MERIVALE GETS THE SACK
Merivale frontman Justin Hemmes has signed on the line for Merivale to acquire the Solotel-operated Sackville Hotel in inner west hotspot Rozelle. In May the Sackville was brought to market along with the Bank Hotel in Newtown and The Clock
THE NEXT ROUND: WHAT VICTORIA’S ELECTION COULD MEAN FOR HOSPITALITY
With the Victorian State Election due in November, pubs have opportunity to examine what each party is offering the hospitality sector. The incumbent Labor Government has continued to position itself as a major supporter of arts, culture and the night-time
POLICE HUNT THUG THAT BASHED BLIND MAN
Police are searching for the perpetrator of a cowardly unprovoked bashing of an elderly blind man recently at the Orrong Hotel. 64-year-old Darren Rout is visually impaired, wearing strong glasses, requiring a cane and fitted with a prosthetic eye. On
WEALTH ON THE COMMONS IN TOWNSVILLE
Two hard-working families have put up the for sale sign at their historic Commonwealth Hotel in Townsville, providing plenty of blue sky in the Sunshine State. Townsville’s Commonwealth is a classic colonial-style two-storey local built to coincide with Australia’s federation,
WESTONS REVIVE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES
The fireplaces are burning again at inner Melbourne’s Friendly Societies Hotel, marking the return of one of the suburb's oldest pubs after almost two years sitting empty. Reopened in June by Leo Weston and his parents, Clare and Nathan, Friendly
GAMING EXPO DEBUTS SEMINAR CENTRAL
The annual Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) is gearing up to open next week in Darling Harbour, with the usual spread of suppliers and new attractions in Seminar Central and Spotlight Sessions. Australasia's largest gaming exhibition, hosted by the Gaming Technologies
IRVIN BUILDS IN SEQ WITH JDA’S GCT
The Feros’ JDA Collective has sold riverside local the Gold Coast Tavern at Benowa to Joe Irvin’s Irvin Hotels, as interest and capital gear up on the Brisbane Games. John Feros and siblings Dean and Alexandra Henderson (nee Feros) purchased
UNIVERSAL WELCOMES ODD CULTURE AT THE IMPY
The Kospetasfamily’s Universal Hotels and James Thorpe’s Odd Culture Group haves announced a partnership at the famous Imperial Hotel Erskineville, performing a major makeover to cement its legacy. Popularly known as ‘The Impy’ the striking multi-level hotel was established in
SHEEP DOG TAPS NEWTOWN HOTEL FOR PBJ LAUNCH
Sheep Dog is putting on-premise at the centre of the launch of its new Peanut Butter Jelly Whiskey, with a major consumer activation kicking off in August to drive trial and venue engagement. The campaign will see the brand take
IRIS EYES EXIT AT WISEMAN’S FERRY
Iris Capital has listed the picturesque Wiseman’s Inn Hotel as it pursues big-ticket projects and developments in multiple cities. The historic riverside Inn was established in 1827, on a 5,123sqm landholding on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, just 300
