Changing Times

THE WINSTON PALM SPRINGS TO LIFE

Posted on October 16th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Andrew Thomas has unveiled the completed multi-million-dollar-renovation of The Winston, offering the Nor-West community a customised transformation designed for family socialising.  The Thomas family has held the hotel since 2010, and opted to execute what has become a highly anticipated

THE BENDI’S BACK

Posted on October 11th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
In March Melbourne’s iconic music venue the Bendigo Hotel, aka ‘The Bendi’, was forced to close after 14 years championing the punk, rock and metal live music scene. Now, just six months later, it’s back. The Bendi has found a

LAUNDY LETS LOOSE BEN’S THE MONA

Posted on October 4th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Laundy Hotels’ icon of the northern beaches officially begins trade today as The Mona, after a grand reopening, major overhaul, and addition of fellow peninsula legend Ben. A staple of the precinct for nearly a century, the storied Mona Vale

LEICHHARDT HOTEL LOOKS TO REVIVAL

Posted on July 29th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Once a haven for the alternative live arts scene in Sydney, relocated and now closed for a decade, owners of the Leichhardt Hotel of Leichhardt are anticipating a comeback. Original Leichhardt Hotel, c.1924 The classic suburban pub was originally constructed

PUB’S HISTORY KEPT ALIVE WITH THEATRE RENOVATION

Posted on July 24th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Long-time Perth favourite, the Guildford Hotel, raised the curtain at the re-opening of its Vaudeville Hall this month. A $2.8 million renovation extended the hotel’s indoors/outdoors facilities, transforming adjoining Vaudeville Hall (‘The Hall’) into a casual beer hall and dining

ANGLER’S TAVERN REELS IN THE CROWD FOR ITS GRAND REOPENING

Posted on July 17th, 2024 by Jane Louise
The Anglers Tavern, on the Maribyrnong River Melbourne, will officially re-open Thursday (18 July) after almost two years closed following the October 2022 floods. Image: ABC news The much-loved local has been restored and redesigned after floods destroyed the lower

MALLOW, MALLOW TOIL AND TROUBLE

Posted on July 15th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Ballarat’s historic and celebrated Mallow Hotel has closed in a cloud of questions, as its husband and wife operators disappear. A pub was first built on the site in 1862, but the current structure was likely constructed later that century

DUTCH TRADING CO TAPS OUT AFTER NINE HOPPY YEARS

Posted on July 8th, 2024 by Jane Louise
Perth’s celebrated Dutch Trading Co (DTC), known for its crafty beer line-up, will be closing on 11 August. After a strong nine years of pleasing punters and collecting awards such as Beer & Brewer’s Best Beer Venue, owner Joel Beresford

WORLD’S TOUGHEST PUB BOWS OUT

Posted on July 5th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The infamous Pier Hotel – laying claim to being the “world’s toughest pub” courtesy of its record for the most stabbings in one night – is closing for good, better or worse. The Pier is in Port Hedland, a Pilbara