LANTERN GOES TO COURTHOUSE SALE

ASX-listed Lantern Hotel Group has put to market yet another pub asset, as it restructures its portfolio to focus on core business in the Sydney metro. The Cairns’ Courthouse Hotel is an “institution” in the north Queensland regional city, being

BUILDERS ARMS HOTEL ‘EVOLVES’ INTO CHINESE RESTAURANT

One of the country’s premier gastro pubs and few to offer two-Hatted dining, is transforming to open a very Zen Chinese restaurant. The Builder’s Arms Hotel opened four years ago under the guidance of acclaimed chef Andrew McConnell and partners

DOWN-UNDER CLIENTS FLOWN TO HEINEKEN PARTY CENTRAL IBIZA

The massive UEFA Champions League Final took place recently in Spain, and to celebrate, Heineken invited key Australian clients to a weekend party in Ibiza. Saturday, 28 May saw the culmination of the 61st Champions League for the UEFA (Union

HARD-HITTING BRAWL IN UNNAMED PUB

Wild footage shows another night in an unnamed pub in Britain, with many of the patrons taking part in a routine post-footy brawl. While Manchester United has been named the first soccer team valued at over $1bn, a video tagged

PJs LEICHHARDT SOLD FOR $14.5m TO NEW OLD PUBLICAN

PJ Gallaghers Leichhardt has sold between well-known publicans, as national assets and values see more businesses heading to the pub. The partnership of Patrick Gallagher and John Daly that resulted in a prominent corner pub becoming PJ’s Leichhardt, has divested

THE COLLAROY EVENT POSTPONED AMID WILD WEEKEND

PHMG’s The Collaroy swapped a master chef for a wild weekend as a storm front struck Sydney and battered the northern beaches. Gale-force winds and wild seas stripped the beach away along the northern Sydney coastline, with Collaroy and Narrabeen

MASSIVE SANDSTONE POINT PUB SET TO ROCK WITH ANNUAL MAJOR CONCERT

Award-winning mega-pub Sandstone Point will soon hold its inaugural Sandstone Rocks concert, headlining with major Australian acts. The Sandstone Point Hotel is the current title-holder of the QHA’s ‘Best New Hotel’, ‘Best Outdoor/Non-Enclosed Facility’ and ‘Best Overall Hotel’. It is

DRINKWISE RELEASES NEXT INSTALMENT OF AWARD-WINNING CAMPAIGN

The award-winning ‘How to Drink Properly’ education campaign has taken another step, bringing ‘How to Date Properly’ to the consciousness of young people. Independent not-for-profit DrinkWise has been producing the How to Drink Properly messages since 2014. Its aim is

NEW SYNDICATE GRABS THOMAS’ TREETOPS PUB FOR $20m

A new pub syndicate led by well-known hotelier Peter Ashelford and Sydney Roosters chairman Nick Politis has snapped up the Thomas’ Treetops Tavern on the Gold Coast for $20 million. The Treetops occupies a prominent 7,000 m² site in the

COLES-TENANTED HOTEL AND BIG-BOX SELLS FOR $15m

The Coles-tenanted Redcliffe Tavern and adjoining 1st Choice freehold has sold to a private investor for $15 million. The 2,498 m² site, with frontage to both John Street and Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe, contains the freestanding tavern and big-box retail liquor