With the possible exception of the general practitioner, no business speaks to the heart and health of a community more than the humble local pub. It was my pleasure to recently interview an individual – nay representative of a lineage – that embodies the community spirit that has come to provide this stalwart identity to […]
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The battle for the beaches hit top gear last night as Merivale CEO Justin Hemmes signed on to take over the iconic Newport Arms Hotel. Only a few months since the Laundys and Fraser Short purchased the nearby Mona Vale Hotel in a big money deal from Peter Beaumont’s Fernwood Group, Justin Hemmes’ Merivale has
Iris Group has gotten the go-ahead for stage one of the massive redevelopment of its Kings Cross landmark, the Mercure Hotel. The Group purchased the mixed use property for $65 million in late 2012 from Australand Property Group. The building incorporated licensed venues top 25 gaming pub the Crest Hotel and late-trader Goldfish, as well
Paddy Coughlan and Ned Kelly’s new pub is changing name – for one day. Having announced the acquisition in recent weeks, in a new venture with old partner Rodney ‘Ned’ Kelly, Paddy’s Lord Gladstone Hotel will be re-named the Lord Turnbull for one day only – in support of the ‘Abbottsolutely Hopeless’ campaign. A 4.5-metre
Sky Racing’s new thoroughbred-only channel will be launched this Saturday, bringing new technology and “a new era for Australian race broadcasting”. Sky Thoroughbred Central replaces the existing Sky Racing World, and will be supported with innovations such as boutique camera shots, graphics and a world-class line-up of race callers. The new-look channel will champion the
The historic Imperial Hotel at Clifton will be “restored to its former glory” after being boarded up for more than a decade. WIN Corporation has owned the hotel “breathtakingly perched high above the Pacific Ocean” on Grand Pacific Drive for decades, but the building has been closed and unused since November 2003, after a landslide
A Sydney teenager is recovering from serious burns after a classic case of stupidity under the influence of alcohol. Sydney Northern beaches 18-year-old Johno Holten is in a stable condition in Royal North Shore Hospital after allowing himself to be set on fire at a house party over the weekend. A flood of media over
A stain on most licensed venues, Queensland is clamping down on public urination, fighting back with the Offenses Act and talk of pee-repellent paint. The issue of people relieving themselves in public has long been associated with the night-time drinking culture. And surprisingly enough, several States do not actually have a law against it. However,
A Darwin nightclub has seen a security guard sustain “life-threatening injuries” at the hands of three men. A fight reportedly broke out at infamous party venue Shenannigans Pub on Saturday night, with security guards becoming involved. A 33-year-old bouncer on duty was knocked to the ground and possibly kicked and stomped, causing him to lose
Victoria’s booming developer market has enticed two more A-grade pub assets onto the market, each boasting “development potential”. The magnificent ‘essence’ of Sorrento, the Continental Hotel, is the only four-storey limestone structure in the Southern Hemisphere, and boasts over 3,500 square metres, overlooking Port Phillip Bay and the Mornington Peninsula. The 1875 National Trust building
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