THE VIC AVOCA FACING PERMANENT CLOSURE

Another of Victoria’s historic yet unprotected pubs will soon be no more, with operators of The Vic in Avoca sadly announcing its impending permanent closure. Stuart Diggerson and his father Steve took on The Vic in 2015. The family has

NED KELLY STICKS UP PUB IN WESTON

After a couple of crazy years and several more acquisitions, Ned Kelly and gang are getting out of their Criterion Hotel in the lower Hunter Valley prairie of Weston. Sitting tall on a 910sqm block, the pub operates under a

AVC ISSUE PUB CASTING CALL

Australian Venue Co has launched an innovative recruitment campaign across multiple states, looking for staff at all levels and offering incentives and hiring on the spot. AVC is the second largest hospitality group in the country, and largest across Australia-New

ALH GOLD ON OFFER IN ADELAIDE

A private family has listed two blue-chip ALH-tenanted pubs in Adelaide, as investor interest in hospitality assets shows little sign of slowing.  The Highbury Hotel, and Village Tavern in Golden Grove, count a combined landholding of 19,818sqm, and both hold

LONG-HELD ANCIENT BRITON HEADS TO MARKET

Glebe’s landmark Ancient Briton Hotel has been listed as the pub real estate market begins to ease, following one of the most transactional years in NSW on record. Prominently perched on a high-profile corner of Bridge Street and Glebe Point Road,

THE FOX FLOODED, BUT STILL KICKING

Despite rumours to the contrary, Brisbane legend The Fox Hotel is not in administration and hopes to reopen soon after massive damage during the floods earlier this year. The Fox was reportedly swamped during the brutal storms in February, and

AHA BACKS SPORTS BETTING CO ENTAIN IN TABCORP MONOPOLY

The Australian Hotels Association NSW has entered a major new partnership with one of the world’s largest sports betting groups, Entain, creating competition in Tabcorp’s monopoly market. Entain Australia is a new AHA NSW top-tier ‘Principal’ partner, alongside only TAB

TIME TO RETUNE YOUR MENU

Specialist kitchen consultant Paul Rifkin discusses foodservice profitability in the current environment, and beyond. * Over the past six months I have consulted with many pubs and clubs – both regional and in the city The one common theme is

LAUNDY NABS HUNTS HOTEL CASULA

Pub king Arthur Laundy has picked up the sprawling Hunts Hotel in Casula, less than six months after the record-setting sale in the precinct of the Crossroads Hotel. Hunts is located directly opposite the big Crossroads, which sold to Nelson