HPI’S TAKEOVER-BUSTING GROWTH STRATEGY

Hotel Property Investments is embracing a strategy in line with its moniker, looking to a raft of opportunities in a virile market in a fight-back against the attempted takeover by Charter Hall and Hostplus. After an initial bid in September,

OPPORTUNITY RISES IN THE EAST

The landmark East Brunswick Hotel on Lygon Street has come to market, providing an opportunity seldom seen in Melbourne to acquire a freehold going concern. The prominent three-storey corner pub resides on a 380sqm block less than 20 minutes from

MAN DIES AFTER CUP DAY ASSAULT

A man is behind bars, facing escalated charges after a man he allegedly punched at the Ettamogah Hotel has died of his injuries. Around 8pm on Tuesday night, following a Melbourne Cup event, emergency services were called to ALH’s premise

SONNEL EMBRACES INCLUSIVITY THROUGH SPORT

The newly rebranded Sonnel Hospitality is breaking new ground in Sydney’s sports and hospitality scene with an initiative amplifying inclusivity through a focus on women’s sports and events. ‘Her Sport, Her Bar’ (HSHB) aims to make sports bars welcoming, inclusive

VGCCC PROVIDES CLARITY ON GAMING IN PUB SALES

Victoria’s regulator continues its tight rein on gambling activities in the state, but concedes that marketing material on pubs advertised for sale must be able to detail their gaming assets. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has taken

BACKYARD BREW-TIFUL: MELBOURNE’S SUBURBAN OASIS

A new pop-up is set to take Suburban Melbourne to new heights of culture. ‘The Backyard’, a combined effort from iconic venue The Suburban and popular craft brewery Mountain Culture Beer Co, opens Friday, 15th November, just in time for

TILLEY & WILLS EXIT RICHMOND, HEADING NORTH

Tilley & Wills have divested their large-format Richmond Inn Hotel to a local ‘Lion’ as the intrepid operators forge north. Popularly known as the Ricky Inn, the historic suburban hotel was built 1864, occupying a 2,996sqm corner opposite the train

THE SNOW GOOSE TAKES FLIGHT

Alpine hotspot the Snow Goose Hotel has migrated back to market as a freehold going concern, through owner-operator Andrew Smith. The Goose resides on a big 2,447sqm plot in the centre of Adaminaby, accessed from the Snowy Mountains Highway. Popularly

NIMBYS TUT-TUT AT TOTTI’S

Having witnessed their historic local the 3 Weeds blossom again, residents of Rozelle are now complaining about the success and popularity of the Merivale-reinvented pub on the insular peninsula. Long known as the Rose Shamrock & Thistle Hotel, the beloved

MAN ARRESTED OVER ARKABA RAMPAGE

A Sydney man accused of assaulting staff and damaging several poker machines at the Hurley Group’s Arkaba Hotel has been released into home detention, after being detained by workers. Around 2pm on Sunday afternoon police were called to the Hotel