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MELBOURNE LICENSEE SUPER FORUM REFLECTS ‘FOOD & LEISURE’ CAPITAL

The inaugural Licensee Super Forum was held yesterday in Melbourne, bringing key industry stakeholders and professionals together to discuss furthering the city’s success. Around 320 people gathered at the heart of the southern capital, Melbourne’s Town Hall – the site of countless historic moments and performances over the past 135 years, including debate on Australia’s […]

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PETERSHAM HOTEL SALE TICKS INVESTOR BOXES

On the Market / Clyde Mooney

After the successful introduction of a new tenant, the freehold of the Petersham Hotel has burst onto a market prowled by investors. Located just a few kilometres from Sydney’s CBD, the Hotel possess a coveted 3am licence, bistro, nine EGMs and prominent position on bustling Parramatta Road. It is occupied by operators of the nearby

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LANTERN BOASTS MORE PREMIUM PUB SALES AMID TURN-AROUND

Property / Clyde Mooney

ASX-listed Lantern Hotel Group is forging ahead with its turnaround, announcing the sale of further assets, particularly the landmark Bowral Hotel for $6.35 million. Following a shareholder vote to oust the existing Lantern (LTN) board mid-2015, the newly-appointed Chairman John Murphy and CEO John Osborne have led an orchestrated plan to reverse the company’s flagging

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REDCAPE GOES TO COURT OVER NEW EASTWOOD HOTEL REJECTION

Redevelopment / Clyde Mooney

Redcape Hotel Group and management of the Eastwood Hotel are taking Ryde Council to court over denied plans to build a new adjacent hotel. The Eastwood is a prominent corner landmark of the western Sydney suburb, and the Group submitted plans to construct a new $7 million venue to be known as the Red Lantern

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KINGS CROSS OWNER CONVICTED FOR OPERATING ILLEGAL BAR

In the Courts / Clyde Mooney

The DreamGirls nightmare has continued for owner Michael Frank Amante, as battles with OLGR and a raid in December result in closure of the venue, and now his conviction. Police and officers of OLGR (now Liquor & Gaming NSW – L&GNSW) simultaneously raided strip clubs DreamGirls and Bada Bing on 19 December, 2015. Three individuals

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REGULATOR ANNOUNCES MANDATORY ONLINE REFRESHERS FOR RSA, RCG

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

Liquor & Gaming NSW has begun the next step in its mandate to maintain industry competency and keep employees up to date, announcing a move to compulsory online refresher courses. The regulator requires that person who work in the service of alcohol or gaming business are required to hold an active RSA and/or RCG authority.

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BEER DELUXE JOINS DIXON GROUP STABLE FOR $31m

Property / Clyde Mooney

Dixon Hospitality has swooped on another pub group, signing a $31 million deal to acquire the Beer DeLuxe portfolio in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. Armada Hospitality was formed in 2012 by Craig Shearer and Jason Sheather, specialising in “management service solutions” for the hospitality industry. It went on to create its own brand, Beer DeLuxe,

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HOTEL MARKET HEAT BREEDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND PLAYERS

Industry News / Clyde Mooney

Research is predicting 2016 to be another chart-topping year in hotel sales, and agents are gearing up in preparation. More than $3 billion in pub and hotel assets transacted in 2015*, and expectations for that to continue have seen the expansion of dedicated agents to cater to the demand. One of the world’s largest agencies

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SYDNEY’S RESTRICTIONS RENDER THE PUB POINTLESS: DAILY RECORD UK

1 Comment / Global perspective / Clyde Mooney

Taken from Daily Mail UK: Sydney’s bizarre new fun killing alcohol restrictions renders the whole pub experience completely pointless By John Niven I’m in Sydney and I can confirm that fun, if not already dead, is certainly dying. A few of us were in a bar in The Rocks district of the city. It

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PUBLICAN DODGES JAIL AFTER CHEATING TABCORP TO PAY THE BILLS

In the Courts / Clyde Mooney

A NSW publican has narrowly escaped jail after being caught defrauding Tabcorp of nearly $45,000 in late 2015. Keith Douglas Cummings is the owner and licensee of the Candelo Hotel, in Candelo, near Bega. Bega Magistrate’s Court heard on Tuesday (10 May) that Cummings had issued to himself a total of $44,879 worth of Tabcorp

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OSCARS’ TRIPLE PLAY INTO SA

TAX BREAKS ON OLD AND NEW

HISTORIC ROSE CELEBRATES 160 YEARS AND MAJOR MAKEOVER

IRIS WINS APPROVAL FOR ANOTHER STEYNE EXPANSION

CARD SURCHARGE BAN UNDER DEBATE

NO-ALCOHOL BEER TAPPED TO GO MAINSTREAM