The Kospetas family has bookended its portfolio swap-shuffle with Barham Hamarashid, completing the off-market sale of The Mill in Bondi Junction, following exchange on the Evening Star. What was the Mill Hill Hotel was a modest two-storey premise previously owned and operated by the Waugh family. It was acquired by developer TWT Property Group, which […]
Waratah Hotel Group has successfully divested its acclaimed hotel Royal on 99 to Dave Tomsic’s rampaging Black Rhino group. Located in the major regional Queensland town of Roma, the purpose-built pub opened in 2016, replacing the former Royal Hotel, which had been destroyed by a fire the previous year. Roma counts local population of around
Having defibrillators in pubs can be the difference between life and death, providing crucial, life-saving intervention during sudden cardiac emergencies. PubTIC has spoken with the AED Authority to discuss the critical role of defibrillators in pubs, exploring the life-saving benefits they offer, and highlighting real life examples where having one on hand made all the
Two men are on the run from police in Sydney and a man has been arrested in Melbourne over multiple armed robberies at pubs and clubs. According to reports, two armed men entered Oscars’ Livingstone Hotel in Sydney’s inner west around 1am on Tuesday. The men allegedly pointed guns in the faces of patrons and
An assault in a pub in north-west Adelaide earlier this month has seen a man die and his accused assailant’s charges escalated. According to police, 29-year-old Matthew Hawkins allegedly punched 35-year-old local Luke Sweetman in the head, shortly after midnight on 10 August at the Peninsula Hotel Motel in Taperoo. Emergency services were called and
A shocking blaze left the town of Baralaba reeling last weekend as their beloved pub went up in flames early on the Saturday morning. The historic Baralaba Hotel, approximately 150 kilometres southwest of Rockhampton, had recently been refurbished and listed for sale. The popular watering hole was also only a week away from hosting the
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Arthur Laundy and his Redfern partners have offered to market their refurbished, undercooked local, on the fringe of the Sydney CBD. In 2021 the pub king collaborated with new operators Aaron Crinis and Justin Tynan to buy the three-storey suburban hotel. Crinis is proprietor of acclaimed North Sydney restaurant Glorietta, but this was his first
Wagering giant Tabcorp has been hit with a record fine and issued directions to transform its operations, after extensive investigations uncovered multiple breaches and “systemic” problems. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) probed several instances of Tabcorp Wagering (Vic) Pty Ltd’s non-compliance with its regulatory obligations and opted for a $4.6 million fine,
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Hospitality leaders Oscars Group has reopened The Bristol Arms after its closure in 2019, rebranding as The Bristol. Oscars, who purchased the Unanderra Hotel from Redcape last year, the massive WestWaters Hotel & Entertainment Complex in a record deal in 2022, and whose impressive portfolio includes pubs such as Shooeys in Surfers Paradise and Hotel
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John Purkis and family have passed the reins of the landmark Tea Gardens Hotel in Bondi Junction to Ryan hotel dynasty principals John and Sally Ryan. Purkis bought the big multi-storey Art Deco hotel mid-2014 from Aussie Leisure Group, but opted the time had come to surrender the old girl of the east. “We have
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