BRIDGE OF BENDIGO IN HANDS OF RECEIVERS
Administrators have been appointed and are seeking a sale on the Bridge Hotel of Bendigo, after post-COVID challenges. Built 1858, the pub was previously known as the Waterloo Hotel. It has become renowned for its exceptional cuisine and diverse selection
PUBLIC LANDS $400m REFINANCE, WITH CONDITIONS
High flying banker turned publican Jon Adgemis has secured a $400 million refinancing deal to save his floundering hospitality gambit, but will be forced to sell down. According to sources, an agreement has been reached this week with the group’s
HOLEY MOLEY EXITS ENMORE AND GOES NORTH
The hilarity-hopped Holey Moley has closed in Newtown, as the double hit with Hijinx Hotel begins play again in Brisbane. Operator Funlab has been partnering putt putt with hospitality since 2016, best known for its brightly-coloured courses themed in 80s
UNDIES BANDIT ON THE LOOSE
A would-be bandit wearing budgie smugglers on his head is on the run from police, after an attempted hold-up of a pub in Port Melbourne. According to police, the man entered ALH’s Rex Hotel around 2.15am on Wednesday, 22 May.
HOTELIER CONVICTED OF STEALING MILLIONS FROM ABORIGINAL TRUST
A septuagenarian hotelier and financial advisor has been found guilty of swindling nearly $3 million from the Yugunga-Nya trust, supposedly to prop up his pub. Thomas Graham Greenaway operated as trustee to the charitable fund, distributing mining royalties to
MEERS UNVEILS GUILDFORD’S GRAND CELEBRATION OF CULTURE
The Guildford Hotel’s long-awaited relaunch happened over the weekend, coinciding celebrations with the Back to Guildford Street Festival. Cumberland City Council ran the free, family-friendly street festival to launch the upgrade of Guildford Laneway, built to be a safer environment
LEURA LISTED FOR PREMIUM PRICE
After less than two years, private owners have listed the handsome Leura Hotel in Camperdown with option to lease or buy. Found on the corner of Manifold and McNicol streets, the striking two-storey pub was built 1857. Ealy in the
MAY HANDS ARTEMUS THE REINS OF MANLY WHARF
Settlement on internationally recognised landmark Manly Wharf was finalised last month by Artemus Group, owners of Brisbane’s Howard Smith Wharves. The heritage-listed Manly Wharf, first built in 1855 as the northern terminal for the Sydney to Manly Ferry, is Artemus
OFFICER HIT AND RUN BY STOLEN CAR AT BURVALE HOTEL
Two men have been arrested after a stolen car was used to hit a senior police officer attempting to stop a getaway, in the carpark of the Burvale Hotel in Melbourne’s east. According to investigators, the men stole a white
LOCAL SYNDICATE TAKES MUDGEE’S PARAGON
New locals have taken the Fitzgerald prize, adding Mudgee’s historic Paragon Hotel to their growing portfolio. Built 1857 amid the region’s goldrush, the hotel was originally known as the Bushman’s Home. Around a decade after it was established it was