Australian Venue Co (AVC) continues to invest in Melbourne pubs, this time opening the Gardiner Hotel in Malvern while simultaneously unveiling its renovation of the Flinders Hotel on the Mornington Peninsula. Previously the old National Bank building, The Gardiner’s doors opened last Friday following a seven-month renovation to the 109-year-old building. Owned by Paul Tuddenham, […]
Bill and Mario Gravanis’ Oscars Group has acquired Sydney’s famous Luna Park, with plans to further increase its hospitality appeal. Enjoying a picturesque and totally unique location on the shores of Sydney Harbour, the historic Luna Park Sydney is a sprawling operation with many facets. It features 17 amusement rides, the heritage-listed Coney Island, the
Australian Venue Co has made the controversial decision to not do Australia Day celebrations at all of its 200-odd pubs around the country, and nationalistic pundits are not impressed. Australia Day on 26 January is commemoration of the day that the First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay, in 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip raised the Union
Hakfoort Group has bought the resurrected Country Club Hotel, settling in with plans and a prompt name change in tune with the precinct. Located on Cunningham Street in the heart of Dalby’s town centre, on a prominent and expansive 2,073sqm lot, the Hotel is an historic landmark of the community. Built 1912, it was originally
The Turnbull family’s Investment Management Group has taken the deeds for the McElhone family’s idyllic Cabarita Beach Hotel in northern New South Wales. Positioned literally metres from what has more than once been voted Australia’s #1 beach, the Cabarita Beach is one of only a handful of beachfront pubs in the country, and the only
After nearly a century and a half overlooking Port Phillip Bay, Julian Gerner has revived Sorrento’s Koonya Hotel, in a return to days of old. The pub was built by John Boswell Clarke and family using local limestone, opening as the Mornington Hotel in 1876 as a place for visitors to the seaside precinct to
The Union Hotel in Windsor, fronted by former Collingwood star Dane Swan, has for a limited time added dog food to its menu, unless it proves popular. A Barkin’ Bite Experience is being offered at the Union Hotel, serving up canine cuisine with the parmas and cold beer. The program is a partnership with Melbourne-based
Highlight of the hospitality calendar, the National Australian Hotels Association Awards for Excellence took place in Brisbane Monday night and there was no shortage of success on show. Around 700 VIPs and industry guests gathered in the afternoon at The Star for an epic event of 57 awards, hosted by Australian TV personality Tim Campbell
A fully-equipped brewery and budding suburban hotspot is being sold in one of Sydney’s growth corridors, with approved DAs for an even bigger broader hospitality venue. Listed is a single-storey property on 2033sqm covering three units on McPherson Rd at Smeaton Grange, with a combined building area of 1088sqm. It was previously home to renowned
Furthering the reforms around gambling harm minimisation, more enforceable changes are coming for hotels and registered clubs in NSW, relating to the visibility and location of cash dispensing facilities. The new requirements begin 1 January 2025, based in the placement and visibility of cash dispensing facilities (CDF), defined as Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) or EFTPOS
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