EAST VILLAGE NOW OPEN AFTER WEST VILLAGE GOODTIME

Fresh from the quest at their West Village in Petersham, the Goodtime Hospitality boys have conquered their newly-acquired East Village in Darlinghurst. Located on Palmer Street, a thoroughfare between arterial roads William and Oxford Streets, the century-old East Village is

TOWN-SAVED PUB HONOURED AS PUB SAVES TOWN

12 local families that banded together to buy the pub and save their town have seen their work pay off as the Border Inn Hotel scoops the Wimmera Business Awards. Apsley is a tiny town of about three hundred souls,

CAMPION WINS RACE TO LANTERN’S COMMODORE

Lane Cove stalwart Graham Campion has emerged as the big-ticket buyer of Lantern’s Commodore Hotel, picking up his coveted second pub for a cool $14.5m. Listed pub group Lantern (ASX: LTN) put the McMahon’s Point beauty up for grabs last

OUTCRY AS HISTORIC MELBOURNE PUB ILLEGALLY KNOCKED DOWN

Suspicion has turned to scandal following the illegal demolition of the beloved and historic Corkman Irish Pub in Carlton. The pub was purchased for $4.76 million in October 2014 by an unnamed local developer, and when the lease expired shortly

FITZGERALD’S QUEST SEES WALKERS RETURN

Amid the flood of ultra-modern, ground-breaking boutique beers entering the market, Australian entrepreneur Toney Fitzgerald is reviving a long-forgotten brand from Australia’s colonial past. Boasting business savvy and grit but little or no knowledge of making beer, Fitzgerald enlisted acclaimed

GOING, GOING? GONE: CAIRNS PUBS COGNIZANCE

Amid massive local development, Cairns’ Grand Hotel has hit the market, the Courthouse is being courted by Council, and a new team sign for the Cape York. Occupying 2,035 m² on a prominent corner in the heart of town, the

COUNCIL TWICE OVERRULED BLOCKING APPLICATION FOR MORE POKIES

The Langwarrin Hotel will go ahead with its twice-approved additional poker machines, despite continued cries by a dissenting Frankston Council for more power. Beretta’s Langwarrin Hotel in Langwarrin is a large-format club-style hotel with a broad offering of dining, entertainment,