The celebrated Celtic Club has found a new home, taking over AVC’s (former) Sarah Sands Hotel, in the craic of Brunswick. Melbourne’s 600-strong Celtic Club was formed in 1887, and has outlasted sister initiatives in Sydney and Brisbane to become Australia’s oldest – and largest – ongoing Irish social and cultural club. The Sarah Sands […]
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Two prime hotels are on offer in booming NSW regional hub Orange, providing opportunity and scale in agricultural heartland. Established in 1890, the two-storey Hotel Orange is the oldest pub in the area, residing on a prominent 712sqm lot on one of the busiest intersections in central western NSW. Over the years it has been
Burgeoning pub powerhouse Virtical has begun its transformation of the stalwart Republic Hotel in the Sydney CBD, ushering in a new level of sophistication in the opening of the on-trend INNA Lounge. Originally a single-storey pub, the Republic has stood on the city site since 1865, evolving over time into the four-level landmark it
A recently renovated Haymarket landmark pitched to be the next big versatile hospitality venue in the city’s southern fringe, is being sold by a private investor. Constructed 1884, the multi-storey Goulburn St building was originally a barracks for the Salvation Army, before being transformed in the 1960s into the China Town Twin Cinema. Occupying a
ASX-listed HPI today announced it has entered a binding agreement to sell four of its hotels to its major tenant, Australian Venue Co, for a total of $48.6 million. Set to occur in two tranches, the four properties comprise three in Queensland, being the Hotel Allen in North Ward, Royal Mail Hotel in Tewantin, and
A Victorian club has reignited a 20-year debate and prompted a battle with Council by applying to revive the closed Romsey Hotel, incorporating the installation of 50 gaming machines. Romsey Football Netball Club (RFNC) submitted an application to the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) for a $10 million renovation and extension on the
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Merivale’s move into Melbourne is under fire, with reports the extensive plan for Tomasetti House is struggling to meet its anticipated opening for this year as the bar-tzar feels the operational pinch. Early 2021 Justin Hemmes’ group shelled out around $40 million to the Sydney-based Millett family for the prized establishment on Flinders Lane. Tomasetti
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) recently published research on artificial intelligence and possible considerations for the hospitality industry. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the process where computer programs learn, reason, and apply logic to tackle problems. AI is instrumental in understanding data and simulating cognitive functions, relying on both data and algorithms (a set
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Building on its success and growing venue count, hospitality buyer group Food Stax is expanding through the eastern states. Food Stax is a free collective for hospitality venues, with the purpose to enable its independent members to operate locally under a strong national group, giving them the power to leverage scale, to reduce cost of
Newcastle’s Royal Inn has been caught out by gaming authorities and fined for multiple breaches relating to trading outside authorised hours. An investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW reviewed gaming activity at the hotel in Waratah, finding gaming machines had been operated during the venue’s 1am-7am shutdown period on three consecutive Saturdays (15, 22, 29)
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