SOLOTEL UNLEASHES THE WOODSTOCK

Following a multi-million-dollar transformation, Solotel is today relaunching the former Carousel Inn as The Woodstock, with a new look and features for the grand dame of Rooty Hill. The family group bought the super-large-format pub, on 1.7-Ha, in 2021 for

THE LARRIKIN OF BOWEN HEADS TO MARKET

After more than two decades at the helm, Bruce Hedditch cements retirement plans with a sale campaign on the iconic Larrikin Hotel in coastal northern Queensland. Bruce and Halina Hedditch came to the area in 2012 to operate the Larrikin for a

HUNT SHAKEUP USHERS HARRINGTON HOTEL

The waterfront Harrington Hotel of Harrington is being sold in the vibrant mid-north coast, marking the latest Hunt Hospitality venue on offer in a recent portfolio shakeup. The Harrington resides on an enviable 3,004sqm site with uninterrupted views of the

SAND HILL ROAD UNVEIL REBUILT WATERSIDE

After eight years of investment, Victorian trailblazers Sand Hill Road will reopen the all-new The Waterside Hotel, revealing its transformation into a seven-level worldclass hospitality destination. Located in midtown, on the corner of Flinders and King streets, a pub was

ETTAMOGAH HOTEL AND IP BEING SOLD

One of the most distinctive pubs in Australia, the original wonky-walled Ettamogah Hotel outside of Albury, is for sale together with its madcap Maynard cartoons glorifying bush life. The Ettamogah Hotel was built and opened in 1987, in Table Top,

AUTOMATED EFT JACKPOT PAYOUTS LIFT THE GAME

UTOPIA Gaming Systems has added key functionality for its Global CCU gaming system, automating link jackpot payouts for faster, more secure and compliant transactions. The number of link jackpots continues to grow across gaming venues, and traditional payout methods are

LIVINGSTONE PASSES HIS AUSSIE ON THE HILL

Warren ‘The Fanatic’ Livingstone has sold his reinvented Australian in Sydney’s rapidly expanding north-west growth corridor, McGraths Hill. An institution in the burgeoning precinct, the original pub was built on the corner of Pitt Town and Windsor roads by the

NEW AHA NATIONAL PRESIDENT: DAVID BASHEER

Acclaimed South Australian hotelier David Basheer has taken over from David Canny in the role of President of the National Australian Hotels Association. The Association (AHA) announced Basheer was elected unopposed to the position. Paul Palmer from the Northern Territory

SEABREEZE NELSON BAY ON OFFER

Hunt Hospitality has sent to market another large-format pub operation, offering the oceanside Seabreeze Hotel, in the heart of idyllic Nelson Bay. The windswept pub is on a commanding 3,180sqm corner with dual-frontage, just 200 metres from the Bay and

BURNETTS CALL TIME AT ST LORDS AFTER 45 YEARS

After an impressive 45 years of ownership, Geelong hospitality stalwarts the Burnett family have completed the sale process on their treasured St Lords Hotel. Former President of AHA Vic, Peter Burnett, established the pub on a high-profile corner in Newtown