DB Pubs has consolidated its portfolio in New England with sale of the Royal Hotel Armidale to growing local hoteliers Tom and Harley Payne. Occupying a large 1,836sqm site on main drag Marsh Street, the two-storey Art Deco hotel holds a coveted late-trading 3am licence, providing public bar, sports bar and TAB, gaming room with […]
The much-anticipated Minns government’s greatly expanded cashless gaming trial has begun, at a key location, as the program is rolled out over coming weeks. The cashless trial is slated to be applied to 4,000 machines, across 27 NSW venues. Results will be analysed later this year by an independent gaming panel, in order to guide
Liquor & Gaming NSW has offered reduced licensing fees and extra trading hours to eligible venues with the aim of increasing live music, performances and other cultural events, to help increase employment opportunities for performers and musicians. To receive these benefits, venues must meet a variety of criteria, including holding a particular licence, having a
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Cobar’s thriving Empire Hotel is being sold through receivers, as part of the consolidation of business interests of a private owner. The pub resides on a generous 3,127sqm lot with dual street frontage. It is configured for single bar operation, aiding operational efficiencies, and holds an enviable 2am late-trading licence. It provides a large public
Queensland police are investigating an incident outside the Arcadia Village Hotel where a worker was struck by a vehicle, while attempting to stop the intoxicated driver from driving. The incident unfolded around 10pm on Thursday night, with an employee hit and injured outside the 134-year-old pub on Magnetic Island. The staffer believed the man driving
Following investigations by detectives in Victoria, three people have been arrested and are facing charges over the theft of hundreds of empty kegs, worth tens of thousands of dollars. Authorities have been investigating the pilfering of more than 200 empty kegs from outside pubs in suburbs across Melbourne over the past six months, and
The celebrated Celtic Club has found a new home, taking over AVC’s (former) Sarah Sands Hotel, in the craic of Brunswick. Melbourne’s 600-strong Celtic Club was formed in 1887, and has outlasted sister initiatives in Sydney and Brisbane to become Australia’s oldest – and largest – ongoing Irish social and cultural club. The Sarah Sands
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Two prime hotels are on offer in booming NSW regional hub Orange, providing opportunity and scale in agricultural heartland. Established in 1890, the two-storey Hotel Orange is the oldest pub in the area, residing on a prominent 712sqm lot on one of the busiest intersections in central western NSW. Over the years it has been
Burgeoning pub powerhouse Virtical has begun its transformation of the stalwart Republic Hotel in the Sydney CBD, ushering in a new level of sophistication in the opening of the on-trend INNA Lounge. Originally a single-storey pub, the Republic has stood on the city site since 1865, evolving over time into the four-level landmark it
A recently renovated Haymarket landmark pitched to be the next big versatile hospitality venue in the city’s southern fringe, is being sold by a private investor. Constructed 1884, the multi-storey Goulburn St building was originally a barracks for the Salvation Army, before being transformed in the 1960s into the China Town Twin Cinema. Occupying a
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