The former, somewhat notorious McLaren’s Landing sites have come to market through receivers, offering over a hectare of beachfront hospitality on South Stradbroke Island. The once-thriving day resort features two jetties, bars, seating area and facilities for functions. McLaren’s Landing famously hosted wild parties for around a thousand people, on a site only accessible by […]
Another big NSW pub has transacted, with Sam Arnaout’s Iris Group taking the title for the Sportsman’s Hotel in Blacktown from Paul Irvin Hotel Group. The Sportsman’s is a large-format single storey pub near Blacktown train station, around 37 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD. The pub plays to its name, offering cold beer and
A man that killed another with his van minutes after an altercation in the carpark of a pub, has had his murder conviction downgraded and will soon be eligible for parole. On 21 February 2014 Michael Meakin, 50, arrived at the hotel in western Sydney around 2:15pm, where he consumed full strength schooners of beer
Federal agency AUSTRAC has been focusing on compliance issues in gaming venues across Australia, potentially bringing significant problems for pubs not exercising best-practises. Any pub in Australia that operate or holds entitlements to over 15 Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) must have an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorism Financing (CTF) program specific to the venue.
Industry heavyweight Peter De Angelis has swooped on the Raby Tavern and shopping centre, beating stiff competition to take the prize early for $35 million. Raby Tavern is a single-storey premise forming part of a small retail shopping centre on around 8,000 sqm. It is the only pub in the precinct, recording 20,000 residents and
Former pub game high-flyer Tom Hedley is working his way back to prominence, cornering the market in the north Queensland precinct of Gordonvale, south of Cairns. After years building a sizeable empire, Hedley sold his Hedley Hotel Group to Coles Myer P/L in 2006 for a tidy $328 million. The Queensland portfolio counted 35 hotels,
The once-thriving now lamented Mill Beach pub in Essex, UK, has been mysteriously put to market by its mystery owner for a token £1. The building found on the shores of the man-made lake on what used to be known as Barrow Farm was built in the 12th century. For centuries the Mill Beach Pub
Marcello Colosimo, CEO of Momento Hospitality Group, learnt the virtues of hospitality at a young age, working weekends at the family bottleshop, front of house, and as a kitchen hand at the Castle Hill Tavern. These days Marcello’s primary passion is community. Firing up the north-west of Sydney with some of the finest venues, he
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The Brighton Hotel in thriving Mandurah has returned to market two years after Australia’s biggest publican sold it at auction. In 2011 Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) took the titles to the entire 12-venue portfolio of the failed Compass Group for $86 million. In 2017 it was selected for divestment, being the only pub in
The storied Blue Mountains Hotel is safely in the hands of new and energetic owners and gearing up to thrive again, following a protracted sale process. The first Blue Mountains Inn was built 1848 in what is now the town of Lawson, 90 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD. Originally known as 24 Mile Hollow,
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