Open & Closed

SARAH SANDS RETURNS AFTER YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS

Posted on June 11th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has announced historic Brunswick landmark the Sarah Sands Hotel will re-open to the public this weekend, for the first time in four years. Closed since 2017, AVC took on the dormant pub in late 2019. It has

LEWIS LAND RELAUNCH THE REFURBED THE KOMO

Posted on April 21st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Lewis Land Group has reopened its newly refashioned The Komo in Woody Point, to delight locals and visitors to the area. The company acquired the Mon Komo Hotel late last year and promptly closed it, in November. It has spent

NEWCASTLE LEGENDS BEHIND LAUNCH OF STEEL CITY BEER CO

Posted on April 16th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Driven by the beating iron heart of Newcastle, Steel City Brewing Company has partnered with Lion to proclaim a brewery for the people of the Hunter, backed by some of the region’s biggest names.   Steel City brings plans to

PJs BIDS FAREWELL TO MR O’REILLY

Posted on March 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Patrons of PJ O’Brien’s bid farewell to Mr O’Reilly in a wake on St Patrick’s Day as the pub took out the Irish and pivots to PJs in the City. Proprietors posted a Funeral Notice for dear Mr O’Reilly, heralding

FIVE NEW VENUES, PLUS A DOGHOUSE IN BRISBANE

Posted on March 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Major expansion plans herald several new venues and Australia’s first craft beer hotel as BrewDog taps the ongoing successes of its A-NZ antipodean endeavours. An ambitious two-year blueprint foretells of several new sites across Australia and New Zealand by 2023,

ROBIN HOOD RIDES AGAIN

Posted on March 10th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Waverley’s exultant Robin Hood Hotel is poised to welcome yon locals as it reopens following a multi-million-dollar refresh and nod to its proud past. The Hood, as it is known locally, already had a DA and permissions prior to the

GENERAL GORDON FIRES UP AGAIN

Posted on March 5th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The indomitable General Gordon Hotel has reopened after the multi-million-dollar makeover that followed its defeat by fire nearly three years’ ago. Sydenham’s large-format and beloved General has been reborn in a way that pays tribute to its theatrical and tumultuous

LAUNDYS BREAK GROUND FOR NEW LOG CABIN

Posted on March 3rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A ground-breaking ceremony took place yesterday to mark the site and start of construction of Laundy group’s brand-new Log Cabin Hotel. A hotel first appeared on the site in the early 1800s, when an enterprising ferryman built somewhere for travellers

YOUNG BRINGS NEW ILLINOIS TO INNER WEST

Posted on February 24th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Bill Young’s reimagined Illinois Hotel reopened today following a multi-million-dollar refit and new inner west-centric flavour. Five Dock’s Illinois was snapped up early 2020 by former Wallaby great and respected publican Bill Young for around $15 million. Armed with a