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ORANGE GROVE IN LILYFIELD IN NEW HANDS

Veteran hotelier and very long-term owner Bruce Hedditch has sold his Orange Grove Hotel in thriving Lilyfield to industry newcomers. The OG Hotel stands on a substantial 934sqm corner of Balmain Rd, which it has occupied since 1959, since it

COOGEE BAY HOTEL BRINGS BUSINESS TO THE BEACH

Few Sydney venues are as closely tied to their location as Coogee Bay Hotel, where hospitality, entertainment and accommodation come together just metres from one of the city’s best-known beaches. The eastern suburbs landmark has become a destination in its

GAMING EXPO WRAPS IN POSITIVE SIGN FOR SECTOR

The Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) took place this week at ICC Sydney, representing the largest gaming expo in the southern hemisphere and seeing growth indicative of industry trajectory. Spread across 19,000sqm of ICC floorspace for three days, the event was

MITCH ‘RE-EMERGED’ AS MODERN LOCAL

Stoic suburban The Mitch of Alexandria has adopted a new but classic community-led approach under Phil Anderson’s Rum Rebellion Hospitality Group. Built 1920, first trading as the Balaclava Hotel, the pub set on a corner of Mitchell Road was long

SA PUBS PUT MATESHIP ON THE MENU

South Australians are being encouraged to get back to the local this August, with over 110 pubs across the state joining forces for SA Cheers Together. Running from 1 to 31 August, the month-long initiative from the Australian Hotels Association