The beloved ‘Shaky’ Shakespeare Hotel of Surry Hills, operated by legend Margaret Hargreaves for nearly half a century, has sold to the proprietor of Balmain’s The London. The hotel was established in 1879, found on Devonshire Street just 300 meters from Central Station. It now enjoys close proximity to the Surry Hills Light Rail stop, […]
Endeavour Group has posted its full year results for FY24, detailing cost-cutting and portfolio hygiene in challenging economic times, yet seeing falling investor sentiment. ASX-listed Endeavour (ASX:EDV) is the holder of 350 pubs, retail outlets Dan Murphy’s and BWS, and assorted other hospitality-related assets. The report cited a dip in net profit, in line with
The Kospetas family has bookended its portfolio swap-shuffle with Barham Hamarashid, completing the off-market sale of The Mill in Bondi Junction, following exchange on the Evening Star. What was the Mill Hill Hotel was a modest two-storey premise previously owned and operated by the Waugh family. It was acquired by developer TWT Property Group, which
Waratah Hotel Group has successfully divested its acclaimed hotel Royal on 99 to Dave Tomsic’s rampaging Black Rhino group. Located in the major regional Queensland town of Roma, the purpose-built pub opened in 2016, replacing the former Royal Hotel, which had been destroyed by a fire the previous year. Roma counts local population of around
Two men are on the run from police in Sydney and a man has been arrested in Melbourne over multiple armed robberies at pubs and clubs. According to reports, two armed men entered Oscars’ Livingstone Hotel in Sydney’s inner west around 1am on Tuesday. The men allegedly pointed guns in the faces of patrons and
An assault in a pub in north-west Adelaide earlier this month has seen a man die and his accused assailant’s charges escalated. According to police, 29-year-old Matthew Hawkins allegedly punched 35-year-old local Luke Sweetman in the head, shortly after midnight on 10 August at the Peninsula Hotel Motel in Taperoo. Emergency services were called and
A shocking blaze left the town of Baralaba reeling last weekend as their beloved pub went up in flames early on the Saturday morning. The historic Baralaba Hotel, approximately 150 kilometres southwest of Rockhampton, had recently been refurbished and listed for sale. The popular watering hole was also only a week away from hosting the
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Arthur Laundy and his Redfern partners have offered to market their refurbished, undercooked local, on the fringe of the Sydney CBD. In 2021 the pub king collaborated with new operators Aaron Crinis and Justin Tynan to buy the three-storey suburban hotel. Crinis is proprietor of acclaimed North Sydney restaurant Glorietta, but this was his first
Wagering giant Tabcorp has been hit with a record fine and issued directions to transform its operations, after extensive investigations uncovered multiple breaches and “systemic” problems. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) probed several instances of Tabcorp Wagering (Vic) Pty Ltd’s non-compliance with its regulatory obligations and opted for a $4.6 million fine,
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John Purkis and family have passed the reins of the landmark Tea Gardens Hotel in Bondi Junction to Ryan hotel dynasty principals John and Sally Ryan. Purkis bought the big multi-storey Art Deco hotel mid-2014 from Aussie Leisure Group, but opted the time had come to surrender the old girl of the east. “We have
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