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
CITY VIEW LOOKS TO SALE REVIVAL
The historic former City View Hotel in south-west Brisbane is on offer with vacant land and a concept plan for an added motel development. The City View is a striking 118-year-old two-storey Federation-era brick structure on a high-profile 594sqm site
MELBOURNE CBD SPENDING SHIFTS TOWARD HOSPITALITY
Melbourne’s CBD is becoming increasingly driven by hospitality, with pubs, cafés and restaurants taking a larger share of consumer spending despite an overall decline in physical retail and hospitality activity. New analysis from data and technology company Experian found that
WALKERS STEP INTO NORTH SYDNEY LEGACY
North Shore landmark the North Sydney Hotel, aka Percy’s, has been sold by long-time owners the Davis’ to Kent Walker’s Lesday as the precinct approaches re-entry into the rugby league rodeo. Situated on upper Miller Street, across from North Sydney