WHAT MAKES AN AUSSIE PUB GREAT?
IT STRENGTHENS THE COMMUNITY.
All over this great brown land you'll find pubs filled with character and characters.
Not just a place to go for a drink, they are the heart of the community, part of Australian folklore, myth, history and campfire songs.
In 2026 we define a Great Aussie Pub as one run by great people.
But what makes a great person?
Current research suggests kindness is regarded as the no.1 leadership trait in the world.
So if you're a publican, leading your community, and you run your pub with empathy and kindness for your patrons, we consider you to be great.
Which is why Great Aussie Pubs® is celebrating the publicans, staff and community members, who help prevent suicide in the community, though GLASS EMPTY and The Whisperer Team - a suicide prevention signal and community of "Pub Whisperers" and "Community Whisperers", who SPEAK UP When They See The SIGNS of suicide distress in their patrons.
Not just a place to go for a drink, they are the heart of the community, part of Australian folklore, myth, history and campfire songs.
In 2026 we define a Great Aussie Pub as one run by great people.
But what makes a great person?
Current research suggests kindness is regarded as the no.1 leadership trait in the world.
So if you're a publican, leading your community, and you run your pub with empathy and kindness for your patrons, we consider you to be great.
Which is why Great Aussie Pubs® is celebrating the publicans, staff and community members, who help prevent suicide in the community, though GLASS EMPTY and The Whisperer Team - a suicide prevention signal and community of "Pub Whisperers" and "Community Whisperers", who SPEAK UP When They See The SIGNS of suicide distress in their patrons.