LANDMARK SPHINX HOTEL COMPLEX OFFERED
The Ramia family has sent their Sphinx to market, after more than half a century operating the destination generational Hotel & Entertainment Centre in Geelong. The large-format operation has been in the family for 55 years, evolving to meet its
SEDGERS REEF OF ILUKA LISTED
The McGeary family has presented their historic and picturesque Sedgers Reef Hotel for sale, representing an almost brand-new pub in a spectacular waterside location at Iluka. The Hotel is the only pub in Iluka, positioned at the mouth of the
DISTRICT-WIDE BANS CLOSE THE NET ON TROUBLEMAKERS
Pubs and clubs across the mid-north coast are strengthening their defences against anti-social behaviour, with a new district-wide barring policy making it harder for problem patrons to move between venues after being kicked out. The Hastings, Macleay and Nambucca Liquor
ROYAL WYONG SOLD TO THE BAYFIELDS
Generational hoteliers the Bayfields have taken the expansive Royal Hotel in Wyong from a syndicate of Frank Arangio and Pat Gurr, as the region’s appeal increasingly reflects its proximity to Sydney. The Royal overlooks arterial thoroughfare the Pacific Highway, adjacent
AVC TANGOS WITH HELLIWELL
Australian Venue Co has struck up a new partnership in Queensland, executing a multi-venue sale swap with local family-owned group Helliwell Hospitality. Following approval by the ACCC last month AVC is taking over operations at Helliwell’s Stock Exchange Hotel in
PUB GROUP IN ADMINISTRATION AFTER FATAL TEEN DRINKING TRAGEDY
The former operators of a regional NSW pub at the centre of a fatal underage drinking scandal are facing the collapse of their hospitality company, with creditors claiming more than $1 million. Murrells Hospitality Group, the company previously run by
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,
