Australian Venue Co continues its mission to revitalise historic pubs across Australia through a multi-million-dollar renovation of the historic Brighton Metro Hotel. Established in 1846, the 175-year-old pub Adelaide pub is a centrepiece of the Brighton community. Investing in its stable of 150 pubs around the country, AVC has allocated $2.6 million for renovation of […]
Australian Venue Co is breathing new life into the darkened landmark Brunswick pub, the Sarah Sands Hotel, slated to re-open in May. Built 1854, the Sarah Sands Hotel is an institution of Melbourne. In recent years it traded as the Irish-themed Bridie O’Reilly’s, but that closed in 2017. In October 2019 AVC acquired the leasehold
Australian Venue Co has revealed plans to spend north of $50 million revitalising and expanding two-dozen pubs across the Sunshine State, in a major show of faith in the market. AVC already holds 86 pubs in Queensland and sees opportunity in investing in the state’s fast-growing pub landscape. The Victoria-based group has grown rapidly in
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The landmark, recently closed Stock Exchange Hotel in Brisbane is languishing in uncertainty as its new owners – the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane – ponder what to do with their heritage pub. Built 1863, the Exchange is one of the oldest pubs in the city and was deemed worthy of heritage listing in 2009 by
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The Nelson Meers Hotels group is preparing to open a brand-new pub in Auburn, as work commences on the heritage building that will be home to the Ambulance Station Hotel. NMH has operated the leasehold interest of the Village Tavern on Auburn’s Harrow Road since the early 90s. On 5 May the Village’s lease expires.
Amid a wave of rapidly executed renovations in response to pandemic conditions, many hotel owners are missing out on claiming their available depreciation deductions, according to an industry specialist. Hoteliers and commercial property owners most commonly underclaim on depreciation because they simply do not know about it, or they have engaged someone not proficient in
Harvest Hotels has today reopened one of Tamworth’s oldest and most beloved pubs, the Courthouse Hotel, following an extensive renovation and reinvention. Built circa 1876, the pub was closed in June last year to undergo a full-scale transformation, encompassing everything from the building structure and fit-out to menus and entertainment, to ensure its future ability
One of largest and most successful family-owned hotel groups in South Australia has finalised a succession plan it says will “strengthen the future of its hotels for the next generations”. Matthews Hospitality was established during World War II by Seymour and Doris “Dossie” Matthews, starting with a lease on the Bayview Hotel in Whyalla. Since
Sydney publican Brett Strauss has taken on the new-opportunity Kent Street Hotel, beginning a fresh redesign and pitch to shifting markets beneath a host of changes above. Strauss is the proprietor of the Chippendale Hotel in the southern fringes of the CBD, and previously the operator of the late-trading Sly Fox in Enmore. The private
Despite recent high hopes to soon be back in the saddle and serving up good times, yesterday the time-honoured Great Western Hotel in Rockhampton announced it will not be reopening due to the pandemic shutdown and downturn. Established 1862, the Great Western (GWH) is an iconic two-storey brick and timber corner pub on the main
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