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
The Federal Government has introduced a new digital verification tool that will allow businesses to establish proof of identity using a government-issued QR code. Known as the ‘Trust Exchange’, or ‘TEx’, it connects a business with a user’s MyGov Wallet or digital ID, giving Australians the ability to verify their identity and credentials without handing
Continuing its portfolio shake-up, Universal Hotels is selling the Newtown Hotel in Sydney’s inner west, meeting the surging market for high cashflow operations. Well located at the gateway to the famed and vibrant King Street retail and entertainment strip, the Hotel sits on a high exposure corner of over 700sqm, close to Newtown Train Station
The site of the failed, former Kirribilli Club is being offered for sale, presenting opportunity for a revised offering to capitalise on its north shore location and sweeping harbour views. Lot 1 at 11-23 Harbourview Crescent in Milsons Point spans three levels – ground, mezzanine, and first floor – overlooking Lavender Bay. The present layout
Glenn Piper has hit opposition to plans to reconfigure the Commodore Hotel in McMahons Point as part of the goal to become a live music venue, triggering the traditional pushback by locals plus a private school. The pub built on the site in 1854 was a sandstone inn named Billy Blue, replaced around 1900 with
The NSW Supreme Court has ruled Mark Toma, owner of pub-developer Virtical, to complete the troubled $61 million Taylor Square deal and pay costs to the vendor, MA Financial. The unlisted MA Taylor Square Fund acquired the prominent Courthouse Hotel on Oxford Street for $22 million late 2020, and the following month picked up the
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