A hard-earned thirst to get back to the pub is brewing as the light at the end of the tunnel comes into focus for locked-down venues to reopen, in a matter of weeks. The NSW and Victorian governments are poised to lift stay-at-home orders and allow venues to welcome back patrons – so long as […]
A classic Queenslander all-rounder has come to market in the Julia Creek Hotel of Julia Creek. The two-storey family-owned pub in Queensland’s north-west minerals province enjoys diverse revenue streams, through food and beverage facilities, retail and accommodation. It offers public bar, dining room, commercial kitchen, beer garden and bottleshop, as well as 11 pub-style hotel
Fortitude Valley will swing to a new rhythm from tonight, courtesy of Hallmark Group’s new Latin American-style social club, Hey Chica! The new late-night venue is said to be the “closest you’ll get to Cuba without a passport” thanks to weekly entertainment, an extensive beverage menu and culinary inspiration from the Latin American street-food scene.
The very-large-format Comiskey Group is getting considerably bigger, kick-starting plans for multiple developments, beginning with a new hotel and complex at Dakabin, north of the Brisbane CBD. The proposed development centres around a brand new 2,000sqm hotel, shopping centre with retail and commercial tenancies, service station and bottleshop. Comiskey Group is acclaimed for its hospitality
Craig Shearer and crew’s Collective Heads has relaunched as Kickon Group, along with new appointments and two new venues in the portfolio. The Kickon Group portfolio began with Fitzroy North’s The Terminus, Brisbane’s historic Plough Inn, and The Collective, on the Gold Coast. The new outfit heralds significant growth plans, headlined by in-progress redevelopment of
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North coast publican Harry Barry has taken the title to the idyllic Crown Hotel of Grafton, in the NSW northern rivers region. The Crown Hotel Motel is situated on 6,000sqm of riverfront land in the heart of historic Grafton. The Hotel itself is a heritage building with bar, TAB and Keno, gaming room with 11
Ending a turbulent, pandemic-tainted stint on the Australian Stock Exchange, listed pub group Redcape will soon return to private ownership following an overwhelming shareholder vote. Having taken several forms and been in the hands of multiple movers and shakers, Redcape Hotel Group ran an IPO and listed late 2018, to a lacklustre public response. The
Nick Daking – pub owner and local councillor – has faced harsh criticism for a dirty joke chalkboard sign outside his Sporties Hotel. The sign (below) was displayed last Friday, and quickly caused a stir, sparking a petition calling for an apology that has been signed by more than 1,500 people. “There is nothing funny
The third and final of Quantaco’s webinar series took place Wednesday, finding agreement amongst the expert panellists that hospitality is surfacing from challenges into a wave of opportunity. Quantaco COO Scott Barber was joined by Australia Venue Co. CEO Paul Waterson, Marlow Hotel Group MD Jason Marlow, and Quantaco founder and CEO Anthony Sullivan.
Sydney’s white-hot pub market continues despite closures with sale of the languishing Dry Dock Hotel to new specialist entity Peninsula Hospitality Group. Recognised as one of Balmain’s oldest pubs, established 1857, the Dry Dock is adjacent to the Balmain Ferry terminal and Mort Bray Park. The 164-year-old pub is ready for a significant renovation and
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