Open & Closed

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

PHMG ANNOUNCE HUMPHREY’S AT HURSTVILLE

Posted on October 19th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Public House Management Group has revealed what it hopes to be South Sydney’s newest landmark, Humphrey’s Hotel in Hurstville, aiming to “redefine the concept of the local”. Occupying a full floor of the new One Hurstville Plaza, 20 minutes from

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

ST KILDA WELCOMES A LION AND WOMBAT

Posted on September 26th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A Melbourne couple has created a new pub for St Kilda, channelling the look, feel, taste and name of the classic British boozer in their unveiling of the Lion & Wombat. Aspiring public house creator Alex Back spent time managing

LOUD AND PROUD: IMPY GOES UNIVERSAL

Posted on September 15th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Universal has put its touch of flare on party palace The Imperial of Erskineville, revealing a revamped icon to burst back into the limelight. The ‘jeujed’ dancing queen of the inner west has reportedly been painted “shades of fabulous” with