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LORD STANLEY’S NEW LOOK

Posted on May 30th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Hakfoort Group is celebrating the new look of the historic Lord Stanley Hotel, boasting a significant extension as part of a $15 million makeover. The Hakfoort family bought the 135-year-old pub in 2022, paying around $20 million for the title

SCHWARTZ GROWS INTO ALEXANDRIA

Posted on May 28th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Dr Jerry Schwartz has celebrated the continued health of his Sydney Brewery operation, opening a new venue in Alexandria as the craft brewer marks its 20th anniversary. The early twenty-teens produced a frenetic, patron-shuffling public interest in craft beer. As

COMISKEY GROUP UNVEILS DAKABIN TO COMMUNITY BUZZ

Posted on May 21st, 2025 by Jane Louise
After years of anticipation, Queensland’s award-winning hospitality giant Comiskey Group today celebrates the opening of its eighth venue, the Dakabin Hotel, to a massive response. From 11:30am, the pub’s soon-to-be regulars began pouring in, ready to check out what the

HUMPHREY’S HOTEL IS TOGETHER AGAIN

Posted on May 19th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Mitchell Waugh’s PHMG has executed a major transformation on its upmarket Humphrey’s Hotel, doubling its bar capacity and creating a distinct destination for sports fans. The elegant pub opened late 2023, occupying a full floor of the new One Hurstville

FEROS PUTS UP PARC PAVILION

Posted on May 16th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Cronulla welcomes a dynamic new hospitality addition with the arrival of the Feros Group’s Parc Pavilion, bringing four new and unique venues under one roof. The multi-venue precinct, with capacity for up to 850 people, is set to undergo a

HISTORIC ROSE CELEBRATES 160 YEARS AND MAJOR MAKEOVER

Posted on May 14th, 2025 by Jane Louise
One of Western Australia’s oldest pubs, Bunbury’s heritage-listed Rose Hotel, is set to celebrate its 160th birthday with a new lease on life. The pub has served generations of locals and visitors, including Prime Ministers and a Governor General, as

GHANEM GROUP’S BIGGER AND BETTER COMMERCIAL

Posted on May 9th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Committed Queenslanders the Ghanem Group are beefing up Boonah with a major restoration of the historic Commercial Hotel and the addition of beer-based attractions for the tourist region. Established in 1905, the iconic Queenslander pub is open again, having undergone

ALH SERVE UP REVISED CROWIE

Posted on May 5th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s biggest publican has unveiled a completed $1.6 million internal renovation, ushering a new look and revised offerings at its Crows Nest Hotel, in Sydney’s north. The major works mark almost a decade since Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) re-opened

THREE-STOREY QUARTERHOUSE TO DELIGHT MELBOURNIANS

Posted on May 2nd, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Company has announced Quarterhouse – the newest multi-level pub, filling a gap in the market in the Melbourne CBD. Quarterhouse is a contemporary venue for up to 1,400 people, located beside Southern Cross Station, mere minutes from Marvel