Owners of the hub of Drake, the Lunatic Hotel, are about to wind up the business after years of systemic harassment by unknown enemies. Having run the hotel for over a decade, Desley and Bob Kane have experienced over seven years of persistent rumours, abuse, lies and petty vandalism that has all but broken their […]
As the standard of pub grub continues to rise around the country, one Melbourne pub has hit back with the “bogan burger”. Featuring a steak, atop a chicken schnitzel, along with bacon, an egg, beetroot, tomato, pineapple, cheese and a potato cake on a Turkish bread bun, the Napier Hotel’s supersize option comes with a
This week a South Australian court heard how the manager of a Kangaroo Island pub that has pleaded guilty to over-serving a man – who died shortly after, driving DUI – may have himself consumed two bottles of wine during the shift. There is, of course, a long and celebrated tradition of operators drinking with
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The Laundys have flashed the cash, tempting Medich into the sale of two more ‘big deal’ pubs. In a transaction worth nearly $35 million, the Medich family’s Halcyon Hotel Group has parted with two more jewels from its rapidly shrinking crown, following last month’s surprise divestment. The freehold of the iconic and ALH-tenanted Woolloomooloo Bay
Only months after announcing plans for massive redevelopment, Iris Group has divested the Kings Cross Mercure complex. Earlier this year Iris lodged plans with the City of Sydney for an overhaul of the 19-storey Kings Cross tower it bought in 2012 for $65 million, into a mecca of luxury apartments worth $300 million. But before
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As South Australia’s Premier warns the State’s Ministers of potential “responses” to its latest War On Bikies, Government proposes hospitality staff man the front line. The SA Labor Government and Premier Jay Weatherill have proposed a new batch of regulations against Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMG), and hospitality staff could face a $10,000 fine for allowing
A transgender woman was bashed at Newtown’s Town Hall Hotel on Friday night, and points some of the blame at the venue’s security. Transgender musician Stephanie McCarthy was scheduled to play at the Hotel with her band Love Maul, when threatened and eventually bashed by a group of five young men – while security allegedly
Redcape Hotel Group has tightened its portfolio a bit more ahead of the much-rumoured public float, divesting three pubs at once to a burgeoning local operator. The three pubs are located in Port Macquarie, and their sale follows the Group’s previous sales of the Plantation Hotel and Moonee Beach Tavern to represent a strategic exit
The Brookvale Hotel has joined a distinguished list of pubs looking to capitalise on Sydney’s housing boom. The Pittwater Rd site will be subdivided and the rear carpark and part of the hotel sold off, with a highly desirable DA already in place to develop the property. Owners, the Kelly family, have secured approval for
It’s a new era at Gladesville, as Australia’s longest-serving barperson hands in her towel. Starting work as a young woman, Lily Fleming was employed at Gladesville’s main road landmark, the Bayview Tavern in the mid-1950s. Since then she has maintained order and broke in new recruits at the popular hotel until reaching the rare milestone
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