Open & Closed

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

JACKSONS IS BACK ON GEORGE

Posted on September 13th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
After five years and complete reconstruction, iconic sticky-carpet late-night George Street grunge pub Jacksons has reopened as a sophisticated and contemporary venue under DTL Entertainment, fronted by Maurice Terzini. Infamous wee hours destination pub Jacksons on George closed early 2018

NEW DIRECTION FOR GRAND JUNCTION AND BROWNS PLAINS

Posted on September 13th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has rolled out another two overhauled local watering holes, bringing the Grand Junction Tavern and Browns Plains Hotel back online after multi-million-dollar investments. The Grand Junction of Pennington reopened after a $2 million renovation pitching a new

APPLEJACK TURNS ON THE TAPHOUSE

Posted on September 11th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney-based Applejack hospitality group has jumped into the next addition to the portfolio, reinvigorating and recreating Darlinghurst’s iconic Taphouse. Following a “serious nip and tuck” top-to-bottom refurbishment, the heritage pub reopens to the public Wednesday (13 September), claiming a concept

BRIGHTON’S MARINE GOES UNDER

Posted on September 4th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The popular Marine Hotel in south Melbourne has suddenly closed, blaming a cocktail of council headaches, rising costs and NIMBYs. The robust Georgian-style pub has operated since 1856. In 2013 sale of the freehold fetched $13 million, sold at auction

CANBERRA IS BACK IN BALLARAT

Posted on September 1st, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Hotel Canberra of Ballarat is being revived under the captaincy of two brothers and a chef, as the region blooms as a tourism destination and grows a reputation for dining and boutique accommodation. Previous known as The Columbian,

NEW ERA AT THE COURT HOUSE

Posted on August 18th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Court House Hotel of North Melbourne is back, backed by a team of Victorian pub tragics and serving a new stint as a gastro pub. Originally named the Peacock Hotel when it was built in 1857, it was

UNIVERSAL UNVEILS DARLING PAVILION

Posted on August 17th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The award-winning Universal Hotels has opened a brand-new CBD pub in the heart of Darling Quarter, unveiling Darling Pavilion. Located at the foot of Tumbalong Park – a short walk over the footbridge from the CBD – the pavilion-style pub