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KNOX SECURES THE TAMWORTH

Powerhouse regional publican Jim Knox has bought the large-format Tamworth Hotel from Sydney-based pub investor Daniel Whitten. Representing the first hotel to be offered for public sale in the LGA for more than a decade, The Tamworth came to market

BELGIAN BEER CAFÉ SEEKS SYDNEY OPERATOR

The Belgian Beer Café brand is looking to refresh and relaunch an installation in Sydney and beyond, with new owners eager to re-expand the concept in Australia. The first ever Belgian Beer Café (BBC) was launched in 1998 in Brussels,

AVC REVEALS MAJOR GLOW-UPS ON TWO ICONIC QUEENSLANDERS

Australian Venue Co (AVC) has recently re-opened two more of its pubs following further investment into major renovations. Townsville’s Hotel Allen and Maroochydore’s The Sands Tavern have both received stunning glow-ups yet remain true to their roots as accessible community

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR AN EMPIRE

Receivers have relisted Annandale’s stately Empire Hotel as the fallout from Jon Adgemis’ collapsed Public Hospitality portfolio takes the scalp of a would-be successor. Bankrupt banker turned publican Jon Adgemis began amassing pubs around 2021, that year buying the Empire

TAB PUBS ON THE HOOK AS TABCORP GETS INVESTIGATED

Operators are unhappy about the revised Tabcorp contracts that will hit up pubs and clubs to pay regulatory fines and reduce or eliminate commissions, as AUSTRAC again investigates the company’s compliance. Tabcorp owns and controls in-venue betting terminals and the