NEW OWNERS FOR TAPHOUSE’S NEW VIC

Taphouse has passed the baton on its pocket rocket New Victoria Tavern in the burgeoning Sydney industrial precinct and one pub suburb of Wetherill Park. The New Vic came to market late 2021, citing a lively sports bars and TAB

BEST OF WA HOSPITALITY REVEALED

After several years juggling restriction conditions, the best of WA gathered uninhibited this week to celebrate the winners of the 2022 AHA-Aon Hospitality Awards for Excellence. A record 1,200-strong crowd attended Crown Perth to acknowledge the offerings found across Perth

WHITTEN-PROUT SELL GUNNEDAH AND STAY

Whitten and Prout have sold the freehold going concern of Gunnedah Hotel for an undisclosed amount, but will be staying on for a spell to operate the classic country pub. Positioned on a 2,921sqm corner lot in the town’s high

FRASER FLIPS FITZROY

Fraser Short’s Sydney Collective has sold Windsor’s Fitzroy Hotel to the growing Don Hodge Group, after owning the well-known pub for only about a year.  Short teamed up late 2021 with Todd Jacques, keeper of the Sunnyside Hotel in Broadmeadow,

MANDATORY CASHLESS GAMING LOOMS AS ELECTION ISSUE

Keeping gaming in the political spotlight, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet plans to work toward a cashless gaming card system for clubs and pubs before the election, in March.  In late October the Crime Commission released its long-awaited report on money

MITTA MITTA PUB HITS MARKET

The freeholders and operators have teamed to offer the freehold going concern of the Mitta Pub, on the banks of the striking Snowy Creek in northern Victoria.   Previously known as the Laurel Hotel, the pub resides on a block of

SISTERS OUT OF TAHMOOR INN BEHEMOTH

A Sydney syndicate has won the bid for the massive, big-potential Tahmoor Inn Hotel, owned by the extended Ryan family for more than three decades. Located in south-western Sydney's Macarthur Region, the single level, tavern style operation occupies an impressive

SALMONS TAKE GALLAGHER’S CHELSEA

Veteran Rod Salmon and his son Nate have emerged as the buyers of the Gallagher clan’s Chelsea Hotel in north shore heartland, Chatswood. Patrick Gallagher and partners bought the Hotel early 2018 from Solotel, for circa $20 million. The two-level

EXCHANGE RETURNS IN $6.5m REDEVELOPMENT

A near-forgotten gem of Australian hotel history is to be revived in a $6.5 million redevelopment to transform the Peel region and attract more visitors. The Exchange Hotel in Pinjarra is said to be one of the oldest pubs in

KULETO’S GOES TO NEW ENTRANT

Sydney inner west variant Kuleto’s has been sold for the first time in over four decades to a newcomer to the industry, amid continued strong demand and limited supply for city fringe hotels. Previously known as the Milton Hotel, the