UPDATE: PORT’S ADMIRAL RESUSCITATED – AGAIN

The tempestuous Port Admiral Hotel will reopen, after being rescued by local publicans Simone Douglas and Alex Fairgrieve. In February it was announced the stoic 174-year-old would close its doors again – just five years after its return, which ended

THE LADY MAKES A NOISY RETURN

Camperdown’s Old Lady is back, under the Public Hospitality Group banner, championing its newfound dedication to live music. For decades the pub on Parramatta Road at Camperdown was known as the Old Hampshire Hotel, until Paddy Coughlan and co took

GREEN LIGHT FOR FEROS’ NEW CRONULLA PUB

The enterprising Feros Group is full steam ahead on a brand-new pub for Cronulla, having received licensing and final approvals for the future landmark Parc Pavilion. Family-owned Feros Group formed a partnership with long-time friends and business associates, high-profile local

LAUNDYS GROW INTO NEW H.O.

Paving the way for its contemporaneous and future expansion, Laundy Hotels has acquired the former Aristocrat building at Lane Cove, as the group’s new head office. The family-run Laundy operation has been eyeing diversification opportunities in recent years, and had

REPUBLIC ON THE BLOCK

Adelaide’s long-standing, award-winning Republic Hotel has come to market, expected to attract widespread interest in the state’s “frenetic” commercial market. The Republic is a two-storey Victorian stone building on a commanding 3,327sqm corner site. Its high-end facilities offer a sports

HIGH COURT RULES OVER LAUNDY PARRAS QUARRY

The legal battle between Laundy Hotels and Colin Parras has finally concluded, seeing the High Court rule that the sale three years ago of the Quarryman’s Hotel should have proceeded. Arthur Laundy and co bought the Quarryman’s in 2011 for

ALH SEEK GOLD AT THE RAINBOW

The reshuffle at ALH continues, with purchase of the only pub in coastal Rainbow Beach – the Rainbow Beach Hotel. Rainbow Beach is a growing coastal community around 100 kilometres north of Noosa, and known as the southern gateway to

CROWD RISING TO SAVE THE MUSIC

Fearing its closure and redevelopment, devotees have launched a crowdfunding campaign to enable purchase of Collingwood’s prized and for sale Tote Hotel. Since the 1980s The Tote has been one of Melbourne’s best-known live music venues, but after more than

IRVIN’S YOUNG AUSSIE SETS OFF

Interstate hotelier Joe Irvin is divesting his under management Young Aussie Hotel in booming Gladstone, after nearly two decades. The single storey Aussie is strategically positioned on an expansive 4,776sqm corner of Perry Street, with three street frontages, in the

HOTEL BARGO SELLING ON SYDNEY FRINGE

The keepers of Hotel Bargo, south-west of Sydney, are offering a new lease in the classic country roadhouse, as the region continues to grow. The pub comprises a functional public bar, modern kitchen and quality bistro, gaming room with 26