REDCAPE GOES ORANGE WITH BIG CANOBOLAS
High hanging fruit has been plucked in Orange’s landmark Hotel Canobolas, sold by the Point Group consortium to Redcape Hospitality, as the MA Financial-backed entity expands in regional hotspots. Built 1939, the very large-scale three-storey Hotel Canobolas occupies a 4,116sqm
WHY COLD BEER IS BETTER: SCIENCE
New groundbreaking research has investigated the burning questions of why beer tastes better cold and shed light on some myths regarding the dreaded hangover. In most parts of the world many people would gladly tell you there are few more
A SLIPPERY SITUATION FOR PUB OPERATORS
Slippery floors are an often-overlooked risk in hospitality, particularly during wet weather and peak trading periods. Rain, heavy customer traffic and spilled drinks can quickly turn otherwise safe surfaces into potential accident sites. For pub owners and managers, effective floor
EAST SYDNEY FIRST TIME TO MARKET IN 50 YEARS
The landmark East Sydney Hotel in Woolloomooloo is being sold as a freehold going concern, making its first appearance on the open market in nearly 50 years. The handsome three-storey pub was built in the Victorian Georgian style, in 1856,
GOULBURN HOTELS IN THE HOT SEAT
NSW hub Goulburn is feeling the pinch, with three of its seven pubs suddenly closing and another one a crime scene after a man was killed. Former western Sydney hotelier Simon Paterson established Goulburn Pub Group in 2024 and went
THE GREAT HOTEL COMEBACK
There was a time when staying in an Airbnb felt like discovering a travel secret. A chance to live like a local, find somewhere with character and enjoy a more personal experience than the predictable surroundings of a hotel. But
STRAWBERRY HILLS FOR LAUNDY CLAN
Surry Hills institution the Strawberry Hills Hotel has been sold by legacy hoteliers the Hargreaves family to the pilots of the Laundy Hotels empire, Danielle and Shane Richardson. Almost a decade after purchasing the nearby Shakespeare Hotel, in 1975, matriarch
EVEN REMOTE ICONIC PUBS BATTLE COUNCIL
Representative of the plight of pubs everywhere, the stoic Betoota Hotel in outback Queensland has failed in its bid to get works done through council to allow patrons access to a local watering hole. The Betoota – a famously outback
MURPHY’S SKY BAR TAKES MANDURAH TO NEW HEIGHTS
Murphy’s Irish Pub has added a new dimension to Mandurah’s eastern foreshore, officially unveiling its long-awaited Sky Bar to an enthusiastic response from the local Western Australian community. The milestone marks another major chapter for the locally owned venue, which
THE LADY GETS LUCKY
After suddenly closing “indefinitely” last month citing storm damage, facing an uncertain future, it’s been revealed the Lady Hampshire will return as a pub. Previously known as the Old Hampshire Hotel, the old-school watering hole was established on bustling Parramatta
