Australia’s largest publican is set to go it alone, as shareholders approve the demerger of Endeavour and ALE quietly divests more of the coveted ALH freeholds. On Friday 360k Woolworths shareholders overwhelmingly approved the spin-off of Endeavour Group from the parent company, paving the way for it to begin trading on the ASX as a […]
Sydney will soon welcome a new pub as the all-new Watson’s comes to life in the Entertainment Quarter, in place of PJ Gallaghers. After a nearly five-year tenure, PJ Gallagher’s EQ closed for COVID last year, and with only a couple of weeks remaining on the lease when pubs reopened in June, it did not.
David Tomsic’s Black Rhino Group has maintained momentum into South Australia, locking in his third pub in the new state – the George Hotel, in Millicent. Previously known as the Sportman’s Hotel, the rebranded The George is on main drag George Street through town. The unobtrusive façade fronts a popular locals bar, with members draws
One of Newcastle’s classy old dames, the Grand Hotel, is for sale as long-term owner Mike Angus looks to retirement. Built 1891, the two-storey Grand Hotel is a classic Victorian-era structure on a 340sqm block, stealing the stage as the pick of the 50-odd hotels in the city at the time. Embodying a ‘yesteryear’ charm,
The Calligeros Group is getting in the spirit of no alcohol in time for the annual month of Dry July, ranging an on-trend collection of alcohol-free beers and beverages across the group. Throughout July Calligeros pubs are running an authorised Dry July promotion, offering patrons a special menu of mainstream and craft non-alcoholic beers, gins
The annual Vivid spectacular is returning to Sydney in August, and organisers are calling on CBD businesses to get involved in the 2021 Local Business Program. Vivid Sydney celebrates creativity, innovation and technology. From 6-28 August it will transform the CBD into “a playground of the unexpected” highlighted by the famous light shows. Businesses – particularly hotels and restaurants around festival locations, including
Pub mover and shaker Paddy Coughlan is back in the race with a remodelled vehicle and acquisition of Oscars’ Five Islands Hotel in Wollongong for over $20 million. The Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels bought the freehold going concern of the run-down Cringila Hotel on Five Islands Road in 2017 for around $9 million, with its
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Australian Venue Co. has continued its confidence in South Australia with acquisition of Adelaide’s Parkside Hotel. Built 1958, the pub has been known as the Fountain Inn Hotel, but enters a new era courtesy of a recent renovation and new moniker of Parkside Hotel. The remodelled venue offers a main bar, with sports on TV
Merivale has continued the buying spree with purchase of The Whale Inn, in Narooma, furthering its footprint on the New South Wales South Coast. The Whale Inn is a boutique hotel and restaurant boasting breathtaking views of beaches and Wagonga Inlet, offering 17 individually-appointed rooms and suites, beside a laidback restaurant and bar. For the
A newly negotiated Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom could be good news for the struggling hospitality sector, and pave the way for a return to trade relations between the nations. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was in Cornwall over the weekend, as an invited guest of the G7 summit. The PM and UK
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