REVAMPED COLONEL CLOSES AGAIN
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
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
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
BREAKING: LAUNDY MAKES GROUND IN ILLAWARRA, WITH PLOUGH & ALE
Industry cornerstone Laundy Hotels has put down roots in another new precinct, opening the brand-new Plough & Ale Inn in the Illawarra region. Mid-2020 news emerged Arthur Laundy’s group had purchased a 4,000 square metre site opposite the District Park
COOMERA LODGE REOPENS AFTER MAJOR MAKEOVER
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
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
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
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
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
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
