TOURIST FINDS NEW HOME

Nick Quinn and partners have made up for lost assets, buying the Tourist Hotel in Queanbeyan, representing the first hotel sold in the precinct in a decade. Established in 1932, the handsome Art Deco pub occupies a 1,928sqm lot on

MASKED ‘TRADIES’ PULL OFF DARING DAYTIME HEIST

Police are investigating possible links between a rash of overnight burglaries at venues and the audacious daytime theft of a cash dispenser from a well-known Newcastle pub. During a busy period, around 4:30 on the afternoon of 4 July, three

RETIREES LIVING AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST PUB CRAWL

A Queensland couple have embarked on the ultimate road trip pub crawl, aiming to have a drink at every single pub in Australia. Retirees Andrew and Ursula Keese are no strangers to pubs. Both enjoy travelling, and Ursula had long

HARVEST PUT UP RECORD PRICE FOR QUINN’S CASTLE

Quinn & Co have agreed to sell their thumping Windsor Castle Hotel in East Maitland for $51 million to the acquisitive Harvest Hotels, smashing the group’s own record for an inland regional pub. Around two hours’ drive north of Sydney,

GLENQUARIE TAVERN SETS LEASEHOLD RECORD

Leasehold interest in the Glenquarie Tavern of Macquarie Fields, in Sydney’s booming south-west, has sold for a record-breaking $28 million, marking the first time it has ever changed hands. Located on 5,574sqm in the retail heart of Macquarie Fields, adjacent

RATCHET TAX INCREASE ON BEER HITS 30-YEAR HIGH

Australia’s ratcheting tax on draught beer has risen again, this time representing the biggest increase in more than three decades, prompting further debate amid economic constraints. The world has been experiencing uncomfortably high inflation post-pandemic, largely as a result of

BREAKING: AVC BUYS SAND HILL ROAD COLLECTION – AGAIN

More than two years after the pandemic halted everything in pubs, Australian Venue Co has again entered an acquisition agreement to purchase the urbane Melbourne collection of Sand Hill Road. In a rehash of the deal that almost transpired in

THOMAS’ LIST THE LEGEND – THE OAKS

The iconic The Oaks of Neutral Bay has been put to market by the Thomas family, with expectations the internationally renowned pub could set a new high water mark in booming pub real estate. Sale of the freehold operation represents

MOVIE STAR WALKABOUT CREEK HOTEL FOR SALE

Outback legend and preferred public house of Mick ‘Crocodile’ Dundee, the Walkabout Creek Hotel, is being offered to the next owners wild at heart enough to buy it. The original Walkabout pub was established in 1892, in the red earth

AGE SEMINAR LINE-UP ANNOUNCED

The Gaming Technologies Association (GTA), organisers of the Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) have released details on the two days of seminars set to take place at the big show. The AGE will be open to hospitality professionals Tuesday, 9 August