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
COOGEE BAY HOTEL BRINGS BUSINESS TO THE BEACH
Few Sydney venues are as closely tied to their location as Coogee Bay Hotel, where hospitality, entertainment and accommodation come together just metres from one of the city’s best-known beaches. The eastern suburbs landmark has become a destination in its
GAMING EXPO WRAPS IN POSITIVE SIGN FOR SECTOR
The Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) took place this week at ICC Sydney, representing the largest gaming expo in the southern hemisphere and seeing growth indicative of industry trajectory. Spread across 19,000sqm of ICC floorspace for three days, the event was
MITCH ‘RE-EMERGED’ AS MODERN LOCAL
Stoic suburban The Mitch of Alexandria has adopted a new but classic community-led approach under Phil Anderson’s Rum Rebellion Hospitality Group. Built 1920, first trading as the Balaclava Hotel, the pub set on a corner of Mitchell Road was long
SA PUBS PUT MATESHIP ON THE MENU
South Australians are being encouraged to get back to the local this August, with over 110 pubs across the state joining forces for SA Cheers Together. Running from 1 to 31 August, the month-long initiative from the Australian Hotels Association
JAMES SQUIRE TAPS INTO PASSIONFRUIT
James Squire is taking a different route into the RTD category, with Passionfruit Soda now rolling out on tap across venues Australia-wide. The 4% ABV serve combines a juicy passionfruit hit with a crisp finish, drawing on the familiar flavour
AVC POSTS STRONG RESULTS
As Australians continue to swelter under high inflation, Australian Venue Co has reported a significant bump in earnings largely by maintaining its strategy of family-friendly and value offerings. In FY26 the country’s second-largest pubs group further expanded its ever-growing portfolio
REVIVAL-READY ROYAL HITS THE MARKET
The Royal Hotel in Clifton Hill, which closed almost a decade ago and was nearly turned into apartments, is now being sold by private owners. Set on a 736sqm corner, around four kilometres north-east of the Melbourne CBD, the three-storey
THE FLYING FOX PUTS A BRITISH SPIN ON THE LOCAL
Forget the sprawling Melbourne pub. The Flying Fox is taking a more intimate approach to the neighbourhood local, with a British pub ethos. The latest opening from the team behind St Kilda’s The Lion & Wombat has landed on Bridge
DUBBO LOCALS TURN OVER THE GARDEN
One of Dubbo’s most recognised family-friendly hotels, the Maas brothers’ Garden Hotel, has changed hands between loyal locals in a discreet off-market transaction. The large two-storey pub boasts a long history in the city, around 400 kilometres north-west of Sydney,
