TOWNSVILLE TROPHY GOES TO TRIO
Jewel of south Townsville the Oonoonba Hotel has sold to a partnership including an interstate hotelier and two newcomers to pub ownership. The suburban stalwart was established in 1963, on a big 3,739sqm corner block with double street frontage, close
HEATHCOTE HOTEL SET TO FADE
South-west Sydney watering hole the Heathcote Hotel looks destined to close as a lease approaches expiry and its rich-lister owners look to sell off the freehold. The freehold going concern was brought to market mid-2022 alongside the Engadine Tavern by
FLOODED PRETORIA BACK AFLOAT
The Hurley Group’s riverside Pretoria Hotel has reopened today after months of work to restore the property following the Christmas floods. Heavy rains brought floodwaters to the town of Mannum in late December last year, forcing the evacuation of residents.
SURF, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY ALIVE AT THE BEACHES
Talisman of surf mecca Merewether Beach, the Beach Hotel, is unveiling its new aspect and plans for the future, under the tenure of current custodian Glenn Piper. Known by locals as simply the all-encompassing ‘The Beaches’, Newcastle’s iconic surfside pub
BUNDY GRANDEUR UP FOR GRABS
The historic Grand Hotel Bundaberg is up for grabs, as the city benefits from a boom in population and economic growth. The old pub is on a 2,043sqm corner block on Bourbong Street, in the Bundaberg CBD. The classic two-storey
GIGS UP AT THE TOTE
Having blasted its way through the challenges of recent years, the owners of Collingwood’s legendary live music pub The Tote are looking for someone to take over the mantle. Built in 1870, the hotel was known as the Ivanhoe Hotel
MEN DODGE TIME OVER ASSAULTS
Two men have avoided jail time after violent incidents against staff and others, spurred by drugs, alcohol and animated affections. Early January 2022, 21-year-old boilermaker William Hayes was socialising with his girlfriend and two other friends at the Huskisson Hotel,
ALH HEADS TO THE BEACH
The ACCC has ruled Australia’s largest publican is allowed to proceed with the acquisition of the Beachfront Hotel. News came in May 2022 that Endeavour Group (ASX:EDG) had signed to buy the popular hangout just north of Darwin. The deal
MAN FOUND ALL BUT
A magistrate has ruled against a claim of sexual assault by a Queensland mine worker, seeing CCTV of the man grabbing a girl’s bottom at a pub. Martin Beau Hunter Shaw has been employed as a FIFO worker in
MARLOW MOVES ON ROBIN HOOD
Jason Marlow’s group has on-sold the very large-format Robin Hood Hotel of Orange, for a new record country regional price for a New South Wales pub. Marlow Hotel Group (MHG) is entering a third generation of family operators, holding an