Open & Closed

BETOOTA HOTEL IS BACK AFTER ROBBO TAKES THE KEYS

Posted on January 17th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After considerable anticipation, the beloved Betoota Hotel – sole structure in the iconic outback town – is set to reopen mid-2018. Betoota is a speck on the map in outback Queensland, a bumpy six hours’ drive east of outback oasis

DOLPHIN AND ICEBERGS TEAM LAUNCH BONDI BEACH PUBLIC BAR

Posted on December 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The team behind the acclaim of The Dolphin has opened a brand new Bondi Beach Public Bar, offering a sophisticated nod to Australian drinking culture of the 1970s and 80s. The massive Pacific development on Bondi’s Campbell Parade, stretching an

FUNLAB TO LAUNCH KINGS CROSS HOLEY MOLEY

Posted on December 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Funlab is set to open its eighth instalment of putt-putt pub Holey Moley, in the rapidly gentrifying precinct of Kings Cross. The Holey Moley sensation began in 2016, the first venue opening in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, followed in April this

NEW GROUP REINVENTING NEWMARKET HOTEL AND PUB GAME

Posted on December 11th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A group of hospitality veterans is reviving and reinventing both the Newmarket Hotel and the landlord rule book, embracing insightful investment. Leisure Investment North Queenland (LINQ) Hotel Management is fronted by Richard Mraz, who arranged purchase of the freehold property

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,