Less than a year after launching its first venue in Melbourne, Odd Culture Group has announced it has on-sold the Victorian venture in the pursuit of major expansion back home. James Thorpe’s group announced the new endeavour – Odd Culture Fitzroy – on Melbourne’s legendary Brunswick Street, in Fitzroy, in March 2023. It opened in […]
The Mitch Hotel has come to life in Alexandria heartland, as new owners Brett and Clare Davis reinvent the space into a serious good-time local. Originally the Balaclava Hotel, opening in 1920, the site at 50 Mitchell Rd later became known as the Buckland Hotel, before a spell as a Fratelli Fresh. In a nod
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has consolidated its broadened appeal with a multi-million-dollar renovation of suburban landmark the Tempe Hotel. A hotel was first established on the Princes Highway site in 1856, and the current two-storey brick building was constructed in the 1890s, holding a block of nearly 1,200sqm. Keeping an enviable collection of hotels
Tommy Hall, in partnership with Irish icon Ray Reilly, has reopened the group’s vision for The Cricketers Balmain, welcoming the return of a ‘proper local’ to the precinct. The Cricketer’s Arms was established in 1872 and for many years served as host to the dockers and wharfies of Balmain and surrounds. Satisfying the goal – to
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South Bank’s latest Gastropub, The Rose & Crown, opened its doors to a hungry Brisbane populace at the end of February. The historic two-level Queenslander dates back to 1889 and has been a residence, police station, squatters’ den and most notably in recent history, Little Big House. The site that was to become Little Big
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Another Melbourne venue is set to close this month despite unwavering support from locals. Iconic music venue the Bendigo Hotel, also known as ‘The Bendi’, has been at the heart of Melbourne’s metal scene for the last 14 years, hosting overseas acts as well as supporting up-and-coming artists. The beloved Melbourne venue turned to social
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Newcastle seaside icon the Beach Hotel has officially reopened, following an extensive and inspired restoration. Located in the heart of Merewether, the hotel was founded in the 1890s and the current building constructed by Tooth & Co in 1939 – now “steeped in sun, salt and community spirit”. Hotelier Glenn Piper grew up spending summers
After triumphantly ending five years in the dark in late 2023, the historic Edinburgh Castle has closed again in the hands of receivers. Ending much anticipation in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, the Castle reopened in December under new operators Jatin Malhotra and Rohit Kapur. Around half-a-million was spent sprucing up the fit-out in preparation,
AVC has advanced its position in the Sunbury locality, unveiling its multi-million-dollar renovation of the Ball Court Hotel, designed with the entire community in mind. The group bought the pub in Sunbury, around 40 kilometres north-west of the Melbourne CBD, in late 2021. Applying its trademark investment strategy, Australian Venue Co (AVC) re-opened the pub
The beating heart of Bendigo hospitality has bid a sad but memorable farewell at the White Horse Hotel, as long-time owners Brad and Sheridan Warren reluctantly succumb to the pressures of family illness. Located on Eaglehawk Road in the city’s California Gully, the White Horse has been the work of the Warrens, parents to Elijah
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