Solotel has taken the reins at Newtown’s landmark Marlborough Hotel, furthering its grip on the inner west and installing publican of the year Amanda Verratti to further Public House successes. Following announcement of the acquisition in April, Bruce Solomon’s group took the keys to ‘The Marly’ this month and have begun plans for applying their […]
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Ipswich publican Craig Wise is reviving one of the area’s oldest pubs, bringing back an old name with a new look and feel. What was the Irish-themed Squealing Pig has returned to its former moniker of the Federal Hotel, under which it opened back in 1907. But in response to what he sees as a
After several years in the wilderness, Richmond’s iconic Rising Sun Hotel is coming back to life – reassured of remaining part of Melbourne’s hotel landscape. Pat Reardon (Sr) bought the leasehold business in the late 90s, furthering the family’s history in the Melbourne pub scene that began in the early 60s. The end of the
Accountant-turned-publican James Sneddon is looking to revolutionise the medical industry, once he finishes giving away his pub in the mother of all trade promotions. Sneddon began his working career on the books, before three years ago quitting accounting to pursue his dream of owning his own bar, opening Das Hund Haus (The Dog House) German
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Dan O’Hara and his gun chef(s) are about to revamp Parramatta’s Collector Hotel, after taking the keys this week. The Collector resides in a Western Sydney University building, in booming Parramatta. The leasehold business boasts the unusual benefit of retaining its 24-hour licence and 30 EGMs, in one of the country’s strongest gaming LGAs. It
Another brand new pub is set to open in Sydney, with 6 February now confirmed as inauguration date for Chris Feros’ The Prince, in Kirrawee. The rare greenfield construction* is the result of a four-year dream for Feros that recognised the need for a quality hospitality offering in the fast-growing southern Sydney precinct. The build
Sydney’s time-capsule Terminus Hotel is preparing to reopen, after 30 years of slumber. The Federation style pub on Harris Street, Pyrmont ceased trading in 1986 when the enigmatic Isaac and Susan Wakil purchased and promptly closed it. It has remained dormant since. In 2015 it was quietly sold to developer Auswin TWT, which purchased the
Pub king Arthur Laundy is planning to build his first pub from scratch, with a craft brewery for the people of the western suburbs. Set to be located on Fulton Rd, Marsden Park, the pub-brewery is expected to cost around $26 million to build, and will employ around 120 people. Speaking with PubTIC, Laundy is
Just eleven weeks into new operations, and the Petersham Inn is finding fortune in cheeky promotions and catering to its target audience. First-time hotelier Bianca McDonald took on the leasehold business in early June, advancing her years in pub operations with a commitment to the Parramatta Road business. A pragmatic new mother to a seven-month-old
Melbourne pub operator APD Group is ‘trading up’ to undertake a big refurbishment and revival of Geelong’s Valley Inn. Currently operating the Barwon Heads Hotel (BHH), where they have been for ten years and will soon complete their lease, APD took over its new, “tired old pub” two weeks ago and immediately closed it in
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