Open & Closed

LAST DRINKS FOR THE BLACK SWAN

Posted on February 24th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
By Chris Kirby-Ryan Residents of Bendigo are crying into their beer, wine and fancy cocktails with the closing of the Black Swan. One of Bendigo’s most popular night haunts over the last 17 years, the Black Swan is one of

SOLOTEL SCOOPS UP HISTORIC QUEENSLANDER FOR ‘MODERN’ PUB

Posted on February 10th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Solotel has been revealed as the new pub operator for the magnificent Collins Place heritage building that is the cornerstone of the $600 million Southpoint development. Built in 1889, the classic two-storey Queenslander on Grey St was a residential home

TAPHOUSE POURS CASH AND PROMISE INTO NORTH COAST

Posted on February 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The Taphouse Group has unveiled its multi-million-dollar refurbishment plans in Port Macquarie, set to invigorate the region as a hub of tourism and hospitality. In mid-2015, Taphouse bought the Port Macquarie Hotel, Town Green Inn and Tacking Point Tavern from

ROYAL HOTEL REOPENS AS TRUE FAMILY PUB

Posted on January 30th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A classic south-east Queensland local has just been reborn, after the Baillie family persisted with the dream to one day own and run their own pub. Closed for the past six months, the weekend saw Kalbar’s Royal Hotel reopen under

NEWTOWN SOCIAL CLOSURE ANOTHER BLOW FOR PUB MUSIC

Posted on January 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Four years after saving it from oblivion, the operators have announced the impending closure of the live music pub known as the Newtown Social Club. The beloved Sandringham was home-away-from-home for a procession of established and up-and-coming bands for over

MOMENTO GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR MACQUARIE PARK PUB

Posted on January 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The Colosimo family’s Momento Venues has gained approval for a brand new upmarket hotel in the booming Macquarie Park business district. Macquarie Park is in the heart of western Sydney, and in the past decade or so has become home

OPERATORS BOOTED AS MT ERICA HOTEL CLOSES

Posted on January 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Prahran’s historic Mt Erica Hotel has closed suddenly, with the landlords changing the locks on its most recent incarnation. Built in 1853, the Stonnington History Centre says the pub is one of the oldest in the area, in Melbourne’s east.

CHEUNG UNVEILS FIRST STAGE FOR CBH’S NEW LOOK

Posted on January 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Chris Cheung has unveiled stage one of his ongoing project to reinvigorate the iconic Coogee Bay Hotel. Overlooking Coogee Beach, with one of the country’s most famous beer garden courtyards, the CBH has been synonymous with alfresco hospitality and beachside

FLINDERS’ HAWKER HOTEL TWIXT LICENCE AND OBLIVION

Posted on January 16th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The Hawker Hotel, sole pub of the gateway town to the Flinders Ranges, closed suddenly due to “clerical errors” and now fallen into receivership. The pub is the pride of the tiny town of Hawker, and the last stop for

4 PINES ROLLS OUT BARREL-AGED BEER PUB IN NEWPORT

Posted on January 13th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The trend-setting beer doyen of Sydney’s Northern Beaches has opened another venue, set to take consumers of fine ales on a new journey of learning and aged goodness. Manly’s 4 Pines has been pushing the envelope of beer production for