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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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Pirates! Getting Screwed By The Shipping Industry
If you’re thinking of importing anything from China you need to read this post because it’ll likely save you thousands. As you should know, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of our pilot brewery Read more…