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CAMKIN ROUNDS OUT CAMDEN HOSPITALITY

Paul Camkin has announced completion of the repositioning of the handsome Camden Hotel, adding boutique accommodation to the old-school pub in one of Sydney’s major growth corridors.   Camkin, GM of Marlow Group, bought the pub in 2021 along with

BOWEN GETS A NEW LARRIKIN

The hard-working Hedditchs have stepped down after more than two decades, passing the keys to the iconic Larrikin Hotel in coastal northern Queensland to an industry newcomer with plans. Bruce and Halina Hedditch came to the area in 2012 to operate the

WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS DRIVE SHIFT IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

New research suggests that alcohol consumption is changing due to the increased use of GLP-1 weight loss medications, which appears to have impacts on consumer spending. UK hospitality research company KAM, in its “Drinking Differently: GLP-I and Alcohol” report, argues

SYDNEY COLLECTIVE SPECTRES HAUNT LAUNDYS

A leaked financial audit of Fraser Short’s defunct The Sydney Collective has resulted in former partner Laundy Hotels compensating staff said to be owed hundreds of thousands of dollars. The audit specifies 14 venues around NSW that were operated by

CHANGING TIMES FOR THE CLOCKTOWER

The historic Clocktower Hotel in Grafton has been sold by the Dougherty family, who bought a shell, built a pub and operated it for 18 years. In 1860 the Commercial Hotel was established on the 1,221sqm site now held by