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DRAUGHT DROUGHT BROKEN IN VICTORIA

Posted on August 28th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The drought has broken in Victoria, as the sleepy town of Woomelang celebrates the quiet yet triumphant return of its only pub. In 2014, Graham and Lisa Shore embarked from Brisbane on a long-awaited caravan expedition around Australia scheduled for

ACQUISITIVE MELBOURNE GROUP OPENS UNION HOUSE HOTEL

Posted on August 14th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Still hammering away at their big overhaul of Mt Erica, one of Melbourne’s rapidly growing hospitality groups has opened the doors to its reinvented Union House Hotel. Around three years ago the team of Will Benjamin, Matt Vero and Callan

SHORTS’ TRIBUTE TO REDFERN MISFITS

Posted on August 11th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Marty Short’s group has taken an eclectic step to the left with the unveiling of the quirky and retro-inspired Misfits, in the former Mr Mary’s in the Courthouse Hotel, Redfern. Short Hotel Group (WSHG) bought the tired Courthouse last September.

RETURN OF THE FAT LAMB

Posted on July 19th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Five years after it was lost to fire, the historic Fat Lamb Hotel in Eugowra will soon phoenix, brought back to life one brick at a time. The town of Eugowra, about four hours’ drive due west of Sydney, lost

COUGHLAN’S BOTANY VIEW LAUNCHES NEW LOOK

Posted on July 12th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Following January’s announcement Paddy Coughlan’s Bourke St Group had purchased the Murphy’s Botany View Hotel, last weekend the pub celebrated its new look, with a double-dose of rock and party. The Murphys owned the Botany View Hotel (BVH) for 26

PELATHON PRESENTS GRAND CENTRAL BEAUTY

Posted on July 10th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Pelathon has unveiled its stunning million-dollar remake of Brisbane’s Grand Central Hotel, the station pub engineered to both attract and cater to the thousands that pass it daily. Opening in 1901 as refreshment rooms to Brisbane’s Central Station, the pub

HOLEY MOLEY SANDRINGHAM HOTEL NOW HAS PUTT-PUTT

Posted on July 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The American-style good times that is Holey Moley is set to launch tomorrow in Sydney, bringing food & bev and two 18-hole mini golf courses to Enmore’s famous Sandringham Hotel. Holey Moley champions a mix of pop culture and team

OXFORD OXFORD SCHOLAR FAILS TO SURVIVE

Posted on June 21st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Popular Melbourne pub the Oxford Scholar will soon close for good, suffering devastating loss of business while the city builds a tunnel under the building. As reported in May, the Oxford Scholar on Swanston St, located in and owned by

PUBCO MOVE FORWARD WITH RAILWAY CLUB EXPANSION

Posted on June 9th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria’s PubCo is a step closer to its reinvigorated Railway Club Hotel, with the opening of Chase Nightclub, in the former Terminus Hotel next door. The two pubs sit side-by-side on Station Street, Seymour, around 100 kilometres north of Melbourne,

COUNTDOWN TO ROCK’S RETURN AT LANSDOWNE

Posted on June 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The encore performance of Sydney’s beloved live music haven, the Lansdowne Hotel, is set to take place in just over a week. Thursday 15 June will see the Lansdowne reopen, with three “secret” gigs, announced at 7pm for kick off