James Thorpe’s Odd Culture Group is furthering its outside-the-square ideas at its city-fringe venues, unveiling live music plans, and innovative new menus at The Duke and Old Fitzroy. The Duke Enmore has launched new attractions based in its revamped menu and a dedicated pickleback bar. The kitchen is spearheaded by new head chef Doug Alvarenga […]
Matt Moran, celebrity chef and partner to Solotel, has bought the historic Rockley Pub, bringing big plans for the town. Rockley is a picturesque village 35 kilometres south of Bathurst, or 220 west of Sydney. Built 1872 by William Brownlow it traded for many years as the Club House Hotel, but is known to all
The iconic Robert Burns Hotel in Collingwood has been purchased by Julien Moussi’s up-and-coming Only Hospitality Group, heralding plans for a new era and new name. Julien Moussi is a former VFL footballer, who stopped playing for the Box Hill Hawks in 2009 after injuring his ACL. He began a sideline of coffee carts at
Stephen Hunt has produced a video explaining the benefits of his group’s Employee Assistance Program for workers and the venue. In his role as managing director of Hunt Hospitality International, Stephen Hunt periodically presents informative updates on the workings and processes of the group. This recently brought a short video (below) on a program Hunt
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Pub frontrunners Sand Hill Road are prominent in a posse of Australian businesses seeking the payment of interruption insurance over COVID-19, with battles already being fought in the High Court. Sand Hill Road (SHR) owns and operates nine pubs in the Melbourne area, and has lodged a $26 million claim against insurers after being forced
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Queensland-based McGuire Hotel Group has begun construction on a $16 million family-friendly tavern for the Yarrabilba community. Set to occupy a 4,000sqm site adjacent to a Coles shopping centre in the heart of the precinct The Terrace will encompass approximately 2,000 square metres of floor space. It will offer dining spaces, family areas, a kids’
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After nine months dark, AVC has this week reopened Melbourne institution The Hawthorn Hotel. The iconic 153-year-old pub closed in September 2020 due to the impacts of the coronavirus, but after a new deal was negotiated with the landlord and a comprehensive overhaul, the doors swung open again on Tuesday. Front and centre is a
On the eve of its debut on the ASX and uncoupling from Woolworths, ALH is looking to let loose the cheque book to secure further acquisitions and market share in accommodation. Billionaire major shareholder Bruce Mathieson has said “people will be surprised” by the kind of properties ALH is looking to buy in its aggressive
The Commercial Hotel in the regional Queensland town of Biloela is for sale as a re-stapled freehold going concern, as the publican looks to retirement. Known locally as the ‘Top Pub’, the Commercial occupies a 1,247sqm site in the heart of town, offering public bar with TAB, sports bar and beer garden, 80-seat bistro, gaming
The leasehold interest of the North Eastern Hotel in Benalla is for sale, as newcomers continue to look to pub operation for a lifestyle business tree change. Established in 1905, the North Eastern is an attractive single storey pub on a large corner lot at 1 Nunn St, also called the Midland Highway, through the
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