NEW VISA REG’S HELP STAFF CRISIS AS NSW EASES COVID RULES

The Federal Government has announced key changes to international border arrangements and working visas, as New South Wales further eases restrictions. This week brought news that Federal rules on Australia’s borders change from 1 December, welcoming back international students, skilled

PRIZED FOODIE PUB THE SEVENHILL HOTEL FOR SALE

The 158-year-old and highly awarded Sevenhill Hotel in the Clare Valley is seeking a new operator to continue its legacy in one of Australia’s premier culinary regions. Sevenhill Hotel began life in 1863 as the Black Eagle Hotel, under the

LAWLER WINS RACE TO ROYAL

Ben Lawler and Ryan Haynes have expanded back into greater Sydney, with purchase of the Royal Hotel in Camden. Established 1841, the Royal occupies a 1,526sqm site in the main retail zone of Camden LGA – forecast to surpass 200k

PIPER EXPANDS INTO Q STATION

Harbord hotelier Glenn Piper has signed to take on the long-term lease of Manly’s historic Q Station. Q Station was Australia’s longest continuously operating quarantine station, until its closure as an operational maritime facility in March 1984. It was operated

WOMAN SENTENCED OVER GLASSING IN MACKAY PUB

A 22-year-old woman has been convicted and sentenced for glassing a 35-year-old work colleague at Langford’s Hotel in Mackay. Kytarna Leyland-Rice, a BHP workforce co-ordinator, hit a glass she was holding into the head of another man in her work

LAUNDYS HELP YOUNGS UP THE CABBAGE TREE

The Laundy legion is back in The Gong, through acquisition of the Cabbage Tree Hotel in Fairy Meadow. Located approximately three kilometres north of the Wollongong CBD, the CTH has been operated by husband and wife team Brad and Corrina

MICK MOLLOY WALKS INTO A PUB

Comedian Mick Molloy has come home to roost, buying his first-ever pub, in partnership with Riverland Group. The four-storey Railway Hotel Brunswick, opposite Brunswick station, is a heritage-listed pub built in 1889. It saw headlines in late 2018 when its

LAWLER SELLING STEADFAST NEVERTIRE

Indefatigable icon the Nevertire Hotel is for sale by long-standing owner and local legend Sam Lawler. Built in 1882, the thriving Nevertire Hotel stands at the crossroads of the Mitchell and Oxley Highways, around 100 kilometres north-west of Dubbo. In

LOCALS WELCOME PENDING BLI BLI

Construction has begun on the highly-anticipated Bli Bli Tavern – set to become one of the largest licensed venues on the Sunshine Coast. The new tavern, slated for opening by mid-2022, will be over three levels, totalling 2350sqm, of a