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AUSTRALIAN LIQUOR INDUSTRY AWARDS
MUSIC ICONS
A smash hit
On Wednesday 25 October the 2023 Australian Liquor Industry Awards celebrated the leading operators, venues and products of the liquor industry.
HELD AT The Star Event Centre in
Hosted by emcee and radio personality
Sydney, and hosted by Australian
Bianca Dye, the night kicked off with
live music and top-quality F&B front and centre at their venues in the past year.
Hotelier, TheShout, Bars and Clubs
off-premise winners covering all drinks
“Pubs are so important to the fabric
and National Liquor News, the awards
categories, plus bottleshops and banner
of our hospitality landscape in Australia.
ceremony was attended by 530 members
groups. The second half of the night
Our pubs have no pokies, so we see
of the liquor industry. The theme of
was dedicated to the on-premise,
doing food and beverage well and with
the night was Music Icons, with many
with awards presented to pubs, bars,
authenticity, and preserving our pubs as
attendees coming as musical superstars
beverages, and operators.
places where all are welcome, as of the
like Prince, David Bowie, Sia, Amy Winehouse, The Spice Girls and more.
Major pub winners
utmost importance,” stated Odd Culture Group CEO James Thorpe.
“ALIA 2023, with its Music Icons
There were more than 25 awards handed
“It’s so great to be recognised among so
theme, was an absolute hit, another
out to the on-premise. Major pub winners
many great operators, and to take out the
great celebration of the liquor industry,
included the Harbord Hotel, on Sydney’s
award last night was a thrill.”
and a welcome opportunity to share
Northern Beaches, which took out Hotel
Publican of the Year was awarded to
in some fun with close friends and
of the Year. Venue manager Owen Hughes
David Gregory of Coogee Bay Hotel – in
colleagues. This year’s networking bars
was thrilled with the accolade.
the same year that the iconic Sydney pub is
were exceptional, the entertainment was
“Thanks to my team, go Harbord! I’m
on point and there was a terrific showing
absolutely gobsmacked. This is a huge
was humble in his acceptance, thanking his
for Australian spirits among the awards,”
night for the industry and to take out
team and the industry for the award.
stated Paul Wootton, managing director
Hotel of the Year is fantastic. We’re super
of Food and Beverage Media.
stoked and have so much gratitude for
humbled. Truly was not expecting that. It
everybody who has been a part of it over
has been a challenging couple of years
the last year. It’s just amazing.”
for not just the hospitality industry but
“I’d like to congratulate all the award winners and thank everyone who attended for making ALIA once again the highlight of the drinks industry’s calendar.”
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Odd Culture Group was named Hotel Group Operator of the Year, having put
celebrating its 150th anniversary. Gregory
“Honestly, really quite surprised and
many other industries and people in general. Watching everyone band together
