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

BLACK RHINO BANKS CARDINIA PARK

Dave Tomsic’s Black Rhino Group has paid over $25 million for the Deegan family’s sprawling Cardinia Park Hotel at Beaconsfield. Established in 1926, the Cardinia Park Hotel occupies a commanding 48,976sqm (4.9ha) lot in Melbourne’s south-east. It features a fully

ONLINE GAMING STILL ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Anti-gaming sentiment continues to focus on potential harm at venues, while little attention is given to the growing spectre – and potential usurper – seen in illegal online gaming, despite the failure of its prohibition.  The Interactive Gambling Act of 2001

ROCHE FAMILY LIST UNDER MANAGEMENT HARRIGAN’S AT HARRINGTON

Rich-listers the Roche family have listed their prized Harrigan’s Tavern and Harrington River Lodge, on the much-coveted NSW mid-north coast. Operated under management, the properties occupy a combined 18,247 square metres, boasting more than 200 metres of absolute river frontage.