Changing Times

BALMAIN ICON EXCHANGE HOTEL REOPENS WITH IDEAL SPACE

Posted on July 25th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Ending more than a year closed, the iconic Exchange Hotel in Balmain has reopened with a pioneering business model, new concept and new first-time publican operator. The landmark pub dominating the corner of classic Balmain arteries Beattie and Mullens Streets

ROYAL MAIL BALLARAT IN RECEIVERSHIP – AGAIN

Posted on July 6th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
A well-known Ballarat pub has closed its doors again, after a second tenant, connected with the first, has had liquidators take over. The Royal Mail was operated by Royal Mail Hotel (Ballarat) Pty Ltd under a vendor finance agreement, until

NEW MURHPYS WITH ROOFTOP BAR FOR GEELONG

Posted on June 20th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Geelong’s Irish Murphy’s has undergone a big transformation, adding a rooftop bar and fine-tuning the offering to become Murphys. The team of Shaun Aspinall, Tom Ward, Ian Nichols and Daniel O’Donghue purchased what was then the struggling ‘Gin & Co’

PATONGA HOTEL CLOSED AND SELLING AMERICA’S CUP BAR

Posted on May 4th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
New proprietors of the Patonga Hotel, the Boathouse Group, have closed the pub for an overhaul and are auctioning off its famous America’s Cup bar that once graced the Sydney Hilton. Andrew and Pip Goldsmith have built the successful Boathouse

LAST PUB CLOSES – DRINKING AND VIOLENCE UP

Posted on April 30th, 2018 by Jane Louise
A tiny town in Western Australia is suffering the effects of the closure of its only pub, with local health workers reporting increased rates of alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour. The LGA of Wiluna is 1,100 kilometres’ drive north-east of

NEW ERA FOR OLD BALLARAT PUB

Posted on April 18th, 2018 by Jane Louise
After languishing for three years, a Ballarat pub has now reopened under the artful curation of Yuge and David Bromley. The imposing Victorian brick building on the corner of Mair and Doveton Streets was originally known as the Royal Highlander,

BRIX IS BACK, AGAINST THE ODDS

Posted on April 9th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Peter Thomson has successfully revived local stalwart the Brix Hotel in Stawell in time for the running of the town’s famous race, overcoming hurdles left by the exiting tenant. Mid-2017 the Brix Hotel saw the entry of new leaseholders, following

MIXED LOVE FOR NEW HOTEL LONGTIME ASIAN-FUSION PUB

Posted on March 16th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Restauranteurs that took over Adelaide’s fading Hampshire Hotel have quickly been accused of salacious behaviour in the branding of their re-worked and re-named Asian-fusion pub Hotel Longtime, and its Ping Pong Club Room. Alex Fahey and his Vietnamese wife Tin

GATEWAY FINDS NEW PATH IN NEWCASTLE HOTEL

Posted on March 16th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The very recognisable Gateway Hotel in Islington has reopened as the Newcastle Hotel, shedding its LGBT reputation to be an all-inclusive late-trader, but retaining its rainbow exterior – for now. The Pertado family has held the title on the Hotel