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
Long-time Perth favourite, the Guildford Hotel, raised the curtain at the re-opening of its Vaudeville Hall this month. A $2.8 million renovation extended the hotel’s indoors/outdoors facilities, transforming adjoining Vaudeville Hall (‘The Hall’) into a casual beer hall and dining space. The redesigned theatre was matched with a new family-accessible beer garden and kids’ play
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The Anglers Tavern, on the Maribyrnong River Melbourne, will officially re-open Thursday (18 July) after almost two years closed following the October 2022 floods. The much-loved local has been restored and redesigned after floods destroyed the lower floor and outdoor areas 21 months ago. The design has been sympathetic to the pub’s boating roots, decorating
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Ballarat’s historic and celebrated Mallow Hotel has closed in a cloud of questions, as its husband and wife operators disappear. A pub was first built on the site in 1862, but the current structure was likely constructed later that century and modified a number of times since. It has had its brushes with authorities, the
Melbourne institution the Punters Club, remembered for its heyday from the mid-eighties to 2002, is set to reopen in August under the same name. The Brunswick Street venue was well known as a top player in Melbourne’s indie music scene, hosting a swathe of new Australian indie bands including Rocket Science, Frente!, Spiderbait, You Am
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Perth’s celebrated Dutch Trading Co (DTC), known for its crafty beer line-up, will be closing on 11 August. After a strong nine years of pleasing punters and collecting awards such as Beer & Brewer’s Best Beer Venue, owner Joel Beresford announced the closure on Facebook last week. In questioning whether DTC would keep going when
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The infamous Pier Hotel – laying claim to being the “world’s toughest pub” courtesy of its record for the most stabbings in one night – is closing for good, better or worse. The Pier is in Port Hedland, a Pilbara town around 1,600 kilometres north of Perth populated by hard-working blue-collar miners that is the
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