TWO TOWNSVILLE SALES AND AN EXIT FOR REDCAPE
Redcape has further tweaked the portfolio, divesting two pubs in Townsville to the Queensland-based Falvey family as its rolls capital into upgrades and acquisitions where it sees its opportunity. The MA Financial hospitality fund has parted with the Hermit Park
ELECTION PLEDGES TO BOOST VICTORIA’S PUBS
Victorian Labor has unveiled a suite of proposed reforms to help pubs “get on with business” ahead of the November state election, heralding later closing times and allowing customers to bring canine companions. Ben Carroll’s Victorian government has issued
PUBS FACE BACKPACKER CRUNCH
Australia’s Working Holiday Maker program is about more than migration numbers. For pubs and hotels across regional Australia it is also about having enough people behind the bar, in the kitchen, cleaning rooms and keeping the doors open. Regional hospitality
AVC TAKES TWO IN THE SUNSHINE
Australian Venue Co has further consolidated its outlook in the Sunshine State, acquiring two prominent licensed venues from the same private operator. Both considered local landmarks, AVC is taking over operations at Bartlett’s Tavern in Rockhampton and the Black Nugget
TABCORP PENALISED OVER CUSTOMER PROTECTION
The Victorian regulator has fined Tabcorp for failing to meet the standards expected in customer protection by not having mandatory multi-factor authentication controls in place, designed to safeguard wagering accounts. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) found Tabcorp
