BIG PRICE FOR BIG ACREAGE ACACIA RIDGE

Another Sydney buyer has bought the very large-format Acacia Ridge Hotel for a top-tier sum from Sydney-based Peter Calligeros and partner Steve Farley. Billed as one of Queensland’s biggest hotels, the Acacia occupies 18,450 m² with development potential, on busy

BEACHMERE BE LUCKY

One of the Comiskey Group’s hotels has struck the title of the “luckiest pub in Queensland” after giving away yet another $2m+ Keno prize and a gaming jackpot the same day. Friday the 18th (November) proved lucky for some, as

ALFRED & CONSTANCE GO TO MARKET AS GRIFFITHS MOVES ON

An innovative Brisbane publican is moving on to “push the boundaries” – divesting his highly successful Alfred & Constance and Limes Hotel businesses. Since its launch in 2008, Alfred & Constance (A&C) has become one of Brisbane’s best-known pubs. It

COUNCIL TO ACQUIRE PELATHON’S JUST-BOUGHT COURTHOUSE HOTEL

Just days after taking the keys, Pelathon will part with its newly-acquired Courthouse Hotel after Council determined they want it more. The listed Lantern Group (LTN) first discussed parting with the landmark Cairns pub last year. Built from the city’s

COMMUNITY OUTCRY FOR PUB PUNCH VICTIM’S FAMILY

A senseless brawl outside a north Queensland pub has left a man in a coma and a town rallying in support. On Friday, 18 November around 11pm an altercation began between a group of men outside the Court House Hotel

VIOLENCE IN NSW VENUES AT LOWEST LEVEL EVER. MOSTLY

The ongoing push to reduce violence in venues has achieved a milestone, with no venues – except the casino – recording enough incidents to make the top tier. The NSW Government today released the news that the latest, Round 16

NEW LANEWAY PUB KIRK’S SET TO INSPIRE

The laneways of Melbourne have bred another trendy pub offering, as Kirk’s opens to complete the tripod picture in Hardware Lane. Inspired by the original salubrious Kim Bowie Kirk pub in the building – which itself reportedly founded the world’s

FINAL COUNTDOWN BEGINS AS WATERWORKS HOTEL LISTED

The Lantern pub flood continues as the listed entity puts its high-ranking Waterworks Hotel to market. While the procession of sales into a market short of supply have seen immense interest by operators eager to optimise the assets, few have