A troubled Victorian heritage pub is again under threat as local stakeholders refuse to compromise on making its restoration commercially viable. The Mentone Hotel – colloquially known as ‘The Edgy’ due to its former moniker of the Edgewater Hotel – closed in late 2014 when no new operator could be found. Built 1887, it is […]
ALH has announced the impending re-opening of its heritage-listed landmark pub, the Crows Nest Hotel. Stage one of the head-to-toe multi-million dollar overhaul of the pub is set to be revealed in a couple of weeks, bringing all-new food and drinks menus, and new spaces including a rooftop terrace. Considered one of the flagships of
The PAC will decide whether or not to approve the latest design of Packer’s $2 billion Barangaroo Casino, and heard stakeholders including the City of Sydney call for its rejection. Last Thursday the Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) was addressed by parties such as the Australian Institute of Architects, who largely criticised the current proposed design’s
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After five years’ negotiation the ‘biggest pub in Australia’ has begun plans to get much bigger. The Comiskey Group launched the magnificent Eatons Hill Hotel in 2011 to widespread acclaim. Occupying a large chunk of a six hectare block just north of Brisbane, the Hotel was focussed from the outset on an all-encompassing patron experience.
One of the country’s busiest pub groups has revealed plans for a massive redevelopment of its “County Bondi” landmark. The Cock n Bull – aka the Grand Hotel – could see a medium-rise development in Iris’ trademark style, with retail, accommodation and residential space slated to join the prominent corner pub. A Development Application to
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Guildford’s historic hotel is again destined for glory, after a surprise decision reinstated a development proposal that will make the massive restoration possible. The 1886-built pub in WA’s Guildford was destroyed by a fire in 2008 and languished until developer Luke Martino purchased it, with plans to construct residential apartments behind the hotel to offset
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Developers Frasers Property and Seksui House are set to proceed with the next stage of the Central Park on Broadway project – on the old Carlton Brewery site, atop the historic Australian “Abercrombie” Hotel. Having purchased the site in 2007, Frasers has undertaken massive development with the striking and innovative Central complex. It later sold
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Australia’s biggest publican has won the right to invest in the future of Queensland hospitality, with a massive overhaul approved for its historic Toowoomba pub. After lodging an application for a ‘material change of use of premises and land’ in February, Toowoomba Council sought advice and this week ruled in favour of Australian Leisure &
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