UPMARKET BUSH INN BUSINESS FOR SALE

One of Melbourne’s best-known establishments, the iconic Bush Inn, has hit the market with long potential. The large footprint pub occupies a high-profile corner on the borders of some of Melbourne’s most affluent suburbs, Toorak and Hawksburn. It provides trading

FREE HOSPITALITY TRAINING FOR NEW WORKERS

The NSW government has announced free training on in-demand skills, aiming to get more workers ready for a “bumper winter” tourism and hospitality season. The NSW Government’s Winter Skills program is delivering more than 1,500 fee-free training courses, preparing people

AVC GOES TO THE DOGS

Australian Venue Co. has partnered with craft beer hounds BrewDog to announce a new franchise deal and the opening of BrewDog Bars around Australia. The pub group has committed to opening multiple BrewDog venues in the coming years across several

PUBLIC HOSPITALITY HITS BONDI WITH PLANS FOR NOAH’S

Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality Group has beat major developers to buy the well-known Noah’s Backpackers on Bondi Beach for $68 million. Noah’s occupies a prominent 1,087sqm site at the world-famous Beach, comprising two corner buildings configured for 260 beds and

AVC AND HPI PUT UP HOTEL ALLEN FGC

Australian Venue Co has teamed up with landlord HPI to offer the freehold going concern of Townsville stalwart the Hotel Allen. Built in 1946, Hotel Allen occupies a 6,186sqm corner site with three street frontages, proximate to a host of

MERIVALE EYES MAJOR NEW DEVELOPMENT

At the forefront of the resurgence of hospitality and in a return home after widespread expansion, Justin Hemmes’ Merivale has secured a massive site on Sydney’s King Street – to become the city’s newest entertainment precinct. News has emerged of

SINGLETONS OFFER UP BIG PINEAPPLE

The Singleton family are calling time after more than three decades, putting up their celebrated Pineapple Hotel – expected to break sales records. The heritage-listed Pineapple is one of Brisbane’s oldest pubs, established in 1864 in a wooden house and

TEAM REILLY TAKES ON CRICKETER’S ARMS

Acclaimed operator Ray Reilly has executed another team expansion, taking on Tim Condon’s Cricketer’s Arms Hotel in Balmain with a long-time employee as partner.  The Cricketer’s Arms was established in 1872 and for many years served as host to the