Victorian pubs have reportedly raised over $270k this year for the Good Friday Appeal, through various fundraising activities, including the AHA (Vic) Top Pubs Challenge. The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) Victoria announced the revival of its Top Pubs Challenge in 2024, in collaboration with the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal (GFA). The initiative showcases […]
The Mitch Hotel has come to life in Alexandria heartland, as new owners Brett and Clare Davis reinvent the space into a serious good-time local. Originally the Balaclava Hotel, opening in 1920, the site at 50 Mitchell Rd later became known as the Buckland Hotel, before a spell as a Fratelli Fresh. In a nod
Redcape has furthered its portfolio shakeup and Gallagher Hotels has traded up, seeing sale-swap of the Criterion in Sydney and Cresent Hotel in Fairfield, in a transaction worth a combined $70 million. The high-profile sale and purchase deal reflects the ongoing variations in boardroom strategies, as both groups look to deploy capital and capitalise on
A Sydney man has smashed the official world record – set in Sydney last year – for the most pubs visited in 24 hours. David Clarkson, a 69-year-old retired accountant, took the title from Harry Kooros and Jake Loiterton, who set a cracking benchmark of 99 pubs in a day in February 2023, in the
The Victorian Government recently announced two programs designed to bolster the state’s live music scene, in response to pressures of rising costs and changes in attendance following the pandemic. The programs are designed to create more paid gigs for both new and established local artists, with at least a quarter of the $10 million funding
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The historic White Horse Hotel of St Peters has been sold to new hoteliers, as they saddle up to continue the entertainment quest and launch the music-lovin’ McLovin’s. Set on the arterial Princes Highway at St Peters, a pub named the Hero of Waterloo Inn was in operation on the site since 1853. It was
A private investor is divesting The 1880 Hotel in Bathurst, representing a ‘red hot’ opportunity for a freehold operation in a key regional town. The two-storey pub, formerly known as the Edinboro Castle Hotel, resides on a high-visibility 1,233sqm lot opposite the Bathurst Council and Civic Centre. It incorporates main bar and sports lounge with
TAFE has announced it is providing the NSW government’s Advanced Responsible Conduct of Gambling short course, to lift the abilities of professionals in gaming rooms, through knowledge, practical skills and confidence. The government stipulates that the ARCG training reflects the increased risk of gambling harm that gaming machines represent, and the topic has received considerable
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has consolidated its broadened appeal with a multi-million-dollar renovation of suburban landmark the Tempe Hotel. A hotel was first established on the Princes Highway site in 1856, and the current two-storey brick building was constructed in the 1890s, holding a block of nearly 1,200sqm. Keeping an enviable collection of hotels
The famous Tiger-tinted Mole Creek Hotel is being sold by long-time owner-operators, offering a tourist magnet in Mersey Valley. Built 1907, the two-storey hotel is a prominent figure on a 6,475sqm site on Pioneer Drive. Initially built as a hotel, it was unable to trade as such for decades due to a clause in
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