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WEALTH ON THE COMMONS IN TOWNSVILLE

Two hard-working families have put up the for sale sign at their historic Commonwealth Hotel in Townsville, providing plenty of blue sky in the Sunshine State. Townsville’s Commonwealth is a classic colonial-style two-storey local built to coincide with Australia’s federation,

WESTONS REVIVE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES

The fireplaces are burning again at inner Melbourne’s Friendly Societies Hotel, marking the return of one of the suburb's oldest pubs after almost two years sitting empty. Reopened in June by Leo Weston and his parents, Clare and Nathan, Friendly

GAMING EXPO DEBUTS SEMINAR CENTRAL

The annual Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) is gearing up to open next week in Darling Harbour, with the usual spread of suppliers and new attractions in Seminar Central and Spotlight Sessions. Australasia's largest gaming exhibition, hosted by the Gaming Technologies

IRVIN BUILDS IN SEQ WITH JDA’S GCT

The Feros’ JDA Collective has sold riverside local the Gold Coast Tavern at Benowa to Joe Irvin’s Irvin Hotels, as interest and capital gear up on the Brisbane Games. John Feros and siblings Dean and Alexandra Henderson (nee Feros) purchased

UNIVERSAL WELCOMES ODD CULTURE AT THE IMPY

The Kospetasfamily’s Universal Hotels and James Thorpe’s Odd Culture Group haves announced a partnership at the famous Imperial Hotel Erskineville, performing a major makeover to cement its legacy. Popularly known as ‘The Impy’ the striking multi-level hotel was established in