MORNINGTON PENINSULA PUB THE WESTERNPORT HOTEL LISTED

Melbourne hotelier Marcus Johns is looking to divest the operation of the Westernport Hotel in Hastings, as Victoria’s gaming market enters an upswing.   The Westernport is a handsome mostly two-storey pub, established in 1890. It holds a commanding corner

RIVERINA TOUCHSTONE THE GEM HOTEL FOR SALE

Jim Knox is divesting his big-format Gem Hotel in Griffith, described as a “trophy-grade” asset believed to be the highest-performing and most profitable pub sent to market in regional NSW. The large hotel resides on a commanding 2,547sqm site in

RESEARCH FINDS TIPPING SEEN AS ‘UN-AUSTRALIAN’

New research has focused on how Aussies feel about US-style tipping in venues, finding most not embracing the concept, saying it has “no place” in Australia. The survey by Pureprofile was commissioned by Money.com.au, garnering a nationally representative sample of

CRAFTY SQUIRE RECREATED BACK TO HICKENS

AVC is evolving the celebrated former Crafty Squire in Melbourne’s CBD into a new four-level pub with an old name, through a lavish $6.5 million transformative renovation and new Carlton Draught bar. The Crafty Squire has been a landmark venue,

WAUGH LOOKS TO EXCHANGE IN THE RIVERS

The Exchange Hotel in Kyogle is being sold by Ashton Waugh’s Watering Hole Hotels, presenting a well-rounded business in a growing northern rivers municipality. Set on a high street corner of Summerland Way, the two-storey brick hotel includes a popular

GOLDEN FLEECE ARMED ROBBERY INSIDE JOB

A gaming manager is one of three people being sentenced over the staged theft of $320K from the Golden Fleece in Melton, after police found instructions and a map in the defendant's homes. According to documents presented in Court, in

TEEN SHOT IN WEST END PUB

Police have begun no less than two investigations after a 17-year-old girl armed with a knife was shot in the beer garden of a Townsville pub. Responding to a report that a young woman was armed and making threats, officers

RECEIVER SALE OF ADGEMIS’ TOWN HALL

In further dismantlement of Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality portfolio, the once jumping former Town Hall Hotel in Balmain is being sold through receivers. Set on the bustling corner of arterial Darling and Montague streets opposite the suburb’s actual Town Hall,

NEW OPPORTUNITY IN WEST END

A blank canvas hotel space has been listed in Brisbane’s thriving West End, ready for an ambitious operator to capitalise on the precinct’s diverse demographic. The commercial property at 391 Montague Rd is on the corner of Rogers Street, amongst

TELEGRAPH HOTEL ON THE LINE

The popular Telegraph Hotel in Geelong West is being sold with vacant possession as long-time owners the Longos eye retirement. The unassuming two-storey pub is favourably located on a high-profile corner of Pakington Street, where it intersects with arterial Church