The windswept Airlie Beach Hotel is back down to earth and safely in new hands, after overcoming the ravages of Cyclone Debbie. Built 1968 on an 8,819sqm block just metres from the destination Whitsundays tourist beach, the Airlie Beach Hotel (ABH) was operated by the O’Neill family since 1982. In early 2017 the family determined […]
Hitting the market this week is the Crookwell Hotel outside of Goulburn, coming with textbook upside atop a strong mixed revenue business. Crookwell is a town in the NSW southern tablelands, north-west of Goulburn, around 200 kilometres inland of Wollongong. Settled in the 1820s, it was originally known as Kiama. The community of roughly 2,700
Amid major works and investment in the area, a vacant hotel operation has come to market at Cairns’ historic Central Hotel. The striking two-storey Queenslander was built on the corner of Lake and Spence Streets in the heart of the CBD in 1909. The major intersection boasts on its other three corners the Bolands Centre,
Furthering the Hunter’s quest as one of the country’s hottest regions for pub property, industry icon Arthur Laundy has snapped up the Clancys’ The Bank at Maitland. Going coastal from Sydney, in 2010 Terry and Tammy Clancy bought up the Bank Hotel from receivers, reviving it to become a well-patronised local. The pub was built
Awarded hotelier Cam O’Keefe has relaunched Geelong’s iconic Eureka Hotel following an extensive makeover, ushering in the smart new Westend to the foodie precinct. Built 1850 and licensed since 1853, the Eureka is recognised as the city’s second-oldest continually licensed pub, presenting a variety of incarnations as a tavern, live music den and most recently
After 50 years in the same hands, Perth icon the Subiaco Hotel has been bought by dynamic local publicans Dave Allan and Lawson Douglas. Michael and Judy Monaghan acquired the historic pub business in the late 60s, and bought into a quarter share of the freehold in 1990. Over the decades they transformed it from
Shortly following the announcement of its sale by receivers, Paddington’s Captain Cook Hotel has been put into drydock, taking its final curtain call over the weekend. Built 1914 on the corner of Flinders Street and Moore Park Road, opposite what would become the football stadium and Sydney Cricket Ground, the Captain Cook has long entertained
Carlton & United Breweries continues its quest to retain market dominance, embracing its new markets and vying for credibility even as it is readied for new owners. Consumer trend research continues to find major growth in the low- and no-alcohol sectors, as Australians, particularly the younger demographic within licensed premises, continue to seek moderate alternatives
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Recognising changing consumer demands, global drinks giant Diageo has released a low-ABV, low-calorie drink born for contemporary socialising. Smirnoff Infusions is based in the acclaimed vodka, with the addition of natural botanicals. It is 20 per cent ABV, and intended to be mixed with soda water. While offering a flavour profile akin to that found
Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Management Group has revealed its big-budget revival of Brisbane’s historic Normanby Hotel, taking the heritage-listed footy pub ‘back to its roots’. Built 1890, the Normanby embodies the history of Brisbane, in its growth and prosperity. It is a multi-level structure on a big 3,683sqm block at Red Hill’s ‘Fiveways’ intersection, close to
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