Changing Times

THE OAKS PRESENTS ALALA’S AND TAKEAWAY INNOVATION

Posted on December 11th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney landmark The Oaks has unveiled the final stage in the biggest remake of its history, welcoming Alala’s garden conservatory and an innovative new takeaway offering to the 133-year-old pub. In 1975 David ‘Taffy’ Thomas, son of Alala Thomas, bought

NEW MOVES AT THE STATION

Posted on November 22nd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has unveiled the new adjunct to its Footscray gastropub Station Hotel, adding alfresco appeal and a family flavour. AVC bought The Station in late 2014, already known as an award-winning drawcard for Melbourne foodies. A recent renovation

ST JAMES DONS NEW ROBES FOR MILESTONE BIRTHDAY

Posted on October 30th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Maloney Hotel Group’s hidden gem, the tri-level St James Hotel, is celebrating a makeover and its 15th year of extended trading with an extended party. Industry stalwart Kim Maloney bought the building at 114 Castlereagh Street in the early noughties,

REDCAPE’S CABRAMATTA REVEALED

Posted on October 28th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Redcape Hotel Group has made good on aspirational plans at its top-performing Cabramatta Hotel with a multi-million-dollar renovation and community tilt. In late 2017 RHG negotiated a deal with landlords the Bowden family for the $45 million purchase of the

KEG & BREW’S $10m REFURB AND ROOFTOP

Posted on October 4th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Good Beer mecca the Keg & Brew reopened yesterday after a big $10 million top-to-bottom refurbishment and expansion, including a new rooftop bar. The four-level building on the corner of Foveaux and Commonwealth streets, just up the road from Central

O’KEEFE FINDS GOLD IN NEW WESTEND

Posted on September 25th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Awarded hotelier Cam O’Keefe has relaunched Geelong’s iconic Eureka Hotel following an extensive makeover, ushering in the smart new Westend to the foodie precinct. Built 1850 and licensed since 1853, the Eureka is recognised as the city’s second-oldest continually licensed

FAT LADY SINGS FOR CAPTAIN COOK

Posted on September 23rd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Shortly following the announcement of its sale by receivers, Paddington’s Captain Cook Hotel has been put into drydock, taking its final curtain call over the weekend. Built 1914 on the corner of Flinders Street and Moore Park Road, opposite what

THE LEGEND OF NORMANBY RETURNS

Posted on September 20th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Management Group has revealed its big-budget revival of Brisbane’s historic Normanby Hotel, taking the heritage-listed footy pub ‘back to its roots’. Built 1890, the Normanby embodies the history of Brisbane, in its growth and prosperity. It is

THE OAKS’ $6M RENOVATION REVEALED

Posted on September 16th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney pub icon The Oaks has unveiled the first stage in the biggest upgrade in its 133-year history, welcoming the no excuses good-time Taffy’s sports bar. A landmark of Military Road through Neutral Bay, The Oaks is famously one of

CAMDEN VALLEY INN’S TRIUMPHANT RETURN

Posted on September 11th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Camden Valley Inn has reopened after a major ten-month renovation, ushering in a new era for the heritage-listed former milk bar. The Inn on the corner of the Old Hume Highway through Camden, around 70 kilometres south-west of