Openings

DOLPHIN AND ICEBERGS TEAM LAUNCH BONDI BEACH PUBLIC BAR

Posted on December 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The team behind the acclaim of The Dolphin has opened a brand new Bondi Beach Public Bar, offering a sophisticated nod to Australian drinking culture of the 1970s and 80s. The massive Pacific development on Bondi’s Campbell Parade, stretching an

FUNLAB TO LAUNCH KINGS CROSS HOLEY MOLEY

Posted on December 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Funlab is set to open its eighth instalment of putt-putt pub Holey Moley, in the rapidly gentrifying precinct of Kings Cross. The Holey Moley sensation began in 2016, the first venue opening in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, followed in April this

ARK GROUP OPEN BIG NEW MARKET GROUNDS PUB

Posted on December 8th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
ARK Group has unveiled its huge new pub Market Grounds in Perth’s Kings Square, ready to capitalise on the future potential in the Perth City Link precinct. The big Market Grounds is located on the site of the former Perth

THIRD BRISBANE VENUE FOR SOLOTEL IS LITTLE BIG HOUSE

Posted on December 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Solotel has thrown open the doors to its new venue in Southbank, after an epic restoration and conversion of an historic landmark. The former Collins Place is a classic balcony-clad two-storey Queenslander built in 1889. It has been preserved amid

PRIOR LOOSES NEW PYRMONT PUB WHIRLY BIRD

Posted on October 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Former Keystone foundations Ant Prior and Simon Barbato have teamed up to launch Whirly Bird, in the former Oscars Hotel at Pyrmont. Pitched as a sultry lit and eclectic space with casual elegance, Whirly Bird specialises in “fine poultry and

DRAUGHT DROUGHT BROKEN IN VICTORIA

Posted on August 28th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The drought has broken in Victoria, as the sleepy town of Woomelang celebrates the quiet yet triumphant return of its only pub. In 2014, Graham and Lisa Shore embarked from Brisbane on a long-awaited caravan expedition around Australia scheduled for

PELATHON PRESENTS GRAND CENTRAL BEAUTY

Posted on July 10th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Pelathon has unveiled its stunning million-dollar remake of Brisbane’s Grand Central Hotel, the station pub engineered to both attract and cater to the thousands that pass it daily. Opening in 1901 as refreshment rooms to Brisbane’s Central Station, the pub

COUNTDOWN TO ROCK’S RETURN AT LANSDOWNE

Posted on June 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The encore performance of Sydney’s beloved live music haven, the Lansdowne Hotel, is set to take place in just over a week. Thursday 15 June will see the Lansdowne reopen, with three “secret” gigs, announced at 7pm for kick off

NEW GROUP’S BIG RETURN TO PUB GAME WITH OPEN ARMS

Posted on May 8th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Back from their big-deal sabbaticals, the team behind Beer Deluxe has launched the next era in their hotel aspirations, announcing Open Arms Hospitality and the pending Public House pub. Former Albury Tigers team-mates and long-time friends Craig Shearer and Jason