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COOMERA LODGE HOTEL SET FOR AVC MAKEOVER

Posted on July 21st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co continues its Queensland capex campaign, announcing a major $3 million renovation on Gold Coast stalwart, the Coomera Lodge Hotel. Taken on as part of the Spirit Hotels portfolio, the Coomera Lodge Hotel is a Sunshine State veteran,

MATTHEWS STEPS UP WITH SALISBURY AND $13m INVESTMENT

Posted on May 19th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Matthews Hospitality has announced purchase of ALH’s Salisbury Hotel, as it invests more than $13 million into its South Australian communities. Matthews Hospitality is one of South Australia’s largest family-owned hotel groups, the Salisbury joining Feathers, Maylands, Buckingham Arms, Eyre,

AVC CONTINUE CAPEX PLANS, AT BMH

Posted on March 15th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co continues its mission to revitalise historic pubs across Australia through a multi-million-dollar renovation of the historic Brighton Metro Hotel. Established in 1846, the 175-year-old pub Adelaide pub is a centrepiece of the Brighton community. Investing in its

AVC REVIVING DORMANT SARAH SANDS

Posted on March 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co is breathing new life into the darkened landmark Brunswick pub, the Sarah Sands Hotel, slated to re-open in May. Built 1854, the Sarah Sands Hotel is an institution of Melbourne. In recent years it traded as the

AVC UNLEASHES CHEQUEBOOK IN MAJOR CAPEX STRATEGY

Posted on February 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has revealed plans to spend north of $50 million revitalising and expanding two-dozen pubs across the Sunshine State, in a major show of faith in the market. AVC already holds 86 pubs in Queensland and sees opportunity

CATHOLIC CHURCH PONDERS STOCKY HOTEL’S FUTURE

Posted on January 25th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The landmark, recently closed Stock Exchange Hotel in Brisbane is languishing in uncertainty as its new owners – the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane – ponder what to do with their heritage pub. Built 1863, the Exchange is one of the

NELSON MEERS’ NEW PUB FOR AUBURN

Posted on January 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Nelson Meers Hotels group is preparing to open a brand-new pub in Auburn, as work commences on the heritage building that will be home to the Ambulance Station Hotel. NMH has operated the leasehold interest of the Village Tavern

COVID RENO DEPRECIATION CLAIMS LOST

Posted on December 4th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Amid a wave of rapidly executed renovations in response to pandemic conditions, many hotel owners are missing out on claiming their available depreciation deductions, according to an industry specialist. Hoteliers and commercial property owners most commonly underclaim on depreciation because

HARVEST REAP BENEFITS IN COURTHOUSE

Posted on September 4th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Harvest Hotels has today reopened one of Tamworth’s oldest and most beloved pubs, the Courthouse Hotel, following an extensive renovation and reinvention. Built circa 1876, the pub was closed in June last year to undergo a full-scale transformation, encompassing everything

MATTHEWS HOTELS DIVIDES TO CONQUER

Posted on July 24th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
One of largest and most successful family-owned hotel groups in South Australia has finalised a succession plan it says will “strengthen the future of its hotels for the next generations”. Matthews Hospitality was established during World War II by Seymour