Pub - 16 February 2024

Hard on the Fizz

A Burleigh Heads bar gets the right audio fit with JBL Eon. Hard Fizz HQ Taproom:16 Hibiscus Haven, Burleigh Heads QLDwww.getfizzy.co Hard Fizz HQ is the home of Hard Fizz – a purveyor of hard seltzer out of Burleigh Heads. The brand is effervescent — bright, primary, uncomplicated and fun – as is the taproom fitout.

Pub - 30 November 2023

Spirits Soar

An ambitious distillery, distillery door and cocktail bar project in regional Victoria that is set to make an international splash. The Goods Shed BallaratLydiard Street North, Ballarat Central VICitinerantspirits.com By rights, in a world directed by rational decision-making, Itinerant Spirits should be in a tilt slab industrial estate unit, with a thrifty interior design based

Pub - 19 October 2023

The D’Aguilar Pub

A popular rural Queensland pub embraces the very old and the very new to give its customers the best of both worlds. D’Aguilar Pub: 2040 Wood St, D’Aguilar QLD 4514dagpub.com.au The D’Aguilar Pub is one of those delightful, old Queensland institutions that continues to be a place to go, despite the modern we’ve-got-everything-close-to-home thinking. It’s a

Club & RSL - 16 October 2023

Great Stuff

The Great Club in Marrickville now has great sound… and some happier neighbours. The Great Club: thegreatclubsydney.com Ali Avron is a live music venue operator that doesn’t expect things to come easy. She was evicted from her previous premises in Camperdown where she ran The Newsagency — a 100-cap venue for aspiring artists. She then went

Pub - 14 September 2023

Deeds: No Small Feat

Nothing ‘dirty’ or ‘cheap’ about the Deeds Brewing Taproom. Deeds Brewing:4 Paran Place, Glen Iris VICdeedsbrewing.com.au Deeds Brewing is one of the reasons why Melbourne has earned a reputation as a global boutique beer capital. But if the boutique brewing centre of gravity is in Melbourne’s inner north, Deeds bucks the trend by calling leafy

Casino - 3 October 2022

More Than A Casino

A multi-million dollar investment turns The Ville into Townsville’s self-sufficient destination venue. The Ville: Sir Leslie Thiess Drive Townsville QLD 4810 Australia www.the-ville.com.au The casino in Townsville has been a landmark and feature attraction of the North Queensland city for over thirty years since it first opened in 1986. Townsville doesn’t quite get over the

Pub - 27 September 2022

Bridge Play

Murray Bridge has received a ‘level up’ thanks to a new $45m hospitality venture. Story: Christopher Holder Bridgeport Hotel:2 Bridge St, Murray Bridge SA(08) 8532 2002 or bridgeporthotel.com.au A river balcony room. There are 100 guest rooms. Each features a Philips Hotel TV. The Bridgeport Hotel is about as conspicuous an endorsement of the future

Bar - 17 August 2022

Solarace — Kew

Chef David Group re-launches brand-new fine-dining, asian fusion venue.​ Originally from the Sichuan, Yunnan and Gui Zhou provinces of China, David Li and his team of chefs have used the last six months to re-establish their Kew venue from an ‘all you can eat’ focused experience to a fine dining establishment. The venue is more

Retail - 20 July 2022

Grand Ship Gets Decked Out

Hibino Corporation equips retail chain’s new location with JBL. To achieve crystal-clear sound quality throughout the Life Grand Ship Ofuna Ekimae Store, Hibino Corporation outfitted the facility with dynamic JBL Professional Control 24 Micro ceiling speakers. Life Corporation is one of Japan’s largest retail chains, specialising in groceries and clothing. In 2021, the company opened

Pub - 11 July 2022

Dezz Rezz

Adelaide’s family-run Rezz Hotel breaks the pub mould, and community is all the better for it. 20 Hamilton Terrace, Newton SA www.rezz.com.au It doesn’t take long to realise that the Rezz Hotel in suburban Adelaide is no ordinary pub. Sure, there are the 16 beers on tap, all beautifully curated and served, but there’s not