Iris has loosed the purse-strings again in the name of optimising its big-format Wentworth Hotel, striking a prominent and handsome pose on Parramatta Road in Homebush. Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital bought the two-storey brick heritage pub beside one of Sydney’s busiest roads in 2014 from Rod Salmon. It had been languishing in the 200s on […]
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Iris Group has quietly opened a brand new heritage pub in western Sydney heartland, restoring and converting a prime three-storey structure opposite Campsie Station. Sam Arnaout’s Iris bought the site on the prominent corner of Campsie thoroughfares Beamish Street and South Parade, proximate to two of the State’s best-performing gaming pubs, the Campsie Hotel and
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Michael Thiele and Craig Ellison are back, with the grand unveiling of their rebuilt Hardiman’s Hotel in Kensington, turning a new page for the duo. Thiele and Ellison were the drive behind the former Open Door Pub Co, which grew to 17 operations before selling its complete portfolio to Dixon Hospitality, now Aus Venue Co,
After selling at auction late last year for $4.4 million, the iconic East Brunswick Hotel is back with a new look for another encore. The pub is a three-storey corner structure on a compact 380sqm block that was operated for decades by CUB, and has long held a reputation for lots of live music, with
Queensland regional pubs are doing it tough amid rising costs for transport and utilities, with two stories of planned revival resulting in recent closure. Wendy and Bruce McFarlane own and operate the Royal Hotel at Rubyvale in Queensland’s gem fields, around 900 km north-west of Brisbane. They also own the Anakie Gemfields Hotel Motel, 16
PHMG has reopened the reinvented Toxteth Hotel, where “nostalgia meets innovation”, following a comprehensive six-month renovation. Public House Management Group (PHMG) bought the inner-west pub early 2017 for $22 million from Singleton and Dixon’s Riversdale Group. The Toxteth – aka The Tocky – holds special memories for PHMG CEO Mitchell Waugh, who cited at the
Marcus Levy has opened his reinvented pub in Surry Hills, leaving behind the grunge of the Evening Star for a sophisticated female-friendly cheeky offering to the locals and residents. The Evening Star long represented the working-class roots of its precinct, echoing the sticky carpet timber bars of its era, and generally earning its nickname the
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Sydney’s award-winning The Taphouse at Darlinghurst has opened a new concept paying homage to the growing demand for wild ales and natural wines. The new space, Odd Culture, is located on the second level of the craft beer pub made famous by the creators of GABS, bought by brothers James and Josh Thorpe mid-2017. The
Ending more than a year closed, the iconic Exchange Hotel in Balmain has reopened with a pioneering business model, new concept and new first-time publican operator. The landmark pub dominating the corner of classic Balmain arteries Beattie and Mullens Streets was built for the local working-class populace back in 1885. Struggling recently to find its
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The Colosimos have opened the doors to their all-new pub for Macquarie Park, The Governor. Lachlan Macquarie was Governor of NSW from 1810 to 1821, and was vital to the State’s transition from a penal colony to a free settlement. Macquarie Park is home to Macquarie University and scores of business headquarters, including some of
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