The many talents behind the remaking of the famous Continental Hotel of Sorrento have announced the massive makeover is to begin opening this month. Built in 1875, the Hotel Continental heritage-listed hotel was bought in 2019 from parties including hotelier Julian Gerner, by a consortium comprising the Victor Smorgon Group, the Kanat family and Trenerry […]
Conquering challenges including vandals, secret doors and moving staircases, Riverland Group will soon reopen the historic and surprising Railway Hotel of Brunswick. Beginning life in the 1880s, the four-level Hotel has seen chapters where it served as a hostel, as a television studio, a bookmaker’s office, and even as a part-time morgue. Beyond the mere
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Regional landmark the Westminster Hotel of Temora is entering a new era at the hands of ambitious newcomers, transforming a tired operation into a family-friendly destination pub. The proud new owners are Jamie and Sally Keith, who bought the freehold business from Steve Svetec through Peter Campbell Real Estate’s Neil Harvey, in Wagga Wagga. Jamie
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A striking example in the many thousands of UK pubs that have closed since the onset of the pandemic, after a thousand years one of the oldest pubs in Britain has sunk into administration. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (YOFC) in St Albans, Hertfordshire, is one of several pubs that lay claim to being the oldest
Sydney’s iconic, hard-rocking Lansdowne Hotel has announced its pending retirement from live music, in favour of budget accommodation. The striking three-level pub is on City Road, close to the corner of Broadway and opposite Victoria Park, which skirts Sydney University. After years of uncertainty and closure stemming from Sydney’s crippling lockout laws, the famous live
Facing the loss of their treasured local, the people of the town of Grong Grong have raised over a million dollars to form a cooperative and buy it themselves. Grong Grong is a small town in the NSW Riverina, east of Narrandera. Its Aboriginal name regrettably translates as “very bad camping ground”. Its Royal Hotel,
Irvin Hotels has completed a major overhaul of Townsville’s iconic seaside Seaview Hotel. The local landmark was established in 1889, but the current building came in 1929 after the old timber Hotel was destroyed by fire. Renovations began in January of 2020, just prior to the start of the pandemic, and were completed at the
A community and crowd-funded campaign including an AFL footballer is rebuilding the closed Woodside Hotel, destined to return as the destination Woodside Beach Hotel. Woodside Beach is a Victorian town around three hours from Melbourne that has experienced tremendous loss in the past dozen years. Beyond the effects of COVID, it was hit by the
Australian Venue Co’s investment into its southern venues continues with launch of the reinvigorated Victoria Hotel in Yarraville and the Rooftop Bar and offering at Albury’s Albion Hotel. After four months closed, the Yarraville’s Victoria Hotel re-opened with a refreshed look on 2 December, under new management since acquisition by AVC in October. The landmark
Australian Venue Co. continues its strong investment into Queensland, with more renovations and the reopening of the idyllic Bribie Island Hotel. Bribie Island resumed trading Wednesday (1 December) following a $2.2 million refurbishment, to create “a family-friendly hub”. The new-look local sports a refreshed bistro, renovated gaming room, and a massive family-friendly beer garden with
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