GASO CLASH: LANDLORD-TENANT FEUD ERUPTS AFTER LEASE SALE
Collingwood’s Gasometer Hotel (‘the Gaso’) has hit the headlines again, only months after closing. Former lessee James Martelletti has lashed out at landlord Jim Kurtulus, claiming he lost $250K in sale of the lease to the new tenant – restauranteur
WILD AND WOOLLY IN THE BAY
The iconic Woolloomooloo Bay ‘Woolly’ Hotel is in the spotlight for its role in the Sydney Giants’ wild end of season soiree that saw lewd and inappropriate acts, as the NSW regulator picks up after the AFL’s governing body.
NEW BEGINNINGS IN WALLSEND
A Newcastle publican is wrapping up business in Wallsend landmarks, divesting the Fire Station and offering up the Museum. The Fire Station Hotel resides atop a large commercial site on a corner of Nelson Street, in the east of town.
HOW MOBILE PHONE ACCESS HAS ENDED THE REIGN OF THE PUB DEBATER
Ubiquitous mobile phone access has made the great pub debate a lost art form. Everyone has instant access to any fact or information they could want, meaning that lively debates about any sort of topic are no longer as likely
RED LION RETURNS WITH A ROAR
Kilmore’s Red Lion Hotel was put firmly back on the map when it reopened on Monday. The 169-year-old pub in Victoria’s oldest inland town was once owned by drug boss Tony Mokbel, who purchased it in 1996 for $465K. It
GRIFFITHS OFFERS GOULBURN’S TATTS
The Griffiths family is divesting the large-format Tattersalls Hotel in Goulburn, in the NSW southern tablelands, leaving a balanced business as they head south. Widely considered the best pub in Goulburn, The Tatts boasts one of the largest trading footprints,
DISMISSAL AFTER PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENT SPARKS LEGAL ACTION
Legal proceedings have been initiated against O’Malley’s Operations, and separately against its operations manager Riley Panetta-Sleiman by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO). O’Malleys Operations, a labour-hire company used by the Royal Hotel Granville, was given an order to compensate an
GOOGONG’S FIRST PUB UNDERWAY IN $25M PROJECT
Construction has begun on the $25 million development of the all-new Googong Hotel, on the New South Wales side of the Australian Capital Territory border. The town, a new and developing area, lies around half an hour from the Canberra
NEWTOWN’S CARLISLE CASTLE ON OFFER
For the first time in more than 60 years, inner west sweetheart the Carlisle Castle Hotel in Newtown is being offered to market as a freehold going concern. Residing on a prominent 569sqm corner lot, the two-storey Carlisle Castle (CCH)
HOW CAN PUBS UNLOCK GROWTH IN THE NEW FINANCIAL YEAR?
As we enter a new financial year Nicole Buisson, MD at Lightspeed, has offered a modern tech-based perspective on how publicans can tap into trends and growth. * Nicole Buisson From the bustling streets of Sydney or Melbourne’s CBDs to
