Open & Closed

MERIVALE REVIVES 3 WEEDS

Posted on October 26th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
More than three years after growing the group with purchase of Rozelle’s 3 Weeds, Merivale has quietly reopened the inner west former Rose. Hemmes’ outfit reports trading is “going well” since the soft-launch last week, and locals are returning, again

THE VIC AVOCA FACING PERMANENT CLOSURE

Posted on October 14th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Another of Victoria’s historic yet unprotected pubs will soon be no more, with operators of The Vic in Avoca sadly announcing its impending permanent closure. Stuart Diggerson and his father Steve took on The Vic in 2015. The family has

REVAMPED COLONEL CLOSES AGAIN

Posted on September 26th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Historic Adelaide pub the Colonel Light Hotel has closed down – less than a year after it reopened with a Bright flourish. The pub first opened in 1847, as Hotel George, making it one of the oldest in Adelaide. It

TELEGRAPH UNVEILS $5m MAKEOVER

Posted on September 14th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
AVC has unveiled its reimagining of the iconic Telegraph Hotel in Hobart, following a major makeover that ushers in a picturesque new rooftop space. The Telegraph re-opened its doors this week, boasting a $5 million restoration that aimed to blend

SINGO MAKING TRACKS IN GOSFORD

Posted on September 2nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
John Singleton is building on his Gosford investments, launching his newest hotel offering, the Railway Hotel, beneath luxury apartments in the Gosford CBD. Previously occupied as The Bon, the new Railway Hotel offering is on street level of Singleton’s apartments

COOMERA LODGE REOPENS AFTER MAJOR MAKEOVER

Posted on August 1st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
One of the oldest pubs on the Gold Coast has been reopened after a $3 million modern makeover. Established in 1885, the Coomera Lodge Hotel is a an historic part of Upper Coomera, and now fully re-open to guests following

WOODSIDE COMMUNITY CLAWS BACK ITS LANGUISHING LOCAL

Posted on August 1st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A Victorian community has banded together to restore, reopen and revive their beloved local the Woodside Beach Hotel after it was shuttered and forgotten by all but those who missed it. Woodside Beach is a Victorian town around 230 kilometres

NEW LOOK CLEVELAND SANDS PUSHING ENTERTAINMENT

Posted on July 20th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co reopened Cleveland Sands Hotel this week after an extensive $1.65 million renovation to position the venue as a hub for live music, entertainment and sport. The Cleveland Sands has been a popular part of the Brisbane coastal

RAZED TWO STOREY HOTEL RISES AGAIN

Posted on June 24th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Outback icon the Two Storey Hotel has risen literally from the ashes, back and trading after a fire razed it early last year. Built 1882 from local sandstone, the stalwart pub is one of two in the town of nearly 150