ROYAL WYONG SOLD TO THE BAYFIELDS
Generational hoteliers the Bayfields have taken the expansive Royal Hotel in Wyong from a syndicate of Frank Arangio and Pat Gurr, as the region’s appeal increasingly reflects its proximity to Sydney. The Royal overlooks arterial thoroughfare the Pacific Highway, adjacent
AVC TANGOS WITH HELLIWELL
Australian Venue Co has struck up a new partnership in Queensland, executing a multi-venue sale swap with local family-owned group Helliwell Hospitality. Following approval by the ACCC last month AVC is taking over operations at Helliwell’s Stock Exchange Hotel in
PUB GROUP IN ADMINISTRATION AFTER FATAL TEEN DRINKING TRAGEDY
The former operators of a regional NSW pub at the centre of a fatal underage drinking scandal are facing the collapse of their hospitality company, with creditors claiming more than $1 million. Murrells Hospitality Group, the company previously run by
WATERING HOLE GOES AGAIN IN COOKS HILL
Industry veterans Ashton Waugh and Ben Lawler have teamed up again on another Cooks Hill pub, taking the keys to the Cricketers Arms Hotel. Set on a 933sqm site, the pub incorporates public bar, bistro, gaming room with 11 machines
PAYMENT REFORMS LEAVE VENUES PICKING UP THE BILL
Australia's pubs and clubs are facing another cost-of-doing-business challenge following the removal of card payment surcharges, with concerns that promised savings for consumers could instead mean higher prices, new ordering fees and further pressure on venue margins. The changes, effective
LEGENDS GATHER TO PROTECT A LEGEND
Scores of legend pubs of the Hotel Care Foundation have banded together to raise over a quarter million dollars in the ‘Protect a Legend’ appeal for prostate cancer research and care. HCF (Vic) is made up of more than 200
REDCAPE BOLSTERS COASTAL PORTFOLIO WITH CAVES BEACH
Redcape Hotel Group has gone coastal, acquiring Caves Coastal Bar & Bungalows in Lake Macquarie from the Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels. Caves Beach Hotel resides on nearly a full hectare of unobstructed oceanfront in the popular and growing seaside precinct,
RSL RAMS HOME SALE TO HEMMES
RSL NSW has completed its $19 million “flash sale” of former sub-branch headquarters The Barracks to hospitality juggernaut Merivale – ahead of schedule – after a special resolution and new members’ voting rights nullified. The Barracks, at 5-7 Barrack St,
HOSPITALITY’S FUTURE ON SHOW AT HOSPOFUTURE EXPO 2026
Victorian hospitality operators will have a chance to step away from the floor and get a closer look at what is shaping the future of the industry when HospoFuture Expo returns to the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday, 20 October,
BILL YOUNG PLAYS TO EPPING GROWTH
Northern Sydney icon the Epping Hotel has been acquired by Wallaby-turned-leading hotelier Bill Young, looking to capitalise on its connectivity and potential in a growth corridor. The large-format pub is a landmark of the area, built in 1928. It holds
