Changing Times

LAZARUS LAUNCHES SHOAL BAY COUNTRY CLUB ON THE BEACH

Posted on March 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Formerly Sydney-based publican Andrew Lazarus has unveiled the stunning restoration of his sea-change pub, the Shoal Bay Country Club. Proprietor of well-known Sydney venues such as the Eastern and El Toro, Lazarus bought Hamilton’s Beaumont Exchange Hotel from the fading

IMPERIAL MEETS MARK FOR MARDI GRAS

Posted on March 2nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Following an extensive eight month $6m renovation, Fraser Short and Scott Leach tonight reopen Erskineville’s fabled Imperial Hotel, birthplace of Priscilla, right on time for Mardi Gras 2018. Known around the world for its starring role in Priscilla: Queen of

HIBERNATING TERMINUS HOTEL TO RECOMMENCE

Posted on February 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Pyrmont’s time-warp Terminus Hotel will soon reopen, sporting a sympathetic look and Mediterranean menu alongside memories of nearly 32 years dormant. One of Sydney’s oldest licensed establishments, first pouring drinks on Christmas Eve 1841, the original pub was demolished and

IRIS CAPTURES HUNTER WITH NEW PORTFOLIO MIX

Posted on February 2nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Iris has rounded its ever-growing portfolio of hospitality business, reviving Australia’s oldest operating winery under its proud original moniker, Dalwood Estate. After sitting idle since 2014, Dalwood Estate in the Hunter Valley will reopen to the public on Easter weekend,

HAMMOND BUILDS ON PUB TRADITION AT NEW VICTORIA FOOTSCRAY

Posted on January 31st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Following the succession of accolades at his Builder’s Arms in Fitzroy, Anthony Hammond has quietly re-opened a Footscray institution, the Victoria Hotel. The humble “corner pub” on Victoria Street is a step away from the high-profile life at the award-winning

BETOOTA HOTEL IS BACK AFTER ROBBO TAKES THE KEYS

Posted on January 17th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After considerable anticipation, the beloved Betoota Hotel – sole structure in the iconic outback town – is set to reopen mid-2018. Betoota is a speck on the map in outback Queensland, a bumpy six hours’ drive east of outback oasis

RED ROCK RELAUNCHES KING ST BREWHOUSE AS ALL HANDS

Posted on November 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Red Rock Leisure has reinvented the former King St Brewhouse as All Hands Brewing House – a new and approachable brew-pub experience on Darling Harbour. Drawing inspiration from its foundations on the King Street docks, while celebrating “contemporary brewing and

MELBOURNE TEAM RELAUNCH MT ERICA

Posted on November 13th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
UPDATE: The team of Melbourne publicans behind the successful Marquis of Lorne have unveiled their latest project – the Mount Erica Hotel, in Prahran. After the Hotel closed suddenly late last year, along came Will Benjamin, Matt Vero and Callan

HISTORIC ADMIRAL RISES AGAIN AT THE PORT

Posted on November 8th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Port Admiral Hotel has triumphantly reopened, after more than a decade in hibernation and a big two-year renovation. Built in 1849 in the Victorian Georgian style, the Port Admiral was once the hub of the Port Adelaide wharf

DIXON REOPENS BUNGALOW 8 AS BEACHSIDE VILLA

Posted on November 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A year after announcement of the purchase from the in-receivership Keystone Group, new owner Dixon Hospitality Group has relaunched Darling Harbour’s Bungalow 8 as a beachside villa. Dixon (DHG) bought Bungalow as part of a package of former Keystone venues,