AVC’s Middle Park Hotel is moving up, hurdling a protracted battle with locals in VCAT for expansion and a rooftop terrace in the ‘quaint’ central Melbourne precinct. National pub operator Australian Venue Co looked to undertake one of its signature refurbishments on the 134-year-old heritage-listed hotel. The redevelopment application looked to add bar and dining […]
Social drinkers across Australia brace for the year’s second tax hike on alcohol, as the ratcheting beer and spirit excise goes up again in August. The nation’s peak hospitality body is again protesting the “crippling tax” scheduled to increase 5 August, saying it is another blow for everyday people struggling with the rising cost of
Once a haven for the alternative live arts scene in Sydney, relocated and now closed for a decade, owners of the Leichhardt Hotel of Leichhardt are anticipating a comeback. The classic suburban pub was originally constructed in 1888, in the Victorian Filigree style, adorned with decorative cast iron balustrades and veranda. The original was demolished
A man has been arrested over the fire that tore into the accommodation area of the historic Oxford Hotel, which has been closed since late 2023 over a tenancy dispute. Around 7am on Saturday emergency services were summoned to the complex on O’Connell Street in North Adelaide, finding an established blaze that had begun in
Lancer Group’s Royal Hotel in regional hub Tumut is being sold with plenty of blue sky, as investor owners in Sydney look to consolidate. Residing on a substantial 3,250sqm, the Royal is a classic two-storey brick structure built in 1854, with a full-length balcony overlooking Tumut main drag Wynyard Street. The pub provides a large
Recent freehold sales in the Victorian capital signify the resurgence of activity in the market as sharp yields reflect both investor and industry interest. The freehold interest in the Cornerstone Hotel of Port Melbourne transacted in recent weeks at a confidence-inspiring yield of 4.50 per cent. Built 1860, the staunch two-storey Georgian brick pub reflects
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The Fanatical Warren Livingstone has sold his booming Captain Cook of Botany to Kent Walker for twice the purchase price four years ago, as the south Sydney precinct’s ship comes in. Established as the Captain Cook Inn in 1880 on arterial Botany Road, the large suburban watering hole enjoys a prominent retail position with plenty
Sydney’s newest and wildest social darts concept bar – Flight Club – has hit a ‘bullseye’ with Christmas in July and a winning formula for its global takeover. Flight Club combines state-of-the-art dart-watching with a sophisticated setup and great social atmosphere. The patented dart tracking technology, designed by Flight Club’s own astrophysicist, tracks the
Long-time Perth favourite, the Guildford Hotel, raised the curtain at the re-opening of its Vaudeville Hall this month. A $2.8 million renovation extended the hotel’s indoors/outdoors facilities, transforming adjoining Vaudeville Hall (‘The Hall’) into a casual beer hall and dining space. The redesigned theatre was matched with a new family-accessible beer garden and kids’ play
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Landmark ‘precinct’ pub Bells has come to market, Sam Tresise presenting what is likely to be one of the most contested offerings of 2024 in the tightly held Victorian market. A mainstay institution of South Melbourne, since 1874 Bells Hotel has resided on a commanding corner of the busy junction of Moray and Coventry streets,
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