ANOTHER SAPPHIRE COAST GEM ON OFFER
Reflecting another jewel of the NSW Sapphire Coast, a private owner has offered up the riverside Moruya Waterfront Hotel. Moruya is a picturesque coastal town between Bateman's Bay and Narooma, straddling the fertile Moruya River. Its Hotel of the same
POLICE PUSH TO THROTTLE THE MARLY
Police are trying to get strict new conditions put on Solotel’s Marlborough Hotel in Newtown despite the objections of City of Sydney councillors, arguing an excess of alcohol-related incidents. Located on a major corner of the King Street entertainment precinct,
HOSPITALITY NT SLAMS ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ LICENCE CHANGES
Last week, strict new rules for Alice Springs pubs became effective following a decision by the Northern Territory Liquor Commission (NTLC). The rules will affect over twenty licensed venues, restricting them from serving full strength liquor on Wednesdays, Thursdays and
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
