City-fringe companion the Friend in Hand of Glebe has returned to market, as Marcello Colosimo’s Momento maintains impetus on its north-west expansion. The corner local keeps a large trading footprint and revenue-producing space across two levels. It saw an extensive renovation and refurbishment in 2021. It was purchased mid-2022 by Momento from Wallaby publican […]
Colourful stalwart of Surry Hills the Evening Star has been snatched by the Kospetas family’s cosmic Universal Hotels. The Evening Star holds history attendant with the precinct, once home to media and newspaper tycoons partaking of its liquid offerings. Located on Elizabeth Street opposite Sydney’s Central Station, it is on the doorstep of the new
The latest and greatest Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) is set to take place next week at the Sydney International Convention Centre, from Tuesday 13 – Thursday 15 August. The very first AGE was held in Sydney in 1990. The Expo has grown to be one of the world’s largest gaming and hospitality trade shows, spanning
Five local pubs threw their hats in the ring for Ballarat’s Best Pie competition this year to showcase the town’s finest chefs and local produce. The pubs faced stiff competition, with 23 other contenders from local restaurants, cafes, bars and distilleries all vying for top place. Tourism Midwest Victoria, which is running the event throughout
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Data from the ABS and NIQ finds Australians are spending less on events, accommodation and food, as inflation and tax hikes raise prices and hit sales in Australia’s pubs and bars. Official numbers last week from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report the annual rate of inflation rose to 3.8 per cent, up from
Victoria has introduced mandatory closure periods for gaming rooms in all hotels and clubs across the state. Victorian Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation, the Hon. Melissa Horne MP, has decreed that venues are prohibited from allowing gaming machines to be played between the hours of 4am and 10am, beginning 30 August 2024. Mandatory
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The tenants and landlord of the Austral Hotel are in an ongoing legal dispute over whether or not the operators can continue at their investment, after disputes over an alleged renewal agreement. In 2020 Brettski Stewart and Ian Stewart, cousins, entered an agreement for the lease of one of Adelaide’s most popular pubs – the
Aspiring hotelier Jon Adgemis has reportedly finally locked in the $400 million refinancing to save Public Hospitality Group, as lenders mandate management and a Masterchef joins the project. According to sources in finance, Deutsche Bank and other lenders have executed a refinancing deal on around two-dozen assets in the Public (PHG) portfolio. Deutsche was
Dave Tomic’s bellicose Black Rhino has chased down another prized local in Millicent, adding the Grand Hotel to the growing portfolio. The elegant two-storey Grand Hotel, built in 1900 in the Federation style from local sandstone, is the most recent hotel to inhabit the town, behind the only other two nearby pubs, the Somerset and
Chef Ryan Davey took out the winning title of the AHA South Australia’s Best Pub Burger 2024 amidst stiff competition from forty other venues. Davey, who was representing the Belgian Beer Café from Adelaide’s East End, won the final round with his Black Angus Wagyu burger. “I am very proud to win this award. I
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