THE BENDI’S BACK
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
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
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
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
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
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
PUNTERS CLUB REBOOTED: MELBOURNE’S INDIE DARLING RETURNS TO THE STAGE
Melbourne institution the Punters Club, remembered for its heyday from the mid-eighties to 2002, is set to reopen in August under the same name. The Brunswick Street venue was well known as a top player in Melbourne’s indie music scene,
DUTCH TRADING CO TAPS OUT AFTER NINE HOPPY YEARS
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
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
THE BEEHIVE IS BACK
Fifteen years since its traded as a pub, the historic Beehive Hotel is flying again, under the captaincy of Julien Moussi and Tony Pantano’s Only Hospitality. Dating back to 1855, the public house took its name from being on Baker’s
