Ending a quarter-century in the beer garden of Eden, the Murray family has sold its hospitality portfolio including the Great Southern Hotel to Australian Leisure & Hospitality. The family began business in the town in 1984, going on to acquire a clutch of hospitality operations, the flagship being the handsome two-storey Great Southern (GSH), which […]
Popular local the Riverina Hotel in Wagga Wagga has been sold to an acquisitive Sydney-based hotelier in an off-market post-pandemic transaction that points to the increasing desirability of strong regional assets. The freehold going concern pub offers a public bar, bistro, gaming room with 16 machines, and a drive-through bottleshop. The corner operation occupies a
The reopening of the famous Lion Hotel this week heralds the launch of a new multi-million-dollar pub investment fund with high ambitions to be one of the biggest in the country. Duxton Asset Management (DAM) is founded by Ed Peter, Martin Palmer and Brett Matthews, who already own 19 pubs between them. They teamed up
Michael and Megan Chappell have traded up, divesting their popular pub at Narrabri to ALH and securing big new digs at Alstonville. The stately two-storey Federation-style Tattersalls Hotel at Narrabri was built 1912. Occupying a 1,712sqm block, it boasts multiple revenue streams including gaming with 15 PMEs and a huge drive through bottleshop doing consistent
Pubs around Victoria have embraced the easing of restrictions, with some of the State’s major players eager to welcome patrons back, while the Andrews’ government’s tight controls keep many closed. One of the largest groups in the country, Australian Venue Co (AVC) triumphantly opened all its Victorian pubs at first opportunity, on Wednesday. “We are
Great Southern Nights is tuning up to deliver 1,000 COVID-safe performances and tens of thousands of patrons to venues across Sydney and regional NSW in November, Australian Music Month. Great Southern Nights (GSN) is an initiative from the NSW Government, delivered by Destination NSW in partnership with the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Its purpose
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Sydney-based Solotel has put the spectacular Little Big House, former Collins Place treasure, to market amid major changes in hospitality. The heritage-listed Collins Place structure, built 1889, was the cornerstone of the $600 million Southpoint development in 2017. The classic two-storey Queenslander was a residential home until 1984, then used as a restaurant during Brisbane’s
New research is finding Aussies are keen to dine out again, but they have new needs and wants that hospitality operators must address. The SevenRooms Restaurant Reckoning: Australia report is in-depth research into the changing expectations of Australian diners in the new era of hospitality. Australians report that dining out allows them to help their
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Melbourne Cup 2020 – ‘Expert’ trivia, by ‘Melbourne Cup’ Max Hitchins Sure to impress customers as we approach Melbourne Cup Day next Tuesday, did you know: The first 12 horses will win substantial money in the 2020 Melbourne Cup on the 3rd of November. 1st place wins $4,400,000; 2nd $1,100,000; 3rd $550,000; 4th $350,000; 5th $230,000; places 6-12 win
Woolworths-backed ALH has flagged not reopening Melbourne pubs under restricted capacity, as landlord ALE drags the group back to court questioning the quality of management at venues. From 2 November licensed venues in Melbourne including pubs will be allowed to reopen, on the provision of four square metres of floorspace per person inside, to a
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