NEW OWNER NEW BEGINNING FOR ENIGMATIC TERMINUS HOTEL

One of the most intriguing hotel sales of recent times has concluded, with Pyrmont’s long-vacant Terminus Hotel selling for around $5 million. [caption id="attachment_5367" align="alignright" width="315"] © 2015 Mark Merton Photography[/caption] The heritage-listed Federation style building sits quietly on the

MELBOURNE PUB AND CLUB OPERATORS FACE DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES

Three men from two late-trading Melbourne music venues have been charged with drug trafficking offences, drawing attention to operator regulation in Victoria. Manager Paul Polito and Chris Lytras – believed to be the owner – of Brunswick’s Railway Hotel appeared

TECH CO. FINDING PATRONS ‘HAPPY’ AT PUBS

A Melbourne company is harnessing the power of technology to keep pub patrons engaged with the age-old notion of Happy Hour. Beginning as a website, The Happiest Hour (THH) was started by Chris Canty when his favourite pub stopped serving

ON-PREMISE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER IN TODAY’S WINE MARKET: CONTRIBUTOR

[caption id="attachment_5813" align="alignright" width="288"] Sam Biddle[/caption] Veraison Wines is a wholesale distributor of premium Australian and imported wine, founded in 2012 by Sam Biddle, following a career in sales, marketing and senior management with Australian and multi-national alcoholic beverage producers.

GOLD COAST LANDMARK PUB SELLS AMID ‘TRADING UPLIFT’

Gold Coast gold mine Melba’s on the Park has sold for a sunny $12.5 million to former Sydney publican Bob El’s Leda Holdings. Vendor George Fleming had owned the Gold Coast institution for several years, and executed a massive reinvigoration

VALE PATRICK CRONIN

Tragically, following Monday’s report of a teenager that was cowardly punched in the head during a brawl on Saturday, the Cronin family had to make the harrowing decision to turn off life support. [caption id="attachment_5756" align="alignright" width="229"] Patrick Cronin. Photo:

OUTBACK ICON PUB FOR SALE – INCLUDING BRAS AND KNICKERS

One of Australia’s most famous outback pubs is for sale, boasting a 600-kilometre patron catchment and a room full of ladies’ underwear. Daly Waters was once Australia’s piece of the Wild West, with its history of murders and shootouts in