The historic Barrier Reef Hotel in Cairns has resumed the game, under new owners, returning a near-full-time watering hole to the capital of FNQ. Established back in 1898 as the Empire Hotel, the current two storey hotel was built in 1926. The waterfront property occupies 530sqm on Wharf St, where thousands of passengers disembark from […]
Newcastle’s Gladstone Hotel aims to re-open in May this year, with a new private owner at the helm. Plans for the heritage-listed Stockton venue include the hotel becoming more family friendly, with the aim of creating a community hub. The Gladstone will focus on the daytime economy. The new owner has ditched the gaming area
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Australian Venue Co continues to invest in venue improvements, this month revealing further refreshed looks for two of its Queensland pubs. North Brisbane’s Everton Park Hotel is the most recent overhaul, now boasting a sunny beer garden with its own bar, enhanced by big screens and festoon lights. Its new-look sports bar reaches across a
Sonnel Hospitality has announced yet another hotel transformation, shifting its focus east to make more in Sydney’s inner west. Complementing news of the group’s unveiling $75 million remodelling plans across four of its key venues, Sonnel, formerly the Nelson Meers Group, has revealed the Marrickville Tavern’s new look. Consultant Justine Baker, former CEO of Solotel,
The newly-formed Castle Group Hospitality is ramping up operations in the Victorian capital, aiming to create experience-led venues that are more than food & bev. One of Melbourne’s newest boutique hospitality groups, CGH began in 2020 when it took over operations at Arcadia cafe, an all-day alfresco and indoor venue. Since then the enterprise has
Adelaide’s 145-year-old West Thebarton Hotel has until July to close, destined for demolition as part of the North-South Corridor upgrade. The River Torrens to Darlington Project (T2D) designs mean the land the heritage-listed pub occupies will be cleared to make way for the northern tunnels. According to the Mitcham Council website, the T2D is the
Harvest Hotels has recently unveiled two of its latest redevelopments – The Milestone Hotel in Dubbo, and The Old Pub Woy Woy. Harvest’s current portfolio encompasses 13 pubs across NSW and SA, with The Milestone and The Old Pub being two out of five redeveloped in the past year. They join the William Farrer Hotel
Twenty years ago, St Kilda’s historic Beaconsfield Hotel closed following the shocking death of former star cricketer David Hookes, and the subsequent backlash from the public. Now, owner Geoffrey Ogden, who runs several Western Australia venues with his family, has been given approval from Port Philip Council to reopen – despite concerns from the local
Australian Venue Co (AVC) continues to invest in Melbourne pubs, this time opening the Gardiner Hotel in Malvern while simultaneously unveiling its renovation of the Flinders Hotel on the Mornington Peninsula. Previously the old National Bank building, The Gardiner’s doors opened last Friday following a seven-month renovation to the 109-year-old building. Owned by Paul Tuddenham,
After nearly a century and a half overlooking Port Phillip Bay, Julian Gerner has revived Sorrento’s Koonya Hotel, in a return to days of old. The pub was built by John Boswell Clarke and family using local limestone, opening as the Mornington Hotel in 1876 as a place for visitors to the seaside precinct to
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