AVC TAKES SOLOTEL’S THE BANK AND THE CLOCK
Australian Venue Co has signed for more Solotel pubs, taking Surry Hills institution The Clock and Newtown staple The Bank in the latest investor-backed deal in Sydney’s highly active market. Amalgamated Hotels P/L, freehold owner of the pubs, was founded
THOMAS HOTELS’ PLANS FOR NEW CROWS NEST PUB
Chris Thomas is homing in on potential in Sydney’s north shore, submitting plans for a new pub in the centre of Crows Nest, to be called the Royal Crow Hotel. Thomas Hotels operates two-dozen hotels across greater Sydney, from Parramatta’s
GAMBLING REFORMS MOVE BEYOND POKER MACHINES
Australia’s gambling landscape is changing, and the latest reforms make clear that the conversation is no longer just about poker machines in pubs and clubs. The Albanese Government’s Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 has passed Parliament, introducing new
PORT KEMBLA’S COMMERCIAL SETS SALE
The Despotovski family are calling time on the game, listing their large-format Commercial Hotel in the middle of the commercial and burgeoning harbourside precinct of Port Kembla. For the past 38 years the hotel, positioned on a 1,818sqm landholding on
SHOALHAVEN STAR STAYS LOCAL
The Star Hotel of Milton has kept it local, as long-term owners the Stone family pass the keys to experienced Shoalhaven residents the Kapetanos family. Fronting the Princes Highway on a 923sqm plot in the heart of the coastal town,
VGCCC TARGETS EMERGING GAMBLING RISKS
The national gambling landscape is evolving rapidly, creating new challenges for regulators and increasing the potential for harm among people at risk. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has responded with the release of Strategy 2029, its three-year
FAMILY LISTS PEEL INN AFTER 165 YEARS
Multi-generational owners have sent to market the historic Peel Inn Hotel, in gold country, more than a century and a half after lady luck passed it to them. Occupying a central village site of 2,128sqm, the Inn was built
TABCORP BUOYANT AS PUBS BOUNCE
More pubs are removing their TABs as Tabcorp pursues its new format based in ‘less is more’ and the company sees the drop-outs as part of the cost of business. For decades TABs have been the default retail betting solution,
PUB INCIDENT SEES FOUR FACE COURT
An end-of-season celebration at a regional NSW pub has landed four members of the Wauchope Blues rugby league club in court after an altercation with venue staff. The incident occurred at Wauchope’s Bago Tavern on 13 September last year, with
ORANGE GROVE IN LILYFIELD IN NEW HANDS
Veteran hotelier and very long-term owner Bruce Hedditch has sold his Orange Grove Hotel in thriving Lilyfield to industry newcomers. The OG Hotel stands on a substantial 934sqm corner of Balmain Rd, which it has occupied since 1959, since it