Having blasted its way through the challenges of recent years, the owners of Collingwood’s legendary live music pub The Tote are looking for someone to take over the mantle. Built in 1870, the hotel was known as the Ivanhoe Hotel until 1981, when it was rechristened The Tote. It holds 520sqm in the heart of […]
Two men have avoided jail time after violent incidents against staff and others, spurred by drugs, alcohol and animated affections. Early January 2022, 21-year-old boilermaker William Hayes was socialising with his girlfriend and two other friends at the Huskisson Hotel, in Jervis Bay, from around 2-5 pm. According to facts tendered to court, the group
The ACCC has ruled Australia’s largest publican is allowed to proceed with the acquisition of the Beachfront Hotel. News came in May 2022 that Endeavour Group (ASX:EDG) had signed to buy the popular hangout just north of Darwin. The deal was one of the first for the board of the newly-listed entity. “It is an
A magistrate has ruled against a claim of sexual assault by a Queensland mine worker, seeing CCTV of the man grabbing a girl’s bottom at a pub. Martin Beau Hunter Shaw has been employed as a FIFO worker in a coal mine near Mackay. In April 2022, the 30-year-old was out at Brisbane’s Stock
Jason Marlow’s group has on-sold the very large-format Robin Hood Hotel of Orange, for a new record country regional price for a New South Wales pub. Marlow Hotel Group (MHG) is entering a third generation of family operators, holding an impressive portfolio of eight family-friendly venues. MHG managed the enormous Crossroads Hotel until its sale
Bigwig of giant hospitality, the Comiskey Group, has unveiled its long-held and hard-fought new venue on the Sunshine Coast, The Doonan. The Comiskeys are producers of two of Australia’s largest and highly awarded pubs – the mighty Eatons Hill Hotel and sprawling Sandstone Point Hotel, which have injected $200 million into the Moreton Bay region.
A roaring pubformance of finalists has resulted in Wicked Things winning the Australian Hotels Association NSW’s Rockin’ the Puburbs live music competition for 2023. After three years quiet, the Association revived the ultimate pub band competition in NSW late 2022, announcing a grand final would take place at the iconic Selina’s Entertainment Centre, in the
Australian pub institution The Oaks has been sold by the Thomas family to loyal locals for more than $120 million. Set on a 2,188sqm corner of bustling Military Road in Neutral Bay, there has been a pub on the site since 1885. The current building was built by Tooth & Co in 1938. The Thomas’
A man who assaulted and threatened to kill a guard and his family at the Town Hall in Newtown last year has been sent away, as the magistrate disputed his claim of alcohol-induced memory loss. 30-year-old Charles Begg of Merrylands appeared in court this week for an incident on 2 December last year at the
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Diageo and Aussie legend Bundaberg Distillery have launched another devotee marketing promotion with a twist, offering one rum-lovin’ couple facilities and cash to put on their wedding ‘ceRUMony’. The prize, for the newly married couple and 40 guests, will see the party take place in Bundaberg. Bundy will provide flights, accommodation and transfers for the
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