A southern Sydney licensee has been fined after pleading guilty to a breach of the gaming regulations around exits. Liquor & Gaming inspectors conducted compliance checks at the Mortdale Hotel in August 2023. They found the main bar’s exit door was locked and the only way for patrons to leave the hotel was through the […]
Sydney rock institution the Lansdowne Hotel has sold, ushering a new era for the four-storey Chippendale landmark dominating City Rd. Occupying a 506sqm block opposite Victoria Park and Sydney University, with GFA of 1,900sqm and capacity for 480 patrons, the Lansdowne has been a home to pub rock for decades. But after 82 years, hosting
Vision Hotels has put to market the freehold going concern of its seaside Fox and Hounds hotel and extensive facilities. The Fox and Hounds is an elegant pub and resort offering hotel rooms and self-contained apartments. Set on a massive 6.46-Ha site highly visible from the highway, it was built in 1979 and offers 27
The Romsey Football Netball Club (RFNC) has had its application for 50 gaming machines at the Romsey Hotel refused by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC). A panel of three commissioners comprising Fran Thorn (chair), Andrew Scott (deputy chair) and Clair Miller (commissioner) handed down the decision last Friday after a four-day hearing
Fifteen years since its traded as a pub, the historic Beehive Hotel is flying again, under the captaincy of Julien Moussi and Tony Pantano’s Only Hospitality. Dating back to 1855, the public house took its name from being on Baker’s Road, which was formerly called Beehive Road. After the landmark building ceased trading as a
Ahead of the 2024 World Travel & Tourism Global Summit in Perth in October, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has released its research on the outlook for the industry – and things are looking good. Surpassing all previous records, WTTC announced Australian tourism’s projected economic contribution is expected to reach $265.5 billion by
GOOD NEWS FOR HOSPITALITY AS TOURISM RECORDS SET TO TUMBLE Read More »
The Adgemis Public Hospitality empire is in flux again, threatening its refinancing efforts, as two pubs in the portfolio enter administration alongside a record-breaking number of Aussie businesses. Public Hospitality Group (PHG) is scrambling to retain its collection of over 20 pubs across Sydney and Melbourne, but despite ongoing negotiations one of its financiers has
PUBLIC HOSPITALITY PUBS JOIN WAVE OF INSOLVENCIES Read More »
Better equipping hospitality staff to recognise and respond to sexual harassment, a new bystander intervention program was launched yesterday by the Australian Hotels Association. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in 2021-2022 around 1.7 million Australian adults, comprised of about 1.3 million women and almost 500,000 men, experienced sexual harassment. Of these experiences, an
‘Better for you’ drinks producer Gravity continues its mission to change the industry “one full-flavoured bevvy at a time” with the release of HardER soda flavours touting low sugar and high appeal. The new line of HardER soda feature ABV of 8 per cent, and are launched in two bold flavours packing plenty of fizz
Armidale’s oldest licensed hotel, the Wicklow, is closing in lieu of a buyer, as winter and hard times set in. Originally known as the Armidale Hotel, it was the first licensed establishment in the New England region, occupying a large 1,870sqm corner lot in Armidale’s central business district. The two-storey brick structure holds a large
A product of The Information Collective
ACN. 603 201 109
ABN. 21 603 201 109
