TIP TO HOSPO DAY THURSDAY

Ordering and payment platform me&u has launched a national initiative to support hospitality workers with announcement of Tip To Hospo day, set to take place Thursday. On 22 April me&u pledges to match every tip raised on its platform –

BIG GUNS TAKE UP THE SUN IN BOOMING BYRON

The Winchester Group has soaked up The Sun Hotel in Bryon Bay from the Flannery family’s KTQ Group for an undisclosed price. The rich-listed Flannery family built The Sun on a generous 7,653sqm freehold landholding near Byron Bay’s North Beach,

CRITERION GUNDAGAI ON THE ROAD

The Hindmarsh family are looking to leave their beloved Criterion Hotel Gundagai, putting it to market amid the boom for strong regional pubs. Conveniently located around halfway between the capitals, Melbourne and Sydney, Gundagai is a NSW landmark of close

COOPERS RELEASE VERY AUSTRALIAN IPA

Coopers is releasing a distinctly Australian IPA, with a little help from live, loud and local legend, Aussie rocker James Reyne. Australia’s largest independent family-owned brewery launches Coopers Australian IPA as a limited-edition release, in kegs and cans. As IPAs

NEWCASTLE LEGENDS BEHIND LAUNCH OF STEEL CITY BEER CO

Driven by the beating iron heart of Newcastle, Steel City Brewing Company has partnered with Lion to proclaim a brewery for the people of the Hunter, backed by some of the region’s biggest names.   Steel City brings plans to

ROYAL FLUSH FOR QUINN & CO

A posse of publicans led by Newcastle-based Nicholas Quinn have purchased both the freehold going concern of Taree’s Royal Hotel and passive freehold of the nearby Australian Hotel in Wingham. The Royal Taree is a classic regional watering hole, offering

GRAND GOES TO MORTGAGEE SALE AFTER SUDDEN CLOSURE

The aptly named Grand Hotel of Bundaberg has come to market on behalf of a mortgagee in possession, shortly after closing less than a year since a major renovation. Image: Queensland Library The historic Grand occupies a large 2024sqm corner

STAFF SHORTAGE PROMPTING CASH FOR CHEFS

Lewis Group has announced it is offering a signing bonus of $2,500 for chefs as the industry feels the pinch of the labour shortage crisis. A Federal Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Migration was told this week of staff shortages

WILLOW SALE IN TIGHTENING MARKET

Peter Braithwaite has put to market his thriving Brisbane pub The Willow Hotel amid ongoing yield compression in the south-east Queensland marketplace. Located on a prominent corner block on bustling Beaudesert Road, The Willow is a modern suburban tavern over

ANOTHER WIN IN BATHURST

There’s more fresh blood into Bathurst courtesy of the second sale in a week, in the freehold going concern of the big Elephant & Castle Hotel. The Elephant sprawls across its generous 1,067sqm corner block, providing a public bar, commercial