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Is it all just too hard…?
I’ve asked myself this question more than once over the past month. It seems as though each time we turn around we’re hit with another threat to Bucketty’s becoming a reality. This isn’t a rant, Read more…
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Seriously Council… Come On
Howdy! We’re still here, beavering away in the background trying to get our DA approved. The lease on the premises in Brookvale is still in limbo and the landlord has taken a short term tenant Read more…
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Bucketty’s Rebrand
I love our logo. It cost $199 from DesignCrowd, having risen to the top from 100 different alternatives. Here’s a few examples of the rejects: I love the logo so much I went and got Read more…
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The COVID-19 Spanner
What a difference a couple of weeks can make… We were on the verge of signing a 5 year lease at $150k per annum, starting 1st of April. If we’d signed, that may have been Read more…
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Bucketty’s Brewery Lives – In Brookvale!
We’re still here. And we’re more determined to make Bucketty’s Brewery a reality than ever. “Grit and perseverance – without them nothing worthwhile was ever achieved” That’s probably a famous quote from someone important and Read more…
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Help Needed – Council are amending zoning, but they forgot us!
Beer and non-beer drinking friends alike, we need your help. Cessnock council are presently taking submissions from residents on the 2036 Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS). This is our chance to fix the mess that Read more…
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Rejected!
Council said NO. Gutted… We started this journey 2 years ago, having bought the land on advice our brewery would be permissible. We hired an architect, a town planner named Steve and countless “consultants” to Read more…
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Plans, Council Approval & Open Day
We’re getting closer! Can you feel it? Me neither… this is taking forever. I was telling people late last year that we hoped to get the DA in before Christmas. Alas, here we are in Read more…
Our Beer
Concept plans and an invitation to visit & taste our beer!
Concept plans, & An invitation to come and share a few pints. After a quiet period over Christmas, the wheels are turning once again. We’re a little closer to identifying exactly what Bucketty’s Brewery is Read more…
Brewing Equipment
3 months – 7 Brews – 500 Tonnes Of Gravel
3 months – 7 Brews – 500 tonnes of gravel It’s been an action-packed period at Bucketty! We’ve come a long way since the first batch and my last post. A journey of progress, heartache Read more…