Changing Times

UNIVERSAL EASE OPEN THE MILL

Posted on October 16th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Marking the completion of the redevelopment of the old Mill Hill Hotel building, Universal has produced the “upmarket yet family-orientated” local The Mill of Bondi Junction.  The tired former Mill Hill Hotel asset was acquired by developer TWT Property Group,

FALVEY’S NEW HOTEL

Posted on October 16th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Brisbane-based Falvey family has reopened Falvey’s Hotel Yamato following a major refurbishment and repositioning for patrons’ drinking and dancing pleasure. Peter and Kim Falvey, and son Michael, have owned and operated the pub since 2014. The family portfolio also

UPDATE: BLOODY MARY GROUP IN HANDS OF ADMINISTRATORS

Posted on October 14th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Adelaide hotel operators Bloody Mary Group have fallen into liquidation, coming after its directors were found to have orchestrated deals with liquor suppliers that funnelled funds out of the venues. News emerged in May of a Supreme Court decision against

AUS. VENUE CO. REVIVES MIHI TAVERN

Posted on October 12th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
AVC’s Mihi Tavern has rebounded from natural disaster, reopening after a $2.5 million renovation with a new offering targeted directly at the local young family demographic. In February the popular pub was forced to close after flash flooding, seen in

LAZARUS’ ZENITH LIFTS LID ON CHANGE AT THE EXCHANGE

Posted on September 25th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The expanding Zenith Hotels of Andrew Lazarus has reimagined the iconic Exchange Hotel in Hamilton in a five-million-dollar reconstruction, opening tomorrow. A transformation began on the Exchange back in January. When the pandemic hit it was briefly put on pause,

AVC’S HAWTHORN GOES DARK AS MELBOURNE FADES

Posted on September 23rd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The “realities” of Melbourne’s pandemic plight sees another of the city’s pub institutions fade away, as AVC hands back student favourite the Hawthorn Hotel. Built 1868, the Hotel freehold has been owned by Swinburne University since 2015 and is located

DORE OPENS RECLAIMED ENMORE HOTEL

Posted on September 16th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Following a punctuated revival renovation, Ged Dore has lifted the lid on the re-monikered Enmore Hotel in Sydney’s vibrant inner west. The former Sly Fox fell foul of liquor authorities early 2020. A pandemic-tainted sales process followed, before news was

NO MORNING STAR FOR MELBOURNE

Posted on September 9th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The purgatory being felt in pubs in Victoria has claimed its first victims, with two popular Melbourne hotels announcing permanent closure in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past decade and a half the historic Mona Castle Hotel

BETOOTA BOOZER IS BACK

Posted on August 21st, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
A tribute to the Australian love affair with the humble pub has “roared” back to life, luring hundreds of people to a spectacularly remote dot on the outback map to experience the Betoota phoenix. The locality of Betoota is a

AVC UNVEILS BIG RENO AT BONNY VIEW

Posted on August 14th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co is about to unveil its lavishly renovated and rebranded Bonny View Hotel, looking to snag families through kid-focused entertainment and quality dining. Bald Hills’ former Bonny View Tavern, built in the 1930s, has undergone a $1.3 million