IMG TAKE TPG IN BIG-TICKET GROUP SALE
The family-owned IMG Hotels has nearly doubled its growing stable with the portfolio purchase of five venues from one of the multi-generational stalwarts of regional NSW, Tamworth Pub Group. Representing one of the largest regional NSW pub transactions in recent
SEN SERVES UP BEER DOYEN THE FLODGE
Veteran Matthew Sen is stepping back from one of Sydney’s celebrated beer-driven pubs, offering up the Forest Lodge Hotel, aka ‘The Flodge’, in Sydney’s inner west. Originally built in 1866, on a prominent corner of Arundel Street – which was
NSW REFORMS LOOK TO FACIAL RECOGNITION
The NSW government continues to work with industry on harm minimisation measures to combat high-risk gambling, clamping down on shutdown periods and paving the road to facial recognition technology. Chris Minns’ Labor government has launched a landmark guide for the
NEW NATIONAL SEAFOOD LABELLING LAWS TAKE EFFECT IN JULY
New seafood labelling laws will come into effect from 1 July this year, requiring hospitality venues serving seafood to inform customers of the food’s origin. In late 2023, Consumer and Business Affairs Ministers from around Australia voted unanimously to proceed
NEW DAWN FOR SKI HAVEN SUNDECK
Capping a legacy of more than 30 years, long-time proprietor Cliff Wallis has sold Australia’s highest pub, the Sundeck Hotel, to the Dean family. The Sundeck is a multiple award-winning hotel built in 1959 and rebuilt after a fire in
PUBLIC SALES IN DOUBT AS MILLINIUM MEANDERS
Just when it seemed the Public Hospitality disaster had dissipated, several of the sales to Millinium Capital are back in the air as settlement stalls. Around 2019 former KPMG broker Jon Adgemis turned his attentions to pubs, borrowing heavily to
PUB+ REVEALS AUSTRALIA’S ULTIMATE PUB FAVOURITES
ALH Hotels’ hospitality rewards program pub+ recently released data settling the great Aussie debate: what is Australia’s top pub meal? Just eighteen months from launch, pub+ has hit the one-million-member mark. Data from the program revealed what meals and drinks
GOULBURN TRIPLE PLAY ON OFFER
Goulburn Pub Group has listed a portfolio of three pubs in Goulburn, presenting opportunity to secure immediate scale in one of regional NSW’s tightly held and consistently performing markets. Goulburn is a key regional hub found between Sydney, Canberra and
THE GULLY FINED OVER ETHANOL BURNER ACCIDENT
SafeWork SA secured a $250k fine against an Adelaide hotel this month after a worker suffered severe burns to more than 80 per cent of his body while refuelling an ethanol burner. On 13 March this year, the South Australian
HEADY TIMES AHEAD FOR SYDNEY BEER WEEK
Sydney Beer Week returns in 2026, promising 10 Days of city-wide beer activities, celebrating Australian beer, the venues and the beer-loving community that make it happen. Despite ongoing challenges against scale and foreign imports, Australian beer continues to thrive –
