BACK IN THE SADLIER
The good people of Morven have a reason to smile again with a clutch of locals opening a local pub – four years after the town’s original and only pub burned to the ground. Popular watering hole the Morven Hotel
NO MORNING STAR FOR MELBOURNE
The purgatory being felt in pubs in Victoria has claimed its first victims, with two popular Melbourne hotels announcing permanent closure in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past decade and a half the historic Mona Castle Hotel
BETOOTA BOOZER IS BACK
A tribute to the Australian love affair with the humble pub has “roared” back to life, luring hundreds of people to a spectacularly remote dot on the outback map to experience the Betoota phoenix. The locality of Betoota is a
AVC UNVEILS BIG RENO AT BONNY VIEW
Australian Venue Co is about to unveil its lavishly renovated and rebranded Bonny View Hotel, looking to snag families through kid-focused entertainment and quality dining. Bald Hills’ former Bonny View Tavern, built in the 1930s, has undergone a $1.3 million
MASSIVE TREENDALE FARM HOTEL OPENING SOON
Locals pub group has announced it will open its massive new greenfield site the Treendale Farm Hotel in November, providing a 10,000sqm family-friendly bonanza for the locals of Australind. The landmark, purpose-built hotel on Australind’s The Promenade, around 160
IRIS MILLIONS REVIVAL AT HOTEL STEYNE
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Group has been busy making hay while the lights were out, significantly including a major multi-million-dollar restoration and expansion of Manly’s iconic Hotel Steyne. Sealing the deal on the Northern Beaches landmark mid-2019, Iris swiftly applied for
MR BROWNIE OPEN AND UNASHAMED
Restaurant owner Jessi Singh is charging ahead with his opening of the new and slightly controversial ‘Mr Brownie’ in South Melbourne, bringing an unashamedly Indian flavour to the city pub. Singh is already a well-known pot-rattler in Melbourne, fronting his
MORRIS REOPENS ALBERT PARK LOCAL
The historic Albert Park Hotel is joining the ranks of the re-opened, following an extensive makeover to refresh the offering and usher in another new era for the Melbourne icon. The pub was built 1883 in the southern Melbourne suburb
ROYAL OAK PARRAMATTA GONE AT 197
Parramatta’s iconic Royal Oak Hotel is no more, as demolition begins on one of Sydney’s oldest pubs to make way for the $2.4bn Parramatta light rail. An inn was established at the site, on the corner of Church and Ross
HISTORIC KING’S HEAD WILL NOT REOPEN
The historic King’s Head Hotel is one of the first pubs to formally pronounce it will not reopen after the mandatory closure period, as the financial burden proves too much. The King’s Head has been trading since 1876, and for
