Nick Daking – pub owner and local councillor – has faced harsh criticism for a dirty joke chalkboard sign outside his Sporties Hotel. The sign (below) was displayed last Friday, and quickly caused a stir, sparking a petition calling for an apology that has been signed by more than 1,500 people. “There is nothing funny […]
The third and final of Quantaco’s webinar series took place Wednesday, finding agreement amongst the expert panellists that hospitality is surfacing from challenges into a wave of opportunity. Quantaco COO Scott Barber was joined by Australia Venue Co. CEO Paul Waterson, Marlow Hotel Group MD Jason Marlow, and Quantaco founder and CEO Anthony Sullivan.
Sydney’s white-hot pub market continues despite closures with sale of the languishing Dry Dock Hotel to new specialist entity Peninsula Hospitality Group. Recognised as one of Balmain’s oldest pubs, established 1857, the Dry Dock is adjacent to the Balmain Ferry terminal and Mort Bray Park. The 164-year-old pub is ready for a significant renovation and
Goodfolk Group has expanded its Hunter portfolio with purchase of the restapled Family Hotel in Maitland. Set on a large land holding of 2,136sqm, offering public bar and TAB, bistro, open and covered outdoor areas, function room and first floor pub-style accommodation, the large country pub first came to market in April offering a new
In vivid contrast to the shuttered venues of NSW and Victoria, the stresses of pandemic life have helped a few too many Queenslanders into court for anti-social behaviour. Enjoying a night out at the Globe Hotel, 20-year-old Bundaberg man Jackson Paulson left with a broken jaw after 30-year-old Gracemere man Aaron Joshua Voisey punched him
Jaz Mooney’s Oxford Hotels has executed a sale-and-leaseback at its Grand Hotel, making hay in a hot market ahead of lingering uncertainty. Stronghold Investment Management, based in Brisbane, has paid a reported $13 million for the freehold of the landmark Grand Hotel and neighbouring properties, while Mooney’s operation remains on a 10-year lease agreement. The
Pubs and hotels have been granted powers to put senior permanent staff onto one single higher rate, without complex penalty rates, in a move expected to make the system simpler for smaller operators. Following an industry proposal to introduce so-called “loaded rates”, pubs can now pay key full-time staff award wages at a higher rate,
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A new national program – ChefBox – offer chefs new and innovative products to try from Australian producers, to keep them inspired and ahead of the trends. Chefs in pubs throughout Australia can register their interest to receive a box of complimentary artisan ingredients, to explore and try out in their kitchen in their own
Amid a flood of northern rivers transactions, a local syndicate has put to market Casino’s big Hotel Cecil – run under management for over four decades. The prominent two-storey pub, with upstairs wraparound veranda, fronts main road Centre Street through town. It provides public bar with TAB, bistro, gaming room with 13 EGMs, a café
The handsome Royal Hotel of Capertee is for sale, bringing plenty of blue sky for an entry level price in a growing region of the mountains west of Sydney. After being leased for five years, the pub operation was returned to freehold owners Graham Annovazzi and Catherine Palme mid-2020. The pair have executed some further
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