CRIME COMMISSION PROBES L&G OVER GAMING DATA
Following accusations made by independent MP Alex Greenwich, the NSW Crime Commission is investigating claims Liquor & Gaming withheld information pertinent to its inquiry into money laundering in pubs and clubs. After a high-profile 10-month investigation, the Islington Report was
BLUES SCORE IN TEDESCO’S CAMDEN
Lion and Tooheys have today unveiled another weapon in the pending State of Origin series, opening the Tedesco Inn in Camden, in tribute to the collective teamwork underpinning the success of the Blues. In celebration of the upcoming 2023 State
COASTAL GRANDEUR READY TO GROW
A private family are offering their Grand Hotel in a rare opportunity in coastal Kiama – recently voted Australia’s best town. Built 1891, the three-storey Victorian Grand occupies 486sqm on a prominent corner of Manning Street, just a few blocks
THE BROOK IS BACK, AND BETTER
Australian Leisure & Hospitality has ramped up its investment in the Sunshine State, reopening the Brook Hotel in Mitchelton after a massive redevelopment costing nearly $31 million. Set on a massive site on an arterial corner of Osbourne Road in
OXFORD HOTEL QUELLS SURCHARGE ‘SCANDAL’
Universal Hotels has skilfully negotiated a PR minefield, after an error in pricing prompted an angry social media post to go viral and a flood of negative reviews. The Oxford Hotel is an icon of Sydney’s colourful Oxford Street, and
FENELEYS FINALLY BOW OUT OF THE BULL
The steadfast Feneley family have passed the baton on their big Bull ‘n’ Bush in the Port Stephens region to the growing local hotel syndicate led by Nick Quinn. For the past 36 years the Feneleys have captained the large-format
WAYMARK BUYS PUB WITH NO BEER
The original ‘Pub with No Beer’ – Lees Hotel, in Ingham – has been sold to the growing family of Waymark Hotels for an undisclosed price. Established in 1845 as the Day Dawn Hotel, the current pub was built in
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
