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 […]
Harvest Hotels has unveiled its major remodelling of the Aussie Inn in Hackham, destined to be the new “super pub” of South Adelaide. The group bought the large-format suburban watering hole in 2022 from Hackham Community Sports and Social Club, along with The Lodge from GM Hotels, representing Harvest’s foray into South Australia. A premium
Serial pub revivers Matt Vero and Stephen Mitchell have brought the love back to Williamstown’s much-missed Morning Star Hotel, with a fresh design and tilt to family-focus. Built 1890, the Star of the Williamstown peninsula succumbed to the ravages of COVID and late 2020 tenants the Dean family handed back the keys. Over the
Last week restauranteur Ben Walsh announced the sale of Surf Parade venues Miss Moneypenny’s and Fat Freddy’s to Anthony Moreton’s Queensland-based group. The new owner of the multimillion-dollar venues, Moreton Hospitality, has likewise announced its plans for the two spaces, which are slated to open 1 December. Miss Moneypenny’s will be reimaged into a modern
Surviving the purgatory of subsidence, the iconic Hotel Commonwealth reopens after a multi-party restoration a decade in the making. Established in 1910, the two-storey pub was built in the Colonial style, with ornate balustrades skirting the upper balcony and a classic bullnose roof over the front veranda. For many years the emblazoned Hotel was known
Artemus Group has opened the first of its Sydney ventures, Felons Brewing Co, at the Manly Wharf Bar site. The Group acquired the property in April, with the blessing of previous owner Ben May. The heritage-listed Manly Wharf, first built in 1855 as the northern terminal for the Sydney to Manly Ferry, was Artemus Group’s
Andrew Thomas has unveiled the completed multi-million-dollar-renovation of The Winston, offering the Nor-West community a customised transformation designed for family socialising. The Thomas family has held the hotel since 2010, and opted to execute what has become a highly anticipated makeover as the Sydney growth corridor continued to evolve. This ushers in Cala – a
In March Melbourne’s iconic music venue the Bendigo Hotel, aka ‘The Bendi’, was forced to close after 14 years championing the punk, rock and metal live music scene. Now, just six months later, it’s back. The Bendi has found a new caretaker in another local stalwart, The Mill Brewery, which was looking for a new
Laundy Hotels’ icon of the northern beaches officially begins trade today as The Mona, after a grand reopening, major overhaul, and addition of fellow peninsula legend Ben. A staple of the precinct for nearly a century, the storied Mona Vale watering hole began life in 1925 as the Old Rex Hotel. After that it bore
Once a haven for the alternative live arts scene in Sydney, relocated and now closed for a decade, owners of the Leichhardt Hotel of Leichhardt are anticipating a comeback. The classic suburban pub was originally constructed in 1888, in the Victorian Filigree style, adorned with decorative cast iron balustrades and veranda. The original was demolished
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