Sydney’s famous mecca for drag shows, gender illusionists and star of hit movie ‘Priscilla Queens of the Desert’ is being taken over in April by acclaimed entertainment operators Spice Group International. Having outgrown their current digs in Martin Place, the team behind the Spice Cellar is moving into the iconic Imperial Hotel to further expand […]
Iris Group has gotten the go-ahead for stage one of the massive redevelopment of its Kings Cross landmark, the Mercure Hotel. The Group purchased the mixed use property for $65 million in late 2012 from Australand Property Group. The building incorporated licensed venues top 25 gaming pub the Crest Hotel and late-trader Goldfish, as well
The historic Imperial Hotel at Clifton will be “restored to its former glory” after being boarded up for more than a decade. WIN Corporation has owned the hotel “breathtakingly perched high above the Pacific Ocean” on Grand Pacific Drive for decades, but the building has been closed and unused since November 2003, after a landslide
The owners of ‘Australia’s largest pub’ are on the brink of opening the sister venue they describe as “a once in a lifetime opportunity”. Following development delays and some anti-noise noise from neighbours, the Comiskey Group is ready to unveil the sprawling Sandstone Point Hotel, north of Brisbane, in April. The massive venue is being
A tenancy dispute has dislodged the Stumps Hotel from its grounds in Ipswich, with the business owners literally packing up and moving on. The long-running dispute centres on areas of the building that leaseholders Rajesh Sharma and his wife Prianka always intended to use as function spaces, but have been unable to do so due
The new smoking regulations set to come into effect in NSW 6 July are another blow to the hospitality culture, says leading pub designer Paul Kelly. In a recent interview with PubTIC, Kelly noted that while the new regulations dictating that smoking is no longer allowed within commercial outdoor dining areas or within four metres
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The music has stopped for prominent venues The Hi-Fi group, with a statement announcing voluntary administration due to a dispute with a single creditor. Owners of the three music venues, including former Carlton footballer Luke O’Sullivan, issued the statement last week, which said the disputed “could not be resolved” and as a result “the creditor
Sitting dormant and fire-torn at the entrance to Windsor township, the Jolly Frog looks set to come back to life as Hawkesbury Council takes it under its wing. Vacant for the past three years, the historic pub was gutted by fire a year ago and has become the subject of local consternation, with residents torn
Top Sydney brewer 4 Pines is hoping to open a crafty pub within its Brookvale brewery, to serve up tasty beverages, brewery tours, great meals, and the atmosphere that has become synonymous with the brand in Manly. 4 Pines opened its original brew-pub in Manly in 2008, and a few years ago expanded with a
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An ALH pub in outer Melbourne has become embroiled in a heritage debate that would appear to contradict the buildings own origins. Built less than 50 years ago in 1968, the Burvale Hotel/Motel is a largely unaltered example of work by architects Jorgensen and Hough that stemmed from the changes in Victorian licensing laws. The
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