CAMKIN ROUNDS OUT CAMDEN HOSPITALITY
Paul Camkin has announced completion of the repositioning of the handsome Camden Hotel, adding boutique accommodation to the old-school pub in one of Sydney’s major growth corridors. Camkin, GM of Marlow Group, bought the pub in 2021 along with
BOWEN GETS A NEW LARRIKIN
The hard-working Hedditchs have stepped down after more than two decades, passing the keys to the iconic Larrikin Hotel in coastal northern Queensland to an industry newcomer with plans. Bruce and Halina Hedditch came to the area in 2012 to operate the
WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS DRIVE SHIFT IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
New research suggests that alcohol consumption is changing due to the increased use of GLP-1 weight loss medications, which appears to have impacts on consumer spending. UK hospitality research company KAM, in its “Drinking Differently: GLP-I and Alcohol” report, argues
SYDNEY COLLECTIVE SPECTRES HAUNT LAUNDYS
A leaked financial audit of Fraser Short’s defunct The Sydney Collective has resulted in former partner Laundy Hotels compensating staff said to be owed hundreds of thousands of dollars. The audit specifies 14 venues around NSW that were operated by
CHANGING TIMES FOR THE CLOCKTOWER
The historic Clocktower Hotel in Grafton has been sold by the Dougherty family, who bought a shell, built a pub and operated it for 18 years. In 1860 the Commercial Hotel was established on the 1,221sqm site now held by
ALBION BURNS AGAIN
Popular Melbourne venue the Albion Hotel was targeted by arsonists early Wednesday, in a confronting return to the past. According to witnesses, two offenders forced their way into the building and were seen entering with jerry cans around 3am.
QUEENSLAND PUB DENIES ‘INFESTATION’ ALLEGATIONS AFTER VIRAL VIDEO
Earlier this month a social media post gained traction when it claimed a Queensland hotel was “infested with cockroaches”. A video showed a live cockroach inside a sugar container, with claims that the insects had made their home under a
PARRAS TAKES THE KINGS HEAD
Melbourne-based Francis Venues has divested Sydney’s Kings Head Tavern to local powerhouse Parras Hospitality, less than two years after purchasing the big corner pub. The two-level Kings Head Tavern (KHT) resides on a prominent 1,334sqm site on the major intersection
CROSS KEYS COURTS NEW OPERATOR
The historic Cross Keys Hotel in Essendon has been taken to market, offering a robust city-fringe gaming operation in Victoria’s tightly held market. The Cross Keys was established in 1859, after John Morgan purchased the block of land from the
TASSY PUB LINKS BEER TO THE BOWSER
Queenstown’s Empire Hotel, on the west coast of Tasmania, has found a creative way of encouraging locals and tourists alike in for a pint. Last week the pub began subtracting the daily per-litre price of diesel from the price of
