AVC POSTS STRONG RESULTS
As Australians continue to swelter under high inflation, Australian Venue Co has reported a significant bump in earnings largely by maintaining its strategy of family-friendly and value offerings. In FY26 the country’s second-largest pubs group further expanded its ever-growing portfolio
REVIVAL-READY ROYAL HITS THE MARKET
The Royal Hotel in Clifton Hill, which closed almost a decade ago and was nearly turned into apartments, is now being sold by private owners. Set on a 736sqm corner, around four kilometres north-east of the Melbourne CBD, the three-storey
THE FLYING FOX PUTS A BRITISH SPIN ON THE LOCAL
Forget the sprawling Melbourne pub. The Flying Fox is taking a more intimate approach to the neighbourhood local, with a British pub ethos. The latest opening from the team behind St Kilda’s The Lion & Wombat has landed on Bridge
DUBBO LOCALS TURN OVER THE GARDEN
One of Dubbo’s most recognised family-friendly hotels, the Maas brothers’ Garden Hotel, has changed hands between loyal locals in a discreet off-market transaction. The large two-storey pub boasts a long history in the city, around 400 kilometres north-west of Sydney,
ALH’S ESPLANADE HOTEL SET TO REOPEN AFTER $11.5M REVAMP
Brighton's historic Esplanade Hotel is set to reopen next month following an $11.5 million redevelopment that includes the launch of a new boutique beachfront hotel. The landmark Adelaide venue has been closed since October while owner ALH Group completed a
