COMMERCIAL YASS DESTROYED IN SUSPICIOUS FIRE
Multiple fire crews battled to extinguish a blaze at the once legendary Commercial Hotel of Yass, resulting in the pub’s destruction and a neighbour arrested. Crews from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) battled for more than five hours to extinguish
WAUGH’S ROYAL IN HOT SEAT OVER HERITAGE WORKS
Mitchell Waugh’s PHMG is caught between a demolition and a heritage place and battling council over what it argues are necessary works at its heritage-listed Royal Hotel in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Built in 1888, the Royal Hotel is a three-storey
PLATINUM EARNS PRETTY PENNY FOR FULL MONTY
Platinum Group has sold Brisbane landmark The Montague Hotel to a family-owned hospitality group from further north, as the city’s West End entertainment precinct continues to attract. The three-storey pub – a former office building – is set on a
QUEENS WHARF HOTEL WINS OVER NOISE COMPLAINTS
Newcastle’s Queens Wharf Hotel has won a battle with noisy locals over its live music, with a ruling by Liquor & Gaming dismissing the complaint. Stretching out over the water at Wharf Rd, the Hotel has been in operation since
GOVT DROPS HAMMER ON GAMING ROOMS SIGNAGE
The Minns government has made good on the next step in its promised gaming reforms, announcing that all pubs and clubs must remove all external gambling signage within three months or face stiff penalties. Following release of the Crime Commission
VICTORIA’S STARS SHINE FOR ‘23
More than 1,200 hospitality professionals and guests gathered this week at Crown Palladium to celebrate this year’s champions at the 2023 AHA Victoria State Awards for Excellence. The annual awards are a celebration of the accomplishments of Victoria's pubs and
LOCAL HERO STEPS INTO GOLDEN SPURS
Local mum Jasmine Turner is the talk of the town of Proston, after reviving its beloved watering hole, the Golden Spurs Hotel. Proston is a classic Queensland municipality, located around 300 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, counting local population of around
FEROS NABS ENGADINE WITH HARVEY BOYS
King of the south Chris Feros has formed a new partnership with the Harveys to take the booming Engadine Tavern and adjoining retail sites from rich lister Tony Denny and partners. The large-format Tavern is in Engadine town centre, surrounded
BERNIE’S BAR – THE NEW STAR OF NEWCASTLE
Newcastle’s legendary Star Hotel has reopened to welcome the LGBTQ+ community, a century in the making, as Bernie’s Bar. Partners Patrick Fisher, Kitt Nissen and Hollie 'Gracie' Tose had a concept for a queer-friendly bar in Steel City. After talking
CAPTAIN MELVILLE SET FOR SALE
The lease to what is said to be Melbourne CBD’s longest standing pub, the Captain Melville, has come to market. Located in a handsome bluestone building on Franklin Street at the northern end of the CBD, the Captain is set