Pubs, Taverns and Bars

For the first time in years, rows of cars and motorcycles line the main street of Many Peaks. They are there for the pub, which recently reopened its doors with a lot of help from the locals.

Three generations of Ben Pelizzari's family have operated pubs in a small country town. The family tradition is about to end with their Barcaldine pub up for sale.

Crocodiles thrown at barmaids, a weapon drawn over a bad prawn deal, and a heist orchestrated on Mother's Day. These are some of the tales that live on at Queensland's Animal Bar.

Rival watering holes pay homage to the country western lifestyle with a five-round bull-riding championship, where 800-kilogram beasts are the entertainment and boots and belt buckles are the dress code.

When tree-changers Frank and Debbie Wust bought the pub that starred in Crocodile Dundee just over a decade ago, they had no idea it also meant helping to run an outback community.

Being outback publicans means playing an essential role in remote communities, as Debbie and Frank Wust found out.

Before food even gets to the grocer, tonnes of plastic have been used to produce it on the farm. Now, Victorian farmers have built a recycling plant to tackle the issue — and it all started in the local pub.

The venue, which was renamed the Victory Hotel in 1921 after the Allies won World War I, was built in 1855 and is heritage listed as the oldest surviving pub in the city.

Powderfinger legend John "JC" Collins has been appointed to the new role of Queensland Night-Life Economy Commissioner, tasked with the job of reviving the state's struggling nightlife scene.

One publican is calling on local governments to abandon their blanket policies banning pokies in their jurisdictions.

Residents of Baralaba, central Queensland, have rallied to support the community's biggest music festival after a devastating blaze destroyed their iconic pub.

A cat fight has broken out at a North Queensland pub over moves to ban Precious from the public bar after nearly two decades.

Rose Valente loved women's sport, but struggled to find it on the screens at traditional sports bars. So she created her own.

NSW Premier Chris Minns banned full-day retail trade on the national day of remembrance, with the exemption of "essential" service providers including hotels and clubs.

For years, Emily Stanton barely noticed the rundown hotel she regularly drove by in her home town. But after a successful small renovation, she and her husband James decided to take on the biggest project of their lives.

Olashinde "Chef Omo" Omotosho's journey has taken him 12,000km from Lagos to Gascoyne Junction, where he's head chef for the small cattle town's only pub.

Meet the brewers who journeyed into old town archives and ship manifests, and spent hours at the local museum, to re-create what would have been served to patrons in this South Australian pub in the 1800s.

A Melbourne couple had just moved to the small border town of Apsley to take over the town's pub when a car crashed through their bar. After extensive repairs, the inn reopened for the long weekend.

Inspired by the legacy of Ernest Hemingway's free room and board in Paris, a footballer turned publican is offering a comfy bed and warm meal for anyone pursuing an artistic endeavour.

When last drinks are called at a town's only pub, it can be a body blow for the community. Sometimes it's the final blow.