Dee Why Hotel: 834 Pittwater Road, Dee Why, NSW (02) 9982 1797 or www.deewhyhotel.com.au Photography: Shannon Mcgrath The Dee Why Hotel was famous as a beachside rock ‘n’ roll stopover for a lot of classic Australian and touring international rock acts that rolled through town. But recent plans for the surrounding area meant the old
Back when we launched venue around five years ago a 42-inch screen would set you back $5000+. And I’m not talking about a household name you can trust, I’m talking about a Soney or a Firrips, straight-off-the-back-of-a-Chinese-truck flat panel… probably held together with egg white and sticky tape. Still, we revered the ‘big’ screen like
Joe’s Shoe Store: 233 High Street, Northcote VIC (03) 9482 7666 Julian Beattie: www.makestuff.com.au Photo: Gustavo Adolfo Prince Gonzalez Joe’s Shoe Store is a beautifully comfortable new bar (in Melbourne’s increasingly cool suburb of Northcote) with wonderfully engaging staff. Without hesitation you’re asked if you want to start up a tab, a gesture of respect
214 Timor Street, Warrnambool VIC (03) 5562 0741 or galleryclub@bigpond.com In a rural city of 32,000, amidst only a handful of competitors, the Gallery Bar and Dance Club in Warrnambool lashed out (probably more than it needed to) on its design. The latest $1.2m extension to the nightclub resulted in the Onyx bar, a multi-function,