MELBOURNE’S ICONIC WATER RAT HOTEL SOLD

UPDATE: The historic Water Rat Hotel in South Melbourne has sold, holding a short lease and offering a range of options for the buyer. The two-storey pub was built in 1858 as Druids Hotel on a 314sqm block just three

AUSTRAC INCREASING FOCUS ON MONEY LAUNDERING IN HOTEL SECTOR

Recent activity by AUSTRAC (Australia's financial intelligence agency, governing anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing) is believed to be part of plans for increased reporting by hospitality operators, says consultant firm Risk Training Australia.   [caption id="attachment_11771" align="alignright" width="138"] Phillippa Lloyd[/caption]

MOELIS GROW REDCAPE WITH 3 BUYS FOR $100m

This week Moelis – new owner of Redcape Hotel Group – announced nearly $100 million in acquisitions into the portfolio ahead of a big capital raising and its potential re-listing. Redcape Hotel Group (RHG) already operates top gaming pub the

PUB WORKER DIES VIA EVERYDAY DANGER

An employee of the renowned Royal Mail Hotel has died after being stung by multiple bees in the pub’s produce garden. While Australia has the dubious international reputation of crawling with venomous critters, including the world’s most dangerous snake(s) and

HARD-EARNED WA AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

The illustrious Awards for Excellence for the AHA WA were held on Monday night, crowning the latest stand-outs in the big State of hospitality. As a State without gaming, Western Australian venues have to work harder than the rest of

PHILLIPS LIST BLUE MOUNTAINS BEAUTY

The Phillips’ are calling time on running pubs and parting with their period-style Blue Mountains Hotel in the NSW highlands, which they’ve owned for 33 years. Historic Lawson is a Blue Mountains town around 90 kilometres due west of the

FLOWER DANCES FOR MONEY – AND RESEARCH

Well-known publican Alistair Flower is dancing up a storm in the name of cancer research, hoping to raise awareness in fellow 40-somethings that it could happen to them too. Flower is a career publican with plenty of experience and some

PELATHON SELLING QUEENS HOTEL AFTER 1 WEEK

Pelathon is testing the waters in Gladstone – hand-balling its newly acquired Queens Hotel as the mining region begins to gather steam again. Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Management Group purchased both the Queens Hotel and Tandara Hotel in Sarina in one