PUBS HOLD BREATH OVER NORTH SYDNEY OUTDOOR SMOKING BAN

This week North Sydney Council became the first in New South Wales to ban all smoking outdoors, bringing new challenges for pubs and people indulging in a legal activity. Following consideration and submissions from stakeholders and the general public, North

AMBASSADOR SALE: POTENTIAL IN HOT WHITSUNDAYS

Mackay’s handsome Ambassador Hotel has come to market, offering upside in one of the Sunshine State’s strong regional areas. Gerard Falzon has owned the Ambassador since 2005. In 2008 he expanded the portfolio, purchasing the Retreat Hotel in Epsom, around

RAILWAY HOTEL ELAINE ON TRACK TO ATTRACT

The all-welcome Railway Hotel in Elaine is up for sale, enjoying a local monopoly on hospitality, around 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne. The tin roof Railway is a stalwart local, offering residents of the town a cosy public bar, wood

SYDNEY HOTEL NEEDING HOME HITS MARKET

The recently homeless Martin Place Bar has come to market, in a rare example of opportunity in the tightly held Sydney hospitality and property market. Formerly located on pedestrian thoroughfare Martin Place in the heart of the CBD, Martin Place

SYDNEY’S MAYBE SAMMY TAKES GLOBAL AWARD AT TALES

Tales of the Cocktail took place this week in its traditional home of New Orleans, crowning Sydney bar Maybe Sammy with the award for Best New International Cocktail Bar. Tales of the Cocktail is an annual week-long conference for the

OLGR HITS VENUES WITHOUT LICENCES

OLGR has hit two related licensed premises with $90k in fines for selling liquor without a licence or permit. Toowoomba hotel The Florence, previously The Office, was bought mid-2018 by an entity named Boutique Pub Co Ltd, at the same

RACP CALLS FOR LOCKOUTS PLUS FLOOR PRICING IN NSW

The leading association of medical specialists has weighed in on the debate over trade restrictions and alcohol availability in NSW, calling on government to keep the lockouts and also introduce minimum pricing. A NSW parliamentary inquiry is currently underway, investigating

POLICE HUNT ARMED MAN OVER WEEKEND BURGLARY

Central West District police are investigating an armed robbery and assault that took place early Saturday morning at an Orange hotel. A male cleaner at the Victoria Hotel in Orange was bailed up by an intruder, reportedly armed with a

AUS. VENUE CO. UNVEILS NEW SMITH ST SOCIAL

Australian Venue Company (AVC) has pounced on another new venue, remodelling and rebranding the retired Rorkes to become the sophisticated, all-occasion Smith St Social.  AVC continues its strategic acquisitions, eyeing long-term prospects for the growing portfolio, backed by New York-based

AB INBEV SELLS CUB TO ASAHI

The world’s biggest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI), has agreed to sell Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) to Asahi for $AU16 billion. Talks on the deal began in April, between Lazard for ABI and Rothschild for Asahi. Agreement was reached this