HARVEST DIVESTING WOY WOY
Harvest Hospitality are back sharpening the collection, listing the newly renovated Woy Woy Hotel, marking the first time it has been publicly offered to market in over 25 years. Harvest bought the large-format coastal hotel, known locally as “the Old
LOCALSCO CELEBRATES TRIPLE HONOURS FOR ITS ROSE
After a meticulous fourteen-month restoration, Bunbury’s iconic Rose Hotel was recognised late last year at the 2025 WA Heritage Awards, where it was awarded Western Australia’s top heritage honours. External heritage restoration works on the façade, masonry and balcony were
THE SAGA OF THE SAMFORD TAVERN
The creators of the impending Samford Tavern are scrambling to meet expectation, having faced long delays and a rising chorus of disgruntled would-be patrons who paid in advance for a ‘membership’. The site at 1 Mary Ring Dr in Samford
ZENITH TAKES HORSLEY PARK TAVERN
Andrew Lazarus’ Zenith Hotels has become only the second owner ever of the large-format Horsley Park Tavern, built and operated for 45 years by the Lubec family. Yugoslavian immigrant Valentine Lubec came to Australia, settling with his wife Karen in
McMILLANS LIST HISTORIC PRATTY’S PATCH
Two brothers have sent to market their idyllic Pratty's Patch pub – the only hotel in the popular and growing precinct of Maiden Gully, in central Victoria. Pratty’s Patch is a meticulously restored 19th-century stone cottage, adorned with warm
ONE-OF-A-KIND QUEENSLAND PUB HITS THE MARKET AFTER 40 YEARS
Queensland’s only government-built pub, the one-of-a-kind Babinda State Hotel, is being sold by private owners after almost four decades. Built in 1917, the hotel holds claim to being the only pub in the state constructed and operated by the Queensland
NSW GOVT INKS KEY CHANGES TO WORKER COMPENSATION LAWS
A bi-partisan agreement has ushered in the anticipated changes to workers’ compensation in NSW, bringing a freeze on premiums and improved support for injured staff. The NSW Government and Opposition worked together to pass the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Reform
RECEIVER SALE ON BALMAIN EXCHANGE
Receivers have listed Jon Adgemis’ Balmain icon the Exchange Hotel, offering a multi-level opportunity in one of Sydney’s greatest pub ‘burbs. The three-level Exchange was built in 1885 in the Georgian style, on a generous 645sqm block. Laying claim as
FLYING HORSE SADDLED WITH RECORD FINE
The Flying Horse in regional Victoria has felt the wrath of the VGCCC, copping the watchdog’s “largest fine” for its failure to comply with its gambling licence obligations. In February 2024 inspectors twice attended the Warrnambool Horse Hotel P/L, which trades as the Flying Horse Bar and Brewery. Inspectors
MAJOR HOSPITALITY BET ON SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND
A bold vote of confidence in Southeast Queensland’s night-time economy has been made as billionaire pub powerbroker Nick Politis partners with venue group Artesian Hospitality to purchase a site in Surfers Paradise. In January the partnership purchased a freehold worth
