POLITIS PEAKS QLD PUB SALES WITH TREETOPS

Billionaire Roosters chairman Nick Politis and partners have sold the Treetops Tavern to an Australian-Chinese Queensland-based pub group for the highest price paid in the state. Set on a prominent 7,000sqm site in the Gold Coast’s Burleigh Waters, the Treetops

TEENS ARRESTED, LINKED TO MELBOURNE PUB ATTACKS

Police have arrested teenagers and foiled another alleged arson attack amid the escalating gangland-style pub wars gripping Melbourne, thought to be fuelled by bootleg liquor. Authorities have grouped 12 different attacks on venues in the CBD, including shootings, fires and

FOOD & HOSPITALITY WEEK THIS MONTH

Food & Hospitality Week returns to Sydney’s ICC this month, ushering in Australia’s “epicentre of culinary innovation” from Monday 25 to Wednesday 27 May. Over 15k hospitality professionals from pubs, clubs, bars, restaurants, cafes, fast food outlets and everywhere that

UNIVERSAL ENTERS NEWTOWN’S CASTLE

After more than six decades holding the keys, the Hasset family has sold the iconic Carlisle Castle Hotel in Newtown to leading Sydney group Universal Hotels. Built 1876 and rich in heritage and character, the Castle is one of the

GLASSHOUSE MAROUBRA LOOKS TO MARKET

The unique Glasshouse Hotel in Maroubra Junction is on the market, presenting a rare opportunity in Sydney's tightly held eastern suburbs. The two-level Glasshouse is a rare dual-interest structure comprising a ground floor leasehold and 1,090sqm freehold strata title on the lower ground,

HOSPITALITY’S HIDDEN PROFIT LEVER

In hospitality, customer service is often discussed in terms of friendliness or brand reputation. But recent research from Youi highlights something more commercially powerful: service quality directly shapes how much guests are willing to spend, how long they stay loyal,

ARTHOUSE HOTEL SEEKS NEW ARTISAN

For the first time in more than a quarter century, the striking Arthouse Hotel in the Sydney CBD has been listed for sale. A handsome two-storey sandstone building in old-town Sydney, the Arthouse is on bustling Pitt Street, seeing very

MALVERN’S ANGEL TAKES FLIGHT

The divine Angel of Malvern reopens today under Kokoda’s Refinery Group, with the launch of Public Bar marking the first chapter in an upcoming “village of venues”. Established 1856 and formerly known as the Railway Hotel, the Angel has been

LAUNDY SNAPS UP HARVEST’S WOY WOY

Two of the most active players in NSW pubs have done a deal, seeing Harvest Hospitality announce sale of the Woy Woy Hotel to the expansive Laundy Hotels. Harvest bought the pub at the end of 2021 for $32 million

PUB-APPROVED LAND FOR SALE IN SYDNEY’S NORTHWEST

Resetting the race in a vibrant real estate market, a rare greenfield hotel development opportunity is on offer in Sydney’s north-west. The 3,923sqm site at 27 Douglas Road Kurrajong Heights is “shovel-ready” with an approved Development Application (DA), allowing the