Jane Louise

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https://pubtic.com.au/

SYDNEY’S STONEWALL SOLD TO US-BASED PRIDE HOLDINGS

Posted on August 11th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Gay icon the Stonewall Hotel, on Sydney’s Oxford Street, has recently been acquired for an undisclosed amount by US-based hospitality company Pride Holdings Group (PHG). The LGBTQIA+ multi-level venue has been running for twenty-eight years and is known worldwide for

COMISKEY GROUP UNVEILS AMBITIOUS $250M SANDSTONE POINT EXPANSION

Posted on August 8th, 2025 by Jane Louise
The Comiskey Group has revealed plans for a $250 million expansion of its Sandstone Point Hotel and neighbouring Holiday Resort in Queensland’s Moreton Bay, promising to become the state’s next premier tourism hub. Sandstone Point Hotel and its accommodation resort

THE YACK IS BACK: A NEW CHAPTER FOR A LOCAL LEGEND

Posted on August 6th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Only a few short months after closing, Yackandandah’s local, Yackandandah Hotel (‘The Yack’, also known as The Bottom Pub) has now reopened under new ownership. The regional Victorian pub, located on well-frequented tourism routes near Albury-Wodonga, resumed trade on 1

SOLOTEL TURNS IT AROUND WITH THE WOODSTOCK

Posted on August 4th, 2025 by Jane Louise
A multi-million-dollar transformation in Sydney’s northwest is set to become the go-to hospitality destination when Rooty Hill’s Carousel Inn is relaunched as The Woodstock later this year. The twenty-fifth venue to be purchased by the Solotel Group, it was acquired

GASO CLASH: LANDLORD-TENANT FEUD ERUPTS AFTER LEASE SALE

Posted on August 1st, 2025 by Jane Louise
Collingwood’s Gasometer Hotel (‘the Gaso’) has hit the headlines again, only months after closing. Former lessee James Martelletti has lashed out at landlord Jim Kurtulus, claiming he lost $250K in sale of the lease to the new tenant – restauranteur

RED LION RETURNS WITH A ROAR

Posted on July 30th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Kilmore’s Red Lion Hotel was put firmly back on the map when it reopened on Monday. The 169-year-old pub in Victoria’s oldest inland town was once owned by drug boss Tony Mokbel, who purchased it in 1996 for $465K. It

DISMISSAL AFTER PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENT SPARKS LEGAL ACTION

Posted on July 28th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Legal proceedings have been initiated against O’Malley’s Operations, and separately against its operations manager Riley Panetta-Sleiman by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO). O’Malleys Operations, a labour-hire company used by the Royal Hotel Granville, was given an order to compensate an

GOOGONG’S FIRST PUB UNDERWAY IN $25M PROJECT

Posted on July 28th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Construction has begun on the $25 million development of the all-new Googong Hotel, on the New South Wales side of the Australian Capital Territory border. The town, a new and developing area, lies around half an hour from the Canberra

HOP TO IT: INTERNATIONAL BEER DAY IS NEARLY HERE

Posted on July 25th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Don’t lose your head, International Beer Day is almost here. Celebrated on the first Friday of every August, this year it will fall on 1 August. It was founded in California in 2007 and quickly grew from a local event

PUB’S LEASE BATTLE HEATS UP

Posted on July 21st, 2025 by Jane Louise
For almost two decades, Andrew Watson and his family have cultivated a strong community at The Hobson Stores, in the Melbourne suburb of Sandringham. Originally built in 1911 as a haberdashery, the building has been the home to many businesses,