Changing Times

TERZINI BRINGS BACK THE PORK

Posted on March 17th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Celebrity chef Maurice Terzini and publican Michael Broome have officially reopened the former Bondi Junction and former The Eastern again as Billy The Pig, capitalising on its colourful history. Located in the Westfield Bondi precinct, the ‘no frills’ old-school pub

BARRIER REEF ON A NEW WAVE

Posted on February 28th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Barrier Reef Hotel in Cairns has resumed the game, under new owners, returning a near-full-time watering hole to the capital of FNQ. Image: Barrier Reef Hotel website Established back in 1898 as the Empire Hotel, the current two

AVC SERVES UP FRESH LOOKS IN SEQ

Posted on February 26th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co continues to invest in venue improvements, this month revealing further refreshed looks for two of its Queensland pubs. North Brisbane’s Everton Park Hotel is the most recent overhaul, now boasting a sunny beer garden with its own

SONNEL UNVEILS MARRICKVILLE TRANSFORMATION

Posted on February 19th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Sonnel Hospitality has announced yet another hotel transformation, shifting its focus east to make more in Sydney’s inner west. Complementing news of the group’s unveiling $75 million remodelling plans across four of its key venues, Sonnel, formerly the Nelson Meers

HERITAGE HOTEL HITS THE HIGHWAY

Posted on February 12th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Adelaide’s 145-year-old West Thebarton Hotel has until July to close, destined for demolition as part of the North-South Corridor upgrade. The River Torrens to Darlington Project (T2D) designs mean the land the heritage-listed pub occupies will be cleared to make

HARVEST PUTS NEW SPIN ON TRADITION

Posted on January 31st, 2025 by Jane Louise
Harvest Hotels has recently unveiled two of its latest redevelopments – The Milestone Hotel in Dubbo, and The Old Pub Woy Woy. Harvest’s current portfolio encompasses 13 pubs across NSW and SA, with The Milestone and The Old Pub being

LIGHTS BACK ON AT BEACONSFIELD

Posted on January 29th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Twenty years ago, St Kilda’s historic Beaconsfield Hotel closed following the shocking death of former star cricketer David Hookes, and the subsequent backlash from the public. Now, owner Geoffrey Ogden, who runs several Western Australia venues with his family, has

GERNER RECLAIMS THE KOONYA

Posted on November 29th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
After nearly a century and a half overlooking Port Phillip Bay, Julian Gerner has revived Sorrento’s Koonya Hotel, in a return to days of old. The pub was built by John Boswell Clarke and family using local limestone, opening as

HARVEST UNVEIL AUSSIE INN SUPER-PUB

Posted on November 22nd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Harvest Hotels has unveiled its major remodelling of the Aussie Inn in Hackham, destined to be the new “super pub” of South Adelaide. The group bought the large-format suburban watering hole in 2022 from Hackham Community Sports and Social Club,