Open & Closed

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

AVC GOES TO THE DOGS

Posted on June 8th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co. has partnered with craft beer hounds BrewDog to announce a new franchise deal and the opening of BrewDog Bars around Australia. The pub group has committed to opening multiple BrewDog venues in the coming years across several

THE PREM RISES FROM THE ASHES

Posted on June 1st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Albany’s historic Premier Hotel has literally risen from oblivion, sporting a multi-million-dollar renovation to revive what was destroyed by arson six years ago. Mid-2016 news emerged that the lessee of the pub had been beaten and robbed by intruders, who

AVC REOPENS OVERHAULED DUNWOODY’S

Posted on May 25th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has breathed new life into a loyal local landmark, investing $2.5 million in a makeover of Dunwoody’s Hotel, in Cairns North. The pub re-opened this week following a renovation introducing a completely revamped bistro, sports bar and

PHG UNVEIL NEW OLD-SCHOOL THE STRAND

Posted on May 11th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Ninety-nine-year-old Darlinghurst icon The Strand is welcoming a new era inspired by the roaring twenties, as Public Hospitality Group transform it into a four-level dining and hotel precinct. The extensive refurbishment is taking place in two distinct phases. Open now

LAUNDY’S NEW LOG CABIN ‘ON FIRE’

Posted on April 29th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Team Laundy has welcomed a sizeable portion of western Sydney through the doors of the brand-new Log Cabin Hotel Penrith, for a look at the return of a legend. Established way back in 1826, when an enterprising ferryman built somewhere