Townsville’s historic Oonoonba Hotel Motel is getting a glow-up, including a name change back to its original moniker. The 123-year-old pub was known as The Fairfield for its first sixty years and is returning to this name as the pub is returned to its former glory. New owners PMJ Operations, comprised of Brisbane-based commercial agent […]
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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 well as surviving an earthquake. Owners LocalsCo, a family-owned hospitality group dedicated to preserving the
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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 the flagship hotel affectionately known as ‘The Crowie’, in 2016, when a multi-million-dollar overhaul brought
The Bayfields are executing a multi-million-dollar reimagining of their flagship Dee Why Hotel, ushering in a new high-end sports bar and “greenhouse-inspired” dining space. Sitting on a high-profile corner of Pittwater Road in Sydney’s northern beaches, the Hotel has been owned and operated by the locally-based Bayfield family since Neville Bayfield acquired it in 1977,
Chris Cheung’s Sydney Harbour-side institution Cruise Bar is poised for its grand return, reopening after months of extensive renovations with bold ideas and new attractions. Launched by C!nc in 2001, Cruise has long been a celebrity magnet, hosting stars including Kylie Minogue, Justin Beiber and Fleetwood Mac. It is now reclaiming its place as the
Patrons seeking an all-round pub experience in the heart of Sydney’s The Rocks will be able to dine, drink, stay and be entertained as the Fortune of War expands, upgrades and resumes. The Fortune of War, built in 1828, is Sydney’s oldest continuously licensed public hotel. Its moniker derives from it being a favourite final
Redfern’s 104-year-old landmark The Norfolk will reopen later this month, after its closure last year when previous owners Public Hospitality Group fell into administration. New custodians Solotel, who acquired The Norfolk along with Oxford House in Paddington, and Camelia Grove Hotel in Alexandria last December, will reopen The Norfolk on 23 April with an ‘Everyone’s
Moreton Hospitality’s The Beach Hotel, on Stradbroke Island, is geared to begin its transformative and innovative renovation. With a final trading date of 29 March, the hotel, known as ‘Straddie Hotel’ on socials, will renew its focus on sustainability, community and exceptional experiences for guests, integrating the facility more closely with the natural beauty of
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Ghanem Group has taken the iconic Fox Hotel, promising a world-class, multi-level dining, events and entertainment precinct within Brisbane’s performing arts district. Established in 1927, the four-level Fox is a stalwart of the Fish Lane area of South Brisbane. In recent years the hotel has been operated by Chris Morris’ Morris Hospitality, formerly Colonial Leisure
Celebrity chef Maurice Terzini and publican Michael Broome have officially reopened the former Bondi Junction and former The Eastern again as Billy The Pig, capitalising on its colourful history. Located in the Westfield Bondi precinct, the ‘no frills’ old-school pub is a creation of Terzini, acclaimed Icebergs restauranteur, in partnership with Broome, who also holds
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