AVC STRATEGY TAKES EUROPEAN BIER CAFÉ

Continuing its portfolio tuning, Australian Venue Company has announced acquisition of a Melbourne bier, sport and comedy institution – the European Bier Café. The multi-level venue on Exhibition Street features a bar and function space, Aer rooftop bar, and a

GREAT CENTRAL SALE IN CELTIC COMMUNITY

Tony and Julie Hills are divesting their elegant Great Central Hotel in the northern tablelands, offering a balanced business in a popular tourism town. The Great Central is a quality food and beverage-based operation, providing a main public bar, commercial

MARLOW UNLOCKS 4-STAR ACCOM AT CONISTON

Marlow Group has completed a major renovation to its Coniston Hotel, opening new 4-star accommodation on the second level. The Coniston Hotel is a large, multi-level structure opposite the train station on a corner of Bridge Street in Coniston, a

NEW FISHER-DENMEADE GROUP TO RAISE FLAGSTONE

Industry identities Joel Fisher and Andrew Denmeade are back in the business, having secured a hot new site in one of Australia’s largest urban zoned greenfield developments. The Master Planned Community of Flagstone, within the Logan growth corridor south-west of

GUEST TAKES ON SURREY HOTEL REDFERN

Redfern’s historic Surrey Hotel is in new hands, with regional operator Adrian Guest taking the keys at the opportunity-laden pub on the city fringe. Built 1886 and continually licensed, the three-storey Surry is deemed both architecturally and historically significant by

BLUE SKY FOR NEW LISTING BROLGA HOTEL

The proprietors of the pride of Brolga have listed their thriving operation in southern NSW, ahead of growth slated in both the region and the pub, and as they look to growth of their own. The Brolga Hotel is a

HEALTHY MIND MENU SERVES RUOK

Yesterday was R U OK day, when hospitality workers and management are encouraged to pause and consider the mental health of colleagues, and the state of problems in the industry. International research has shown hospitality workers suffer high rates of

AVC SELLING IN MELBOURNE

The acquisitive Australian Venue Company is fine-tuning the portfolio, divesting two of its operations in south Melbourne. The Newmarket Hotel is a classic red brick two-storey structure that offers a nod to the traditional eclectic St Kilda, while “boasting its

CAMDEN VALLEY INN’S TRIUMPHANT RETURN

The historic Camden Valley Inn has reopened after a major ten-month renovation, ushering in a new era for the heritage-listed former milk bar. The Inn on the corner of the Old Hume Highway through Camden, around 70 kilometres south-west of

INDUSTRY REACTS TO REVISED MUSIC LICENSING SCHEME

The revised OneMusic scheme for music licensing has begun a 12-month roll-out, introducing a simpler system and early adopters reporting benefits. Copyright law dictates that public performance of any music must be licensed, so that its creators are paid for