QUANTACO CONNECTS WITH INDUSTRY EVENT AND POSITIVE RESULTS

Hospitality specialist Quantaco recently conducted its inaugural ‘Connect’ event, bringing together analysis and hospitality thought leaders to discuss the coming year. Aiming to be an industry collaboration, Quantaco Connect assembled some of the industry’s movers and shakers to share ideas

BANGOR BONANZA ON THE BLOCK

The business of the Bangor Tavern has been put to market, offering a well-rounded operation in an exclusive Sydney metro catchment. Located around 35 kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD, Bangor is a prime developing precinct with residential population of

SEQ HOSPITALITY FALLS SHORT ON EUMUNDI TAKEOVER

SEQ Hospitality, headed by rich-lister Nick Politis, has put up a $77 million bid for listed publican landlord Eumundi Group, but one major shareholder and hospitality player is holding out. Eumundi began as a craft brewery named after its location,

ROYAL MELBOURNE PASSES THE PUB TEST

The stately Royal Melbourne Hotel has been exonerated in a court case where a patron sued the pub and an assailant for injuries sustained in an altercation. Around 10pm on 30 May 2018, Rene Van Rullen was in the venue

HOTEL COMMONWEALTH’S TRIUMPHANT RETURN

Surviving the purgatory of subsidence, the iconic Hotel Commonwealth reopens after a multi-party restoration a decade in the making. Established in 1910, the two-storey pub was built in the Colonial style, with ornate balustrades skirting the upper balcony and a

NSW AWARDS BRING OUT THE BEST

The best and brightest of New South Wales hospitality gathered Tuesday for the AHA NSW annual gala Awards for Excellence ceremony, at Royal Randwick Racecourse. A crowd of around 1,350 industry, political and business leaders attended to see the results

LATEST GAMING INDUSTRY ATTACK: TAX RETURNS

An article of accusation in the Sydney Morning Herald this week has stirred up a hornet’s nest and claims a pending ‘government clampdown’ on gaming companies claiming legal tax credits through the ATO’s R&D incentive scheme. The topic arose following

LEVY ON SHORT STAY ACCOMMODATION BEGINS IN VICTORIA

The Victorian government has announced that its new short stay levy will apply to relevant Victorian properties from 1 January 2025. A short stay is defined as a person or persons staying in a property for a continuous period of

STEHR TAKES UP ARMS

Landmark of the Sydney CBD fringe, the Iconic Glasgow Arms Hotel in Ultimo has been sold to Stehr Hospitality, ushering in fresh eyes to sustain the historic pub. Situated in the heart of bustling Ultimo, the hotel, built 1906, is

MEN ARRESTED OVER MULTIPLE PUB ARMED ROBBERIES

Police have arrested and charged two men over a series of crimes, hitting seven pubs in Sydney and the mid-north coast with attempted and mostly successful armed robberies. It is alleged that around 10.20am Monday, 26 August, an armed hold-up