Changing Times

HISTORIC CAPE YORK HOTEL CLOSES

Posted on March 9th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
As tourism hotspots are welcoming back domestic and international travellers, the famous Cape York Hotel of Cairns has closed its doors. A pub has stood on the corner site for the past 124 years, and its colourful history has made

THE CONTI BEGINS REOPENING

Posted on March 2nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The many talents behind the remaking of the famous Continental Hotel of Sorrento have announced the massive makeover is to begin opening this month. Built in 1875, the Hotel Continental heritage-listed hotel was bought in 2019 from parties including hotelier

RIVERLAND REVEALS NEW COURSE FOR BRUNSWICK’S RUNAWAY RAILWAY

Posted on February 25th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Conquering challenges including vandals, secret doors and moving staircases, Riverland Group will soon reopen the historic and surprising Railway Hotel of Brunswick. Beginning life in the 1880s, the four-level Hotel has seen chapters where it served as a hostel, as

NEWCOMERS DIVE IN WITH BIG PLANS FOR WESTMINSTER

Posted on February 18th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Regional landmark the Westminster Hotel of Temora is entering a new era at the hands of ambitious newcomers, transforming a tired operation into a family-friendly destination pub. The proud new owners are Jamie and Sally Keith, who bought the freehold

ENGLAND’S OLDEST PUB GOES OUT OF BUSINESS

Posted on February 9th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A striking example in the many thousands of UK pubs that have closed since the onset of the pandemic, after a thousand years one of the oldest pubs in Britain has sunk into administration. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (YOFC) in

LANSDOWNE TO TURN OUT THE LIGHTS

Posted on February 4th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney’s iconic, hard-rocking Lansdowne Hotel has announced its pending retirement from live music, in favour of budget accommodation. The striking three-level pub is on City Road, close to the corner of Broadway and opposite Victoria Park, which skirts Sydney University.

ROYAL LOCALS TEAM UP TO SAVE THE TOWN’S PUB

Posted on January 24th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Facing the loss of their treasured local, the people of the town of Grong Grong have raised over a million dollars to form a cooperative and buy it themselves. Grong Grong is a small town in the NSW Riverina, east

IRVIN TRANSFORMS TOWNSVILLE ICON SEAVIEW HOTEL

Posted on January 19th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Irvin Hotels has completed a major overhaul of Townsville’s iconic seaside Seaview Hotel. The local landmark was established in 1889, but the current building came in 1929 after the old timber Hotel was destroyed by fire. Renovations began in January

COMMUNITY RALLIES TO REVIVE WOODSIDE BEACH PUB

Posted on December 13th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A community and crowd-funded campaign including an AFL footballer is rebuilding the closed Woodside Hotel, destined to return as the destination Woodside Beach Hotel. Woodside Beach is a Victorian town around three hours from Melbourne that has experienced tremendous loss

AVC UNVEILS RENOVATION VICTORIA

Posted on December 8th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co’s investment into its southern venues continues with launch of the reinvigorated Victoria Hotel in Yarraville and the Rooftop Bar and offering at Albury’s Albion Hotel. After four months closed, the Yarraville’s Victoria Hotel re-opened with a refreshed