Changing Times

THE PREM RISES FROM THE ASHES

Posted on June 1st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Albany’s historic Premier Hotel has literally risen from oblivion, sporting a multi-million-dollar renovation to revive what was destroyed by arson six years ago. Mid-2016 news emerged that the lessee of the pub had been beaten and robbed by intruders, who

AVC REOPENS OVERHAULED DUNWOODY’S

Posted on May 25th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has breathed new life into a loyal local landmark, investing $2.5 million in a makeover of Dunwoody’s Hotel, in Cairns North. The pub re-opened this week following a renovation introducing a completely revamped bistro, sports bar and

ROYAL OAK TURNS A NEW LEAF

Posted on April 29th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Cessnock’s Royal Oak Hotel is in fresh new hands again, with a Newsome-Horvath partnership finding new life in the old Oak. Built in 1922 on a prominent corner in the gateway to the Hunter Valley, the large brick hotel features

AVC UNVEILS ANOTHER $6M OF LOCAL RENOS

Posted on April 22nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co (AVC) has invested north of another $6 million renovating Queensland suburban locals, expanded and designed with locals in mind. This week the Salisbury Hotel in south Brisbane re-opened after a $1.6 million renovation. Recognising an uptick in

AVC PUMP POTENTIAL INTO SEASIDE CLEVELAND SANDS

Posted on April 1st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has announced it has begun a major $1.65 million renovation of the former Spirit Hotels landmark, the Cleveland Sands Hotel, on Brisbane’s coast. The Cleveland Sands has been a popular part of the suburban Cleveland community since

HISTORIC CAPE YORK HOTEL CLOSES

Posted on March 9th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
As tourism hotspots are welcoming back domestic and international travellers, the famous Cape York Hotel of Cairns has closed its doors. A pub has stood on the corner site for the past 124 years, and its colourful history has made

THE CONTI BEGINS REOPENING

Posted on March 2nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The many talents behind the remaking of the famous Continental Hotel of Sorrento have announced the massive makeover is to begin opening this month. Built in 1875, the Hotel Continental heritage-listed hotel was bought in 2019 from parties including hotelier

RIVERLAND REVEALS NEW COURSE FOR BRUNSWICK’S RUNAWAY RAILWAY

Posted on February 25th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Conquering challenges including vandals, secret doors and moving staircases, Riverland Group will soon reopen the historic and surprising Railway Hotel of Brunswick. Beginning life in the 1880s, the four-level Hotel has seen chapters where it served as a hostel, as

NEWCOMERS DIVE IN WITH BIG PLANS FOR WESTMINSTER

Posted on February 18th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Regional landmark the Westminster Hotel of Temora is entering a new era at the hands of ambitious newcomers, transforming a tired operation into a family-friendly destination pub. The proud new owners are Jamie and Sally Keith, who bought the freehold

ENGLAND’S OLDEST PUB GOES OUT OF BUSINESS

Posted on February 9th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A striking example in the many thousands of UK pubs that have closed since the onset of the pandemic, after a thousand years one of the oldest pubs in Britain has sunk into administration. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (YOFC) in