MELBOURNE METROPOLITAN GEM HITS THE MARKET

A high-profile Melbourne CBD freehold has hit the market, boasting a triple-frontage and big potential as a pub or mixed development. The historic Metropolitan Hotel is on the busy corner of William and Lonsdale Streets, opposite the Mint, and close

MAY BUYS BURLEIGH HEADS BEACHFRONT PAVILION

Colourful hotelier Ben May has partnered with his Manly Wharf landlord Robert Magid to buy iconic beachside property The Burleigh Pavilion. One of Australia’s only absolute beachfront premises, the Burleigh Heads building currently houses the Rick Shores bar-restaurant, Oskar’s Restaurant,

PUB DEATH PERPETRATORS RELEASED EARLY ON PAROLE

Two brothers jailed for a pub fight that killed a man have been released on parole after only 18 months in prison. Mitchell Clay Dowling and his half-brother Jay David Blazely were each sentenced to around two and a half

GALLAGHER PARTNERSHIP SELLING PJ’s LEICHHARDT

The landmark PJ Gallagher’s Leichhardt has hit the market, as thirsty investors await the continuation of the 2015 bumper year in pub real estate. Prompted by their own craving for expansion, the partnership of Patrick Gallagher and Jack Daly have

PUB PATRONS TURN PARTICIPANTS AMID UFC UPSET

UFC 196 hit pubs across Australia yesterday and amid the bloody upset a testosterone-charged pack of men played wanna-be outside the Hurstville Ritz. The Ultimate Fighting Championships cage-fighting phenomenon is a raw, often graphic embodiment of violence, between highly trained

DIXON PUB SCENE OF SOCCER HOOLIGAN BRAWL

Inter-city rivalry saw one of Dixon Hospitality’s inner-Melbourne pubs become the scene of a brawl between two groups of soccer fans on Saturday. Victoria Police confirmed they were at the Imperial Hotel, where “There were two groups involved in a

TAG-TEAM PUNCH-UP LEAVES OAKEY MAN IN COMA

Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault of a man outside a pub that resulted in him being airlifted to hospital in a coma. Around 12:30 am on Sunday, local man Shane Smith got into an altercation with two

BIG GAMING LOSES IN HIGH COURT

Gaming giants Tatts Group and Tabcorp have lost their final chance for compensation over Victoria’s poker machines, with the High Court ruling against the foundation of their appeals. After three and a half years and massive legal fees for both

AUSTRALASIAN GAMING EXPO FILLING FAST FOR BUMPER YEAR

The Australasian Gaming Expo is still five months away, but is shaping up to be the biggest yet as exhibitor space and bookings near capacity. This year’s Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) will take place Tuesday, 9 August, through to Thursday,

PUB CHEFS & INDUSTRY CEOs NEED HELP FEEDING HOMELESS

Some big names in Australian hospitality will take part in the fifth big year of the OzHarvest drive to increase awareness about homelessness, food security and wastage. Hospitality foodservice businesses are subject to tremendous food wastage, and as such a