, … Continued

By Peter Cox, a CPA with over three decades of experience in financial management for the hospitality industry. His website www.petermcox.com.au has a host of free financial management tools to increase the profitability and cash flow generation in your venue. Most venue owners and managers associate fraud with large corporations they read about in the … Continued

Alcohol Beverages Australia (ABA) has responded to an Australian Health Policy Collaboration (AHPC) report that proposes the implementation of a volumetric tax on alcohol products to reduce alcohol harm, stating that a price raise does not target alcohol misuse. The AHPC report said that the tax proposal is based on harm reduction. “Australia’s alcohol taxation … Continued

Alcohol Beverages Australia (ABA) welcomed two new staff to its team. ABA appointed Matt Frilingos as its Media and Communications Manager, and Gohar Yazdabadi as its Policy and Research Manager. Left to right: Matt Frilingos, Gohar Yazdabadi With more than 17 years of media, publishing and communications experience, Frilingos represents a strategic fit for the … Continued

Last year, Pernod Ricard’s New Zealand wine brand brought Sydney-siders the Stoneleigh House. This year, Stoneleigh invites consumers and trade to check into its very own hotel at 48 Kensington Street, Chippendale. From 11 November to 3 December, guests can visit the overgrown wine wonderland – an inner city sanctuary full of mystery and wonder. … Continued

Managing Director of Top Cellars Group and newly appointed Liquor Stores Association NSW (LSA) President, Paul Heilman, purchased his first liquor store in his hometown of Cowra in 2005. Since then, he has built six more stores, selling just one along the way. At the 2016 Retail Liquor Industry Awards for Excellence held on Friday … Continued

Around 400 liquor retailers, suppliers, representatives and key industry stakeholders from across NSW and the ACT were in attendance to celebrate excellence in the retail liquor industry at Friday night’s 20th annual Retail Liquor Industry Awards for Excellence Presentation Dinner at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth. LSA NSW | ACT Executive Director Michael Waters said, “The … Continued

This year, over 1,450 bartenders nominated themselves to be the U.G.L.Y. Bartender in their venue and 2016 has officially wrapped up – an accurate phrase for the gift these generous bartenders and venues provide. In 2016, U.G.L.Y. Bartenders raised nearly $1.8 million, providing over 22,500 nights of accommodation; the generous work of these bartenders and … Continued

The former Manager of the Imperial Hotel in Erskineville has been ordered to pay over $5,000 and banned from running a licensed premise for the next three years following incidences that resulted in illegal drug activity, intoxicated patrons and disturbance to the local community under his management. The sanctions against Murat Kilic have been imposed by … Continued