Openings

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

WOODSIDE COMMUNITY CLAWS BACK ITS LANGUISHING LOCAL

Posted on August 1st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A Victorian community has banded together to restore, reopen and revive their beloved local the Woodside Beach Hotel after it was shuttered and forgotten by all but those who missed it. Woodside Beach is a Victorian town around 230 kilometres

AVC GOES TO THE DOGS

Posted on June 8th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co. has partnered with craft beer hounds BrewDog to announce a new franchise deal and the opening of BrewDog Bars around Australia. The pub group has committed to opening multiple BrewDog venues in the coming years across several

LAUNDY’S NEW LOG CABIN ‘ON FIRE’

Posted on April 29th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Team Laundy has welcomed a sizeable portion of western Sydney through the doors of the brand-new Log Cabin Hotel Penrith, for a look at the return of a legend. Established way back in 1826, when an enterprising ferryman built somewhere

ODD CULTURE UNVEILS IN NEWTOWN

Posted on November 3rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Newtown welcomes an eclectic new venue – Odd Culture – offering drinks, dining and a “cool and casual all-day vibe” on King Street. Aspects of Odd Culture revolve around working to an overarching fermentation theme. The food menu is an