Changing Times

SEAMUS O’TOOLE BIDS FAREWELL

Posted on May 24th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Beloved east Melbourne local Seamus O'Toole Irish Pub is closing next week, having failed to reach an agreement with landlords, the Knox Ozone precinct. The bawdy Seamus O'Toole, fondly known as ‘The Irish’, opened in the centre in 2002. It

PARRAS UNVEILS AMBARVALE ‘SUPERPUB’

Posted on May 1st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Culminating years of planning and a massive makeover, Colin Parras has unveiled his Ambarvale “superpub” and micro-brewery. Parras purchased the large-format Ambarvale Hotel on 7,200sqm in the thriving Campbelltown LGA from the exiting Lantern Group in late 2016 for $21.2

ALH FORCED TO RESUME AND REOPEN THE ARCHER

Posted on April 26th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Three years after on-selling the leasehold interest, Australia’s biggest pub group ALH has resumed control and re-opened The Archer in North Adelaide. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) sold the business to Bloody Mary Group’s Huntsman Hotel P/L in 2016. The

HOTEL GEARIN GOES DARK

Posted on April 15th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Katoomba’s historic Hotel Gearin has closed its doors amid a dispute between tenant and landlord. Built 1881 by George Biles, the Hotel stands at a major Katoomba juncture on the Great Western Highway as it passes over the mountains. It

GALLAGHER OPENS TWO FOR SAINT PATS

Posted on March 18th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Hot on the heels of a portfolio shuffle, Gallagher Hotels has relaunched two of the fleet with new looks, welcoming a resort feel into the Central Coast, and another PJs at Ryde. Patrick Gallagher’s group (GHM) currently counts eleven pub

ROSE BAY REVIVAL

Posted on March 1st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The landmark Rose Bay Hotel has reopened today after an extensive and much-needed overhaul involving vintage trains and a new approach. Located on the bustling corner of New South Head and Dover Roads, the pub is a handsome three-storey Victorian

QUARTER ACRE HOTEL BRINGS AUSSIE DREAM TO APPLECROSS

Posted on February 27th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Quarter Acre Hotel has opened in Applecross, bringing an all-inclusive ‘backyard-style’ space to the southern Perth suburb. The Hotel is the brainchild of industry stalwarts Miles Hull and Clint Nolan, who last teamed up in 2004 when Nolan, a former

HISTORIC WHITMORE HOTEL SEES NEW SPARKKE AND BREWERY

Posted on February 27th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
New brewpub Sparkke at the Whitmore has opened in the historic Adelaide hotel, offering a new approach and nod to its past by a female-founded operation. The repositioned hotel is the first venue for social enterprise Sparkke Change Beverage Co

ROYAL ‘TERRACE’ HOTEL REOPENS AFTER TWO YEARS

Posted on February 11th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Entertainment Venues Australia is bucking the trend, reopening the heritage-listed Royal Terrace Hotel in Kent Town in time for Adelaide’s festival season. The landmark pub – previously known as the Royal Hotel Kent Town – occupies a major corner on

CLARKS REVEAL NEW-LOOK BIRKENHEAD HOTEL

Posted on December 17th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Clark family have executed an extensive renovation on their long-held Birkenhead Hotel in Sydney’s inner west. The two-storey brick pub on a commanding corner of Drummoyne’s Lyons Road was purchased by the Clarks in 1995, and dutifully retained as