PREMIER FLAGS SYDNEY REVIVAL

After five years and seven months in the dark, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has opened the door to Sydney’s revival, suggesting “it’s time”. Speaking to media over the weekend, Berejiklian heralded removing the 1:30am lockouts in Sydney’s CBD, but stood

NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2019

The National AHA Awards for Excellence took place this afternoon in a gala event at The Star on the Gold Coast, ushering the unrivalled for 2019 in everything hospitality. Nearly 500 VIP and industry guests from across Australia gathered for

BEACH HOTEL SALE LOOKS TO FUTURE

Byron’s famous Beach Hotel is back to market, offering the freehold and operation two years after wealthy investors bought it for $70 million. Built in the early 90s for around $9 million by John Cornell, larrikin partner in comedy to

FRESH YASS ON OFFER

Harvest Hospitality has put to market its freshly renovated Yass Hotel, freeing capital amid major works elsewhere in the portfolio. The Yass, formerly known as the Royal Hotel, is a classic country pub set on a large 2,028sqm corner block

EVENING STAR IN THE AIR AS PRECINCT RISES

Marcus Levy has put his shining Evening Star out to market, fresh from a renovation as Sydney poises to see the light rail come to life. The two-storey red brick pub on the corner of Elizabeth and Cooper Streets in

GERNER GONE FROM SORRENTO’S TROUBLED CONTINENTAL

Julian Gerner has found a good outcome with sale of his troubled Continental Hotel, with a buyer looking to resume restoration and development works immediately. Career hotelier Gerner bought into the Continental – aka the Conti – back in 2015.

MURPHYS MOVE INTO SINGLETON

The Murphy brothers are back in the game, picking up the freehold going concern of Singleton’s Imperial Hotel. In July freehold owners Walker Douglas Group (WDG) teamed up with lessee Callen Hotels to offer the business and property to a

TOOHEYS CELEBRATES 150 YEARS IN BUSINESS

The NSW-born Tooheys brewing has notched up 150 years in business, throwing parties around the state celebrating all its brands – from Old to New and beyond. On 7 September 1869, two Irish-Australian brothers, John and James Toohey, obtained their

DAN AND JANINE FAREWELL GEORGE TO THOMAS

Dan and Janine Redman have ended two decades defining hospitality with the big-ticket sale of their beloved George Tavern Greenhills to Chris Thomas and Thomas Hotels. The George is a big, friendly pub on the New England Highway through Greenhills,

UNWANTED PATRON TO FACE MANY CHARGES OVER WEEKEND ANTICS

An incident over the weekend in Sydney’s south highlights the unpredictable nature of some people, as an unwanted patron finds himself facing nine new charges. Around 7pm on Saturday a 24-year-old local man got into an argument with bar staff