AUSTRALIAN HOTEL ON OFFER ON MID NORTH COAST
The Australian Hotel – the only pub in the picturesque NSW mid-north coast town of Wingham – is being sold by long-time owners Tim and Tammy Smith as they look to the north. Wingham is a town of around 5,300
NEW BUILDING CODE RULES FOR HOTELS
The National Construction Code 2025 has set out the next major update to Australia’s building regulations, with significant new rules for commercial properties. Developed by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB), the latest National Construction Code (NCC) was published 1
BIG BOOST FOR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN NIGHT-TIME ECONOMY
The City of Canterbury Bankstown Council is the latest New South Wales LGA to begin a Special Entertainment Precinct (SEP) trial, to help stimulate its night-time economy. The council has been awarded a $112k SEP Kickstart Grant to help support
MY LOCAL FOODIE BEEFING UP FOODSERVICE
Commercial kitchen services provider My Local Foodie is helping venues become more efficient and profitable through its bespoke, structured approach to operational efficiency. Bringing decades of passion and expertise, My Local Foodie (MLF) are “chefs helping chefs” courtesy of a
SOLOTEL’S REGENT AND DEVELOPMENT SALE
Combined interests are offering up Solotel’s Kingsford landmark the Regent Hotel and surrounding property, representing a freehold operation and accompanying major development opportunity. The sale is led by offer of the family-run group’s multifaceted Regent Hotel, providing a lively sports
IRIS PROPOSES ST IVES REDEVELOPMENT AND TAVERN
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital is looking to redevelop the tired St Ives shopping centre and add a new Tavern, but locals and politicians are fighting the plans on social media and in parliament. Iris is close to settling on a
THE FAIRFIELD’S BIG COMEBACK AFTER $6M OVERHAUL
In 2025 Townsville’s Oonoonba Hotel began an ambitious $6 million transformation, kick-starting by reverting to its original name, The Fairfield. Now the hotel has realised its aims, to the delight of both its regulars and new patrons. The 124-year-old venue
HARVEST PUT UP TAMWORTH’S HISTORIC COURTHOUSE
Harvest Hospitality continues its portfolio management with the listing of its OG, the historic Courthouse Hotel in Tamworth. The Courthouse is a stately two-storey brick structure featuring an ornate Georgian iron lacework balcony across the upper level. Built 1876 it
OHG UNVEILS GODBY HOTEL AND NIGHTBIRD
Only Hospitality Group (OHG), founded by Julien Moussi, has opened its latest hotel in South Yarra’s heritage-listed former train station. Moussi is a former VFL footballer, who stopped playing for the Box Hill Hawks in 2009 after injuring his ACL.
RINGWOOD BLANK CANVAS ON THE BLOCK
A vacant multi-level hospitality venue is being offered by receivers in Ringwood, with ‘blank canvas’ potential in one of the city’s growth corridors. The site of 123–127 Maroondah Highway in Ringwood is a distinctive, purpose-built three-storey structure on 634sqm. It
