Changing Times

WHITE HORSE BIDS FOND FAREWELL TO FAMILY OPERATORS

Posted on December 13th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The beating heart of Bendigo hospitality has bid a sad but memorable farewell at the White Horse Hotel, as long-time owners Brad and Sheridan Warren reluctantly succumb to the pressures of family illness. Located on Eaglehawk Road in the city’s

LEWIS LAND BRING BACK THE BELVEDERE

Posted on December 1st, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Queensland’s renowned and historic Belvedere Hotel on picturesque Bramble Bay announces a grand reopening after a multimillion-dollar redevelopment “years in the planning”. Well positioned midway between the Sunshine and Gold Coasts, the Hotel has serviced travellers and the local community

BALMAIN’S DRY DOCK BACK ON DECK

Posted on November 29th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Peninsula Hospitality reopens Balmain landmark the Dry Dock this week, following a transformative restoration to re-establish its place as a cornerstone of the community. The historic venue was built in 1857, found at the similarly historic Mort Bay Park –

RAINBOW’S ROYAL UPDATES TO KING CHARLES III

Posted on November 17th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
An enterprising publican in regional Victoria has re-crowned the Royal in Rainbow into Australia’s only King Charles III Hotel. Built in the 1890s, during the reign of Queen Victoria, the embossed and stately Royal is a classic example of its

KIRRA BEACH HOTEL’S $380m MAKEOVER

Posted on November 16th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Years in the making, the recreated Kirra Beach Hotel in Coolangatta will reopen this month as the cornerstone in the massive $380 million Kirra Point Precinct. The Gold Coast beachfront pub closed early 2021, set to become integral to the

AUBURN GROWS IN THE HEART OF HAWTHORN

Posted on November 13th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
After more than a century serving the Hawthorn community and a $4.3 million transformation, AVC has fully reopened the Auburn Hotel, ushering in more trading space and addition of new attraction ‘The Pavilion’. The site neighbouring the Hotel has previously

STOCKWELL CLOSES UNDER A CLOUD

Posted on November 6th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Stockwell Hotel has closed its doors and is in administration, a little over two years since a multimillion-dollar renovation. The Barossa Valley hotel was bought by the Hoffmann, Kellermann, Kirby and Schmaal families, creating the Stockwell Trading Company.

BLI BLI SAYS HELLO AND WELCOME

Posted on November 3rd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
After a major makeover, the Bli Bli Hotel threw the doors open again this week, introducing a modern fit-out, terrace and tropical gardens, and a rebrand for Sunshine Coast specialists to Maeva Hospitality. The venue spans three levels, each sporting

TOCKY TERRACE TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Posted on October 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
PHMG has crowned its reinvigoration of Glebe’s landmark Toxteth Hotel, expanding up with launch of a rooftop terrace with spectacular city views. Mitchell and Harriet Waugh’s group took over The Toxteth in 2018, continuing its legacy as an inner west

GAME ON AT BRUNSWICK’S SPORTING CLUB

Posted on September 29th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne’s marquis pub team has resumed the original title and engineered balanced modernity at the former Charles Weston, providing Brunswick its revised Sporting Club Hotel. Built 1896, the building is in the Arts and Crafts style, its façade embossed with