One of largest and most successful family-owned hotel groups in South Australia has finalised a succession plan it says will “strengthen the future of its hotels for the next generations”. Matthews Hospitality was established during World War II by Seymour and Doris “Dossie” Matthews, starting with a lease on the Bayview Hotel in Whyalla. Since […]
The Victorian regulator has released its latest round of annual gaming figures for the state’s venues, demonstrating the effects of the pandemic shutdown. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) publishes the annual gaming expenditure data for the previous financial year each July, outlining total gaming expenditure and venue information, including classification and
The large format North Nowra Tavern has been sold by Mark Duggan and the O’Donnell family to Damian Kelly’s Pub Invest. The ‘Tav’ is a landmark of the NSW coastal town, enjoying an exclusive catchment of 6,000 local residents, and diverse trade in the public bar and gaming room with 25 EGMs, under a 1:30am
The Tattersalls Hotel and Commercial Centre in Penrith’s CBD has sold to the Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels subsidiary BMG Developments. The Tatts is part of a 6,400sqm commercial building containing a mix of retail and commercial tenancies and 100 car spaces, previously operated by Australian Leisure and Pelathon and more recently Michael Broome’s Western Pub
A massive fire has destroyed the popular Spotted Dog Tavern and adjacent backpackers hostel in Bundaberg. Around 11pm on Monday night a fire broke out at the Spotted Dog, on Bourbong Street, formerly known as the Federal Hotel. The blaze quickly spread to the associated Federal Backpackers structure next door. Around 40 firefighters, coming from stations
Two NSW pubs have joined the ranks of businesses being fined for breaching Public Health Orders over COVID-19, as police get tough on mandated restrictions. On the weekend plain clothes officers fined the Auburn Hotel in Sydney’s west $5,000 for multiple breaches of the current coronavirus safety regulations. The required sign-in register was reportedly full
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The Federal government will soon unveil the second phase of the JobKeeper wage-subsidy program, as industry cringes at the prospect of renewed restrictions and more evidence emerges in the argument for continued economic support. Over the weekend Finance Minister Mathias Cormann confirmed the JobKeeper scheme will end in September in its existing form, telling media
The heritage-listed Lion Hotel in North Adelaide has sold for the first time in a generation, picked up as part of ongoing plans by the newly-formed Duxton Pubs Group. Outgoing owners Tim Gregg and Andrew Svencis bought the pub in 1996, and have gathered a trove of awards for the venue’s food and broader offering.
The RCA and Unilever have ‘pivoted’ their support for foodservice businesses, kicking off #TakeawayTuesday as many businesses report plans to continue their takeaway and delivery solutions. Research by Food Industry Foresight found that as a result of COVID-19 100 per cent of restaurant and café businesses surveyed had moved to takeaway, and 57 per cent
ILGA has handed down penalty of $200,000 in fines and costs to Dee Why RSL, for “irresponsible” practices in its gaming operation believed to have contributed to the suicide of Gary Van Duinen. A Liquor & Gaming NSW investigation exposed how the Club had wined and dined 45-year-old Van Duinen, a resident of nearby Cromer.
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