MAN JAILED OVER ROID-FUELLED RAGE AT PUB

A man has been sentenced to less than two years’ prison for a brutal steroid-fuelled attack in late 2020, assaulting a security guard and leaving an innocent patron with permanent injuries. Blakeview resident, 34-year-old Dale Ryan Lush, was drinking at

ALH AND ENDEAVOUR BACK IN BUY MODE

Australia’s largest publican has completed its first Queensland transaction since its ASX listing with Endeavour, making a Commercial decision in another strategic region. Purchase of the Commercial Hotel Charters Towers is the first settled Sunshine State acquisition for Endeavour Group

SHORT GOES LONG IN WINDSOR

Fraser Short has burst into Windsor, picking up two pubs in quick succession with new partners. The first to arise was Windsor’s well-known Fitzroy Hotel, operated by 'Lion-heart Luke' Ainscough, which has sold to the newly-formed syndicate of Fraser Short

IRVIN TRANSFORMS TOWNSVILLE ICON SEAVIEW HOTEL

Irvin Hotels has completed a major overhaul of Townsville’s iconic seaside Seaview Hotel. The local landmark was established in 1889, but the current building came in 1929 after the old timber Hotel was destroyed by fire. Renovations began in January

O’HARAS COLLECT WIN IN COVID COURT CHALLENGE

The O’Hara Group has successfully challenged a fine from the state regulator over COVID regulations, at Parramatta’s Collector Hotel. Following the first tranche of lockdowns, the O’Haras were forced to reconfigure aspects of their venues, particularly the spacing of machines

GTA APPOINTS NEW CEO

The Gaming Technologies Association (GTA) has announced appointment of Jinesh Patel as its new CEO, as from Monday, 10 January this year. Patel previously served in ministerial advisory roles to former NSW Government ministers George Souris and Gladys Berejiklian, and

DAMIAN KELLY’S PUB PORTFOLIO ON THE BLOCK

The hotel empire of Damian Kelly is on the chopping block, after a feud between major investors brought legal action and administrators were appointed. The portfolio comprises four large hotels, being Parramatta’s Rose & Crown, the Corrimal Hotel in Wollongong,