Open & Closed

CLG’s $7m PORTSEA REVIVAL

Posted on December 10th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Colonial Leisure Group has today reopened the picturesque Portsea Hotel following a $7 million renovation, reviving the 142-year-old landmark. Chris Morris’ Colonial Leisure Group (CLG) has built a $300 million portfolio of prime hospitality venues in Victoria, WA, Queensland and

WORLD BAR REVIVED AS CALI CLUB

Posted on December 10th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Just weeks after Sydney’s nightlife was dealt another blow with the sudden closure of Kings Cross icon World Bar, the space will jump again this week to the tune of Cali Club. World Bar had been dominating the sounds of

ROCKPOOL OPENS TWO MORE BAVARIANS

Posted on November 30th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Rockpool ploughs on with its big expansion plans, opening two new Bavarian venues this week in New South Wales. The Bavarian at Wetherill Park shopping centre opened its doors on Wednesday, offering seating for 300, with 100 of those in

MERIVALE UNVEILS THE APARTMENT

Posted on November 30th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Following its acquisition late 2017, Merivale has launched an upstairs private event space at Woollahra’s Hotel Centennial. Justin Hemmes ended 2017 with a run of acquisitions, including the $14m purchase of Hotel Centennial from the Medich family. Dubbed The Apartment

WORLD BAR – ANOTHER VICTIM OF LOCKOUT LAWS

Posted on November 30th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After nearly two decades bringing world-class music and entertainment to Sydney, World Bar Kings Cross has closed its doors for good. The iconic venue on Bayswater Road in the famous precinct has been presenting bands and DJs to heaving throngs

THE VICAR TO BRING GOOD TIMES TO THE HILLS

Posted on November 28th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Whitehouse Properties Group has opened its revived and re-branded former Dural Hotel – The Vicar – heralding a much-needed sophisticated offering for the Dural region. Scott Whitehouse and family bought the large pub in Sydney’s Hills district in the mid-80s,

THE ESPY: THE LEGEND RE-EMERGES

Posted on November 21st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne trail-blazers Sand Hill Road have announced the reopening and reveal this Friday of St Kilda’s epic seaside icon – the amazing, multi-faceted The Espy. On 23 November the public will once again be able to enjoy and now explore

LAUNDY REOPENS WOOLWICH PIER AFTER BIG RENO

Posted on November 16th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Laundy Hotel Group has capped off a big week with a grand unveiling of repositioned destination pub, the Woolwich Pier Hotel. Having bought the pub from the Medich family in 2015, for the past few years the Laundy Hotel Group

PATONGA PUB LAUNCHES AT BOATHOUSE

Posted on November 16th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The innovative Boathouse Group has unveiled its latest pride and joy – the reinvented Boathouse Patonga, in the former Patonga Beach Hotel. Established 2008 by Pip and Andrew Goldsmith, the Boathouse Group began with a café in Palm Beach, and

McBEATH REOPENS GREAT NORTHERN NEWCASTLE LANDMARK

Posted on November 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After three years closed and a big renovation, Ben McBeath has today reopened the historic six-storey Great Northern Hotel to a thriving new Newcastle. The striking Great Northern on the corners of Scott and Watt streets was built in 1938