Innovation

HEMMES REOPENS LATEST MERIVALE MECCA, THE COLLAROY

Posted on May 21st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale’s much-anticipated The Collaroy has swung open its new doors over the weekend, bringing some Pavilion magic to the Northern Beaches, and gratitude from Mr Hemmes. The Waugh’s Public House Management Group listed the beachside pub mid-2017, and buoyed by

BOOGIE MOUNTAIN TO BRING NEW HIGHS FOR KINGS CROSS

Posted on April 18th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Inspired by hedonistic hippies and the changing face of Kings Cross, Boogie Mountain will open Friday above the Potts Point Hotel for all your listening and dancing pleasure. Leading the metamorphosis from bawdy gin-joints to gentrified brasseries in the former

NEW GROUP REINVENTING NEWMARKET HOTEL AND PUB GAME

Posted on December 11th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A group of hospitality veterans is reviving and reinventing both the Newmarket Hotel and the landlord rule book, embracing insightful investment. Leisure Investment North Queenland (LINQ) Hotel Management is fronted by Richard Mraz, who arranged purchase of the freehold property

BARBERSHOP BARS TEAM BREAK INTO PUBS

Posted on November 1st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The team behind the successful Barber Shop venues are breaking into the pub game with an English tavern-style tribute to the eponymous Duke of Clarence. Acclaimed bar maestro Mikey Enright and career drinks professional Julian Train form Barrelhouse Group, which

HOLEY MOLEY – DRINK DRIVING TO LAUNCH IN PERTH

Posted on October 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The push to drink and drive continues, making its way across the country as Fun Lab looks to open Holey Moley Perth next month. After successfully opening holes in Brisbane, Fun Lab took its unique “mashup of mini-golf meets cocktail

HOLEY MOLEY SANDRINGHAM HOTEL NOW HAS PUTT-PUTT

Posted on July 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The American-style good times that is Holey Moley is set to launch tomorrow in Sydney, bringing food & bev and two 18-hole mini golf courses to Enmore’s famous Sandringham Hotel. Holey Moley champions a mix of pop culture and team

ALH TEAM WITH LION FOR ‘CHEEKY’ FRANKSTON PUB

Posted on April 24th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
ALH will soon launch a new pub collaboration with Lion, rebranding Daveys Hotel in Frankston as ‘The Cheeky Squire’. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) is Australia’s biggest publican, and operates over 300 pubs around the country, in every State and

SWEETER THAN SUGARMILL NEW POTTS POINTS HOTEL NOW OPEN

Posted on February 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A new pub group has re-launched Kings Cross’ famous Sugarmill – repositioning it to suit its increasingly gentrified locale as the Potts Point Hotel. Sydney’s original late-night entertainment zone has been decimated by the crowd-killing effects of the controversial ‘lockout’

SOLOTEL SCOOPS UP HISTORIC QUEENSLANDER FOR ‘MODERN’ PUB

Posted on February 10th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Solotel has been revealed as the new pub operator for the magnificent Collins Place heritage building that is the cornerstone of the $600 million Southpoint development. Built in 1889, the classic two-storey Queenslander on Grey St was a residential home