PELATHON PICKS UP LANTERN’S COURTHOUSE

Pelathon has continued its big plans for expansion, paying $6.25 million for Lantern’s Courthouse Hotel as it completes its exit from the Sunshine State. The Cairns’ Courthouse Hotel is an “institution” in north Queensland. It was the official Court building

AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST PUB SET TO BECOME VILLAGE

The multi-award-winning Eatons Hill Hotel has begun its next stage of evolution, bringing five years of expectation and huge facilities with Eatons Hill Village. [caption id="attachment_6727" align="alignright" width="378"] Rob Comiskey with Mayor Allan Sutherland and Deputy Mayor Councillor Mike Charlton[/caption]

GAMING EXPO FUN FACTS: AGE

The 2016 Australasian Gaming Expo is around the corner, and operators the Gaming Technologies Association offers ‘Eight Things You Should Know’ before the Expo. #1. The Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) was first held in 1990, and has been held every

LONE TOP GAMING PUB READY FOR MARKET

After another year of consolidation, Feros Group is testing the market by offering up its top-gaming pub the Lone Pine Tavern. The Lone Pine occupies a whopping 10,000 m adjacent to Rooty Hill train station and was briefly put to market

HOT HOTEL DIRT HITS MARKET IN PARRAMATTA

The vacant plot that once held the Argyle Street Hotel has come to market, complete with 24-hour hotel licence and gaming. Situated at 111-127 Argyle St, Parramatta, the 2,812 m² site is directly opposite Parramatta train station and next door

NSW PREMIER GRANT OPENS DOOR TO LOCKOUT LAW CHANGE

Holding the NSW top job for a week, acting Premier Troy Grant has opened the door for reform to Sydney’s lockout and the State’s “unjustified” 10pm bottle shop closure laws. The review by former High Court judge Ian Callinan into

OXFORD STREET ICON SALE FAREWELLS PUB FAMILY

Oxford Street landmark The Colombian Hotel has come to market for the first time, as the McHughs exit the pub game. The three-level former Westpac Bank building on the corner of Oxford and Crown Streets in Darlinghurst is both an

MELBOURNE PUB TEAM SET TO REVIVE GEELONG LOCAL

Melbourne pub operator APD Group is ‘trading up’ to undertake a big refurbishment and revival of Geelong’s Valley Inn. Currently operating the Barwon Heads Hotel (BHH), where they have been for ten years and will soon complete their lease, APD

VALE ALBURY HOTEL FATHER LEIGH JENNINGS

Wednesday saw a farewell to another legend of Oxford Street, as friends and celebrities mourned the passing of the Albury Hotel backbone, Leigh Jennings. The Albury Hotel reached its peak popularity during the most dramatic period in the gay community,