Changing Times

100 BURGERS GETS PENNY BLACK BACK

Posted on August 6th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
100 Burgers Group has revived the former Penny Black of Brunswick, sporting a streamlined moniker and nod to grungy 70s Japanese pop culture. Previously operated by Colonial Leisure Group, Penny Black was a haven for live music, with a big

AVC RESUME STUDENT STALWART THE HAWTHORN

Posted on June 25th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
After nine months dark, AVC has this week reopened Melbourne institution The Hawthorn Hotel. The iconic 153-year-old pub closed in September 2020 due to the impacts of the coronavirus, but after a new deal was negotiated with the landlord and

WATSON’S TO REPLACE PJ’S EQ

Posted on June 21st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney will soon welcome a new pub as the all-new Watson’s comes to life in the Entertainment Quarter, in place of PJ Gallaghers. After a nearly five-year tenure, PJ Gallagher’s EQ closed for COVID last year, and with only a

SARAH SANDS RETURNS AFTER YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS

Posted on June 11th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has announced historic Brunswick landmark the Sarah Sands Hotel will re-open to the public this weekend, for the first time in four years. Closed since 2017, AVC took on the dormant pub in late 2019. It has

LEWIS LAND RELAUNCH THE REFURBED THE KOMO

Posted on April 21st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Lewis Land Group has reopened its newly refashioned The Komo in Woody Point, to delight locals and visitors to the area. The company acquired the Mon Komo Hotel late last year and promptly closed it, in November. It has spent

PJs BIDS FAREWELL TO MR O’REILLY

Posted on March 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Patrons of PJ O’Brien’s bid farewell to Mr O’Reilly in a wake on St Patrick’s Day as the pub took out the Irish and pivots to PJs in the City. Proprietors posted a Funeral Notice for dear Mr O’Reilly, heralding

ROBIN HOOD RIDES AGAIN

Posted on March 10th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Waverley’s exultant Robin Hood Hotel is poised to welcome yon locals as it reopens following a multi-million-dollar refresh and nod to its proud past. The Hood, as it is known locally, already had a DA and permissions prior to the

GENERAL GORDON FIRES UP AGAIN

Posted on March 5th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The indomitable General Gordon Hotel has reopened after the multi-million-dollar makeover that followed its defeat by fire nearly three years’ ago. Sydenham’s large-format and beloved General has been reborn in a way that pays tribute to its theatrical and tumultuous

YOUNG BRINGS NEW ILLINOIS TO INNER WEST

Posted on February 24th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Bill Young’s reimagined Illinois Hotel reopened today following a multi-million-dollar refit and new inner west-centric flavour. Five Dock’s Illinois was snapped up early 2020 by former Wallaby great and respected publican Bill Young for around $15 million. Armed with a

THE WITCH TO QUELL THE IPSWICH ITCH

Posted on January 29th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A couple of old hands have concocted The Witch, in West Ipswich’s former Coronation Hotel, opening a new-look venue for changing times. The well-loved old pub closed abruptly in 2019 after a tenant vacated. Ray Smith and business partner Ron