SURF, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY ALIVE AT THE BEACHES

Talisman of surf mecca Merewether Beach, the Beach Hotel, is unveiling its new aspect and plans for the future, under the tenure of current custodian Glenn Piper. Known by locals as simply the all-encompassing ‘The Beaches’, Newcastle’s iconic surfside pub

BUNDY GRANDEUR UP FOR GRABS

The historic Grand Hotel Bundaberg is up for grabs, as the city benefits from a boom in population and economic growth. The old pub is on a 2,043sqm corner block on Bourbong Street, in the Bundaberg CBD. The classic two-storey

GIGS UP AT THE TOTE

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

MEN DODGE TIME OVER ASSAULTS

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,

ALH HEADS TO THE BEACH

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

MAN FOUND ALL BUT

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

MARLOW MOVES ON ROBIN HOOD

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

DOONAN DONE: SUNSHINE COAST’S NEW PUB

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

ROCKIN THE PUBURBS PERFORMS WICKED THINGS

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,

LOYAL LOCAL TAKES THE OAKS

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