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SOLOTEL’S NEW MARLBOROUGH AND PUBLICAN OF THE YEAR

Posted on June 9th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
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

RETURN OF NEW FEDERAL HOTEL

Posted on June 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
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

RICHMOND’S RUBRIC RISING SUN TO RISE AGAIN

Posted on May 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
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

O’HARA ADDS TO HIS COLLECTOR HOTEL

Posted on April 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
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

THE PRINCE OF KIRRAWEE JUST DAYS FROM OPENING

Posted on January 13th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
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

TERMINUS ‘GHOST’ PUB TO LIVE AGAIN

Posted on October 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
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

LAUNDY TO BUILD FIRST PUB – AND BREWERY

Posted on September 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
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

NEW PETERSHAM INN MAKING WAVES IN WEST

Posted on August 22nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
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

MELBOURNE PUB TEAM SET TO REVIVE GEELONG LOCAL

Posted on July 22nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
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