MEADOWBROOK TO MARKET AS JAZ GOES NORTH

One of Queensland’s Top20 gaming pubs has come to market, as Jaz Mooney’s Middle Head Ventures divests to further big projects in the State’s north. Meadowbrook is a suburb of Logan City, on the M1 mid-way between Brisbane and the

LAKEVIEW HOTEL LOOKS GOOD TO SYDNEY PUBLICAN

Sydney hotelier Garry Macdougall has expanded on his capital operations, grabbing a coastal change with acquisition of the Lakeview Hotel in Merimbula. Boasting a waterfront site and unique opportunity as the only hotel in town, the Lakeview sits on 4,646m²

SHR’S PRAHRAN GETS MENU MAKEOVER TO BEFIT ITS BEAUTY

Not content with international awards for its design, Sand Hill Road has “stepped up” the menu at its Prahran Hotel, bringing a specialty chef and rustic menu to match the ‘wow’ factor. Since the group’s extensive makeover of the 1940s-built

POURING THE PERFECT BEER

Neal Cameron is director of the Institute of Beer (IOB), brewing director for Beer Farm, and one of country’s most experienced brewers. The Institute of Beer is the exclusive licensee of the globally renowned Cicerone training in Australia, and a

ACCC RULES OK ON BIG BREWER TAP CONTRACTS

After an extensive investigation in a rapidly changing marketplace, the consumer watchdog has ruled the contracts pushed by big brewers are not having a significant impact on craft beer and brewers. A number of smaller brewery operations put allegations to

COUGHLAN’S BOTANY VIEW LAUNCHES NEW LOOK

Following January’s announcement Paddy Coughlan’s Bourke St Group had purchased the Murphy’s Botany View Hotel, last weekend the pub celebrated its new look, with a double-dose of rock and party. The Murphys owned the Botany View Hotel (BVH) for 26

ID SCANNERS UNDER FIRE IN QLD VENUES

Less than two weeks into operation and Queensland’s new ID scanner laws are under fierce attack, and the Premier is already hinting they may be changed. Figures released by the Attorney-General on Monday reported 481,758 people have been scanned since

PELATHON PRESENTS GRAND CENTRAL BEAUTY

Pelathon has unveiled its stunning million-dollar remake of Brisbane’s Grand Central Hotel, the station pub engineered to both attract and cater to the thousands that pass it daily. Opening in 1901 as refreshment rooms to Brisbane’s Central Station, the pub

GREAT NORTHERN DEFIANT ON NO HOLGATE BEER

Carlton craft beer mecca the Great Northern Hotel has aired the issue of brewery mandates, ousting the burgeoning Holgate Brewhouse as it insists on more taps. The Great Northern Hotel (GNH) in Carlton North is a locals’ pub, with strong