ILGA PAUSES GAMING APPLICATIONS AFTER LOSING SUPREME COURT RULING
The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has put gaming machine applications on hold, pending the outcome of a successful challenge by a hotelier in the Supreme Court that throws doubt on conditions placed on gaming rooms. Jim Knox’s pubs
WARATAH PUTS UP 99
Waratah Hotels has decided to divest the acclaimed Royal on 99 in south-east Queensland to focus on core assets closer to the rest of the collection. In November 2014 the Royal on Ninety-Nine burned down in a major fire. It
FAMILIES FLOCK TO NEW HOTEL SEVEN HILLS
Kent and Les Walker’s Lesday has unveiled the revised Hotel Seven Hills, bringing a “Grand Reopening” after an extensive overhaul. Across the weekend locals and guests filed through Seven Hills’ latest attraction to see the significant upgrades and changes injecting
LEGENDARY LANSDOWNE POISED FOR UPSIDE
The legendary good-time Lansdowne Hotel in Chippendale has been listed for sale, rocking multiple levels of opportunity. Long known as an institution of live music and pub rock, after 82 years hosting thousands of bands, the big hotel on City
KELLY’S DOUBLE-SHOT IN SCONE
Kelly & Co Hotels has exited Scone, selling the Belmore Hotel to the same growing Hunter Valley group that recently bought the nearby Royal Hotel. The Belmore is an impressive suburban local, with sandstone exterior and original pressed tin ceilings.
MELBOURNE BIER CAFÉ REBORN AS MORRIS HOUSE
Australian Venue Co has this week relaunched the rebranded Morris House, following a transformational multi-million-dollar renovation. The all-new four-level Morris House boasts a bright new-look exterior, entertainment on multiple levels, fine dining and outdoor areas, including a terrace and expansive
ACCUSATIONS HISTORIC ROYAL OAK PARRAMATTA FELLED FOR ‘NO REASON’
Accusations have surfaced suggesting the former government mishandled works around the historic 200-year-old Royal Oak Hotel of Parramatta, demolished to make way for a new light rail. There has been a hotel on the site, on the corner of Church
PRIVATE EQUITY FUND EYES RIVERVIEW SALE
Amid a recent lull in city-fringe opportunities, the Riverview Hotel in Tempe is being sold, in Sydney’s inner west. Situated approximately 10 kilometres out of the CBD, a stone’s throw from the Cooks River, the Riverview is one of two
HOSPITALITY TO EMBRACE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Societal norms and the labour market are evolving rapidly, and it’s more important than ever for hospitality businesses – on the public coalface – to embrace diversity and inclusivity. The terms Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) are really two different concepts
RIVERSIDE FREDO PUB UP FOR OFFERS
The handsome Macleay River Hotel has come up for sale in the NSW mid-north coast town of Frederickton. Known locally as the ‘Fredo Pub’, the hotel resides on 3,064sqm on the banks of the eponymous Macleay River and on the