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ARK GROUP OPEN BIG NEW MARKET GROUNDS PUB

Posted on December 8th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
ARK Group has unveiled its huge new pub Market Grounds in Perth’s Kings Square, ready to capitalise on the future potential in the Perth City Link precinct. The big Market Grounds is located on the site of the former Perth

THIRD BRISBANE VENUE FOR SOLOTEL IS LITTLE BIG HOUSE

Posted on December 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Solotel has thrown open the doors to its new venue in Southbank, after an epic restoration and conversion of an historic landmark. The former Collins Place is a classic balcony-clad two-storey Queenslander built in 1889. It has been preserved amid

RED ROCK RELAUNCHES KING ST BREWHOUSE AS ALL HANDS

Posted on November 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Red Rock Leisure has reinvented the former King St Brewhouse as All Hands Brewing House – a new and approachable brew-pub experience on Darling Harbour. Drawing inspiration from its foundations on the King Street docks, while celebrating “contemporary brewing and

MELBOURNE TEAM RELAUNCH MT ERICA

Posted on November 13th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
UPDATE: The team of Melbourne publicans behind the successful Marquis of Lorne have unveiled their latest project – the Mount Erica Hotel, in Prahran. After the Hotel closed suddenly late last year, along came Will Benjamin, Matt Vero and Callan

HISTORIC ADMIRAL RISES AGAIN AT THE PORT

Posted on November 8th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Port Admiral Hotel has triumphantly reopened, after more than a decade in hibernation and a big two-year renovation. Built in 1849 in the Victorian Georgian style, the Port Admiral was once the hub of the Port Adelaide wharf

DIXON REOPENS BUNGALOW 8 AS BEACHSIDE VILLA

Posted on November 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A year after announcement of the purchase from the in-receivership Keystone Group, new owner Dixon Hospitality Group has relaunched Darling Harbour’s Bungalow 8 as a beachside villa. Dixon (DHG) bought Bungalow as part of a package of former Keystone venues,

BARBERSHOP BARS TEAM BREAK INTO PUBS

Posted on November 1st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The team behind the successful Barber Shop venues are breaking into the pub game with an English tavern-style tribute to the eponymous Duke of Clarence. Acclaimed bar maestro Mikey Enright and career drinks professional Julian Train form Barrelhouse Group, which

SHORT & LAUNDY OPEN REBRANDED MONA VALE HOTEL PARK HOUSE

Posted on October 30th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The Short-Laundy collaboration has reopened the Mona Vale Hotel as Park House – stage one of its $12 million renovation unveiled yesterday. Fraser Short and Arthur Laundy bought the big suburban pub at the north end of Sydney’s northern beaches

HOLEY MOLEY – DRINK DRIVING TO LAUNCH IN PERTH

Posted on October 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The push to drink and drive continues, making its way across the country as Fun Lab looks to open Holey Moley Perth next month. After successfully opening holes in Brisbane, Fun Lab took its unique “mashup of mini-golf meets cocktail