This month a new venture between hospitality organisations and business peak industry bodies in New South Wales has unveiled a new website, RespectInHospitality. The free site provides valuable resources along with training and templates for use by hospitality businesses so they can improve their systems and processes as well as keep on top of their […]
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Eden’s picture-postcard Hotel Australasia is for sale through receivers, offering a destination in a tourist town, as its troubled owners relinquish the fight. Built 1904, the striking heritage-listed Hotel is found in the idyllic precinct of Eden, on the NSW south coast, strategically located between Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, holding 38 metres of frontage on
The NSW government has rolled out the latest in its ‘Vibrancy’ reforms, slashing council red tape and introducing world-first legislation aimed at stopping the closure of live music venues. The Minns government is said to have ‘declared war’ on NIMBIES and local councils party to inhibiting plans to rescue the state’s nightlife, passing the latest
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Serial pub revivers Matt Vero and Stephen Mitchell have brought the love back to Williamstown’s much-missed Morning Star Hotel, with a fresh design and tilt to family-focus. Built 1890, the Star of the Williamstown peninsula succumbed to the ravages of COVID and late 2020 tenants the Dean family handed back the keys. Over the
Pundits calling for the unadulterated application of strict reforms on gaming machines are crying foul over the looming hurdles of the NSW cashless trial, conveniently ignoring nuance and conflating numbers to further sensationalise gambling. Answering public pressure in the lead-up to the 2023 election, the Minns government promised a trial of a system to use
Research released by APRA has confirmed that music “unequivocally arouses” specific emotions in patrons, affecting their mood, spending and eating behaviour. In a hospitality setting, diner choices are influenced by the way music affects how the brain processes memory, potentially enhancing enjoyment and inducing them to stay longer and spend more. One survey found 61
The Hurley Hotel Group has announced the acquisition of the iconic Barker Hotel, culminating a two-decade rein for the Fassina family. The family-owned South Australian hotel group currently operates a portfolio of nine hotels, including the renowned Arkaba, Hotel Royal, Marion, and Torrens Arms. Now notching up ten venues, the deal marks a strategic expansion
Hotel Property Investments is embracing a strategy in line with its moniker, looking to a raft of opportunities in a virile market in a fight-back against the attempted takeover by Charter Hall and Hostplus. After an initial bid in September, the revised offer from the listed Charter Hall retail fund and superannuation player Hostplus effectively
The landmark East Brunswick Hotel on Lygon Street has come to market, providing an opportunity seldom seen in Melbourne to acquire a freehold going concern. The prominent three-storey corner pub resides on a 380sqm block less than 20 minutes from the Melbourne CBD, with over 60 metres of dual frontage. For decades it was operated
In 2019, a Queensland couple began the ultimate pub crawl, aiming to visit every single pub in Australia. Now, five years into their anticipated eight-year journey, Andrew and Ursula Keesey have visited over 2,900 Aussie pubs, averaging around three each day. The last pub visit, at time of writing, was the Dargan Hotel, which the
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