Openings

TAMURAS QUIETLY OPEN JAPANESE PUB IN FITZROY

Posted on May 15th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Dynamic hospitality duo Fumi and Takako Tamura have taken the next step in the game, creating a Japanese-style pub in Fitzroy, dubbed Izakaya by Tamura. In 2019 the couple opened the intimate Tamura Sake Bar, suited to small groups. Wanting

GASTEVSKI GROUP UNVEIL THE LAKELANDS

Posted on May 12th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The blooming Lakelands estate has welcomed a brand-new tavern this month, as the award-winning Gastevski Group opens The Lakelands. The greenfield tavern features three distinct indoor and outdoor sections, catering to 750 patrons, comprising a dining area, open beer garden,

ALH BUILD FUTURE WITH ESPORTS PUB FORTRESS SYDNEY

Posted on April 5th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
ALH and Endeavour will unveil a brand-new venue in Sydney this Easter long weekend, stemming from a strategy for the ‘future of venues’ through investment in e-sports pioneer Fortress. In 2019 Endeavour Group (ASX:EDG) launched a digital and ecommerce arm,

ODD CULTURE FOUND IN FITZROY

Posted on March 29th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
James Thorpe’s Odd Culture Group is primed to launch its first Victorian venue, on Melbourne’s legendary Brunswick Street, in Fitzroy. Odd Culture Group (OCG) is known for venues with a strong focus on inclusive and diverse brands, and the pleasure

DOONAN DONE: SUNSHINE COAST’S NEW PUB

Posted on February 27th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Bigwig of giant hospitality, the Comiskey Group, has unveiled its long-held and hard-fought new venue on the Sunshine Coast, The Doonan. The Comiskeys are producers of two of Australia’s largest and highly awarded pubs – the mighty Eatons Hill Hotel

AVC OPENS PENTRIDGE PRISON PUB

Posted on December 2nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The first partnership venue between Australian Venue Co. and BrewDog, BrewDog Pentridge, threw open its doors last week to Victorian beer devotees.   BrewDog Pentridge has been a $3 million project by AVC and BrewDog – one of the world’s

LULIE TAVERN TOPS OUT WITH FULL MOON FEVER

Posted on November 18th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The rooftop extension final stage of the super-chilled Lulie Tavern officially opens to the public tonight, ushering in Full Moon Fever. Found in the heart of inner Melbourne’s Abbotsford, Full Moon Fever is the “missing piece” to the Lulie Tavern

OVOLO UNVEILS LANEWAY PUB AMPHLETT HOUSE

Posted on November 16th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Ovolo group is throwing open the doors to its new Amphlett House in Melbourne’s CBD from Wednesday, 17 November. Located on the corner of Little Bourke Street and Amphlett Lane, the House is next to Ovolo's Laneways hotel, in the

SINGO MAKING TRACKS IN GOSFORD

Posted on September 2nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
John Singleton is building on his Gosford investments, launching his newest hotel offering, the Railway Hotel, beneath luxury apartments in the Gosford CBD. Previously occupied as The Bon, the new Railway Hotel offering is on street level of Singleton’s apartments