The Next Lunch - The Laurel Hotel
Hosts - TBC
Address: 289 Mt Alexander Rd, Ascot Vale
Date: Tuesday 24th March 2026
Time: 12.30 Start
Cost: $100.00 Food, Beer, Wine & your ticket into the famous raffle


About Us
In 1987 a group of affable, enterprising but battling publicans decided, as a collective, to run a lunch each Tuesday at a pub of one of their number. The group included Tony Counsel, Keith McNaughton, Gerard Rush and Peter McWilliam, with Bob O Kane soon to join the ranks.
35 years later the Publicans Lunch is still going strong with get togethers held on a Bi-Monthly basis.
Past Lunches
Check out some of the past Lunches that have been held by the Publicans Lunch









