Innovation

MEERS UNVEILS GUILDFORD’S GRAND CELEBRATION OF CULTURE

Posted on May 29th, 2024 by Jane Louise
The Guildford Hotel’s long-awaited relaunch happened over the weekend, coinciding celebrations with the Back to Guildford Street Festival. Cumberland City Council ran the free, family-friendly street festival to launch the upgrade of Guildford Laneway, built to be a safer environment

LANSDOWNE LOOKING UP WITH HAPPY MEXICAN

Posted on April 10th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney’s iconic Lansdowne Hotel returns, reviving its dedication to entertainment alongside a ‘fiesta of flavours’ by Melbourne outfit the Happy Mexican. Located on the corner of arterial drags Broadway and City Road, the Lansdowne has long been known as an

SYDNEY’S FIRST SUSTAINABLE BAR FINDS NEW HOME

Posted on March 15th, 2024 by Jane Louise
A new collaboration has ensured one-of-a-kind Sydney venue Re will continue its pioneering efforts in sustainability. Re, which was established in 2021 in South Eveleigh, Sydney, announced its closure in February this year. Re is known for its strong commitment

WARREN VIEW DISCREETLY UNVEILS TEDDY’S

Posted on December 13th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Teddy's Bar has quietly opened at the Warren View Hotel, promising an exclusive and picturesque experience reminiscent of the prohibition era, with a “touch of mystery”. Located discretely above the Hotel, the new Bar is a nod to the days

OLD GILROY’S RINGS IN NEW BELROY

Posted on December 1st, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
An old north shore favourite has become a new local as the Belroy Hotel takes over and expands the former Gilroy’s Hotel of St Leonards. For the past decade the site has been owned and operated by Garry McGrath’s Sonenco

RAZED TWO STOREY HOTEL RISES AGAIN

Posted on June 24th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Outback icon the Two Storey Hotel has risen literally from the ashes, back and trading after a fire razed it early last year. Built 1882 from local sandstone, the stalwart pub is one of two in the town of nearly 150

PHG UNVEIL NEW OLD-SCHOOL THE STRAND

Posted on May 11th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Ninety-nine-year-old Darlinghurst icon The Strand is welcoming a new era inspired by the roaring twenties, as Public Hospitality Group transform it into a four-level dining and hotel precinct. The extensive refurbishment is taking place in two distinct phases. Open now

AUTHENTIC THEMED DINING SPICING UP PRECINCT PUBS

Posted on November 3rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A number of large-format hotels are capitalising on COVID-quashed dreams of travel, opening themed installations, seen in Shoal Bay Country Club’s Atmos Greek restaurant, and Garden State Hotel’s Italian temptation Tippy-Tay. Andrew Lazarus’ Shoal Bay Country Club (SBCC) is whisking

FIVE NEW VENUES, PLUS A DOGHOUSE IN BRISBANE

Posted on March 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Major expansion plans herald several new venues and Australia’s first craft beer hotel as BrewDog taps the ongoing successes of its A-NZ antipodean endeavours. An ambitious two-year blueprint foretells of several new sites across Australia and New Zealand by 2023,