EASTER DELIGHT FOR SECONDBITE
Australian Venue Co is driving fundraising for food charity SecondBite across the Easter long weekend, donating money from every ‘parma’ sold at pubs across the country. SecondBite is Australia’s largest free food rescue organisation, assisting 1,400 charities, with a mission
ROBIN HOOD STEPS UP IN THE EAST
The fabled Robin Hood Hotel has come to market in Sydney’s east, heralding an end to three generations of family ownership. Overlooking the Charing Cross intersection – gateway to the Bronte retail precinct and some of Sydney’s most affluent suburbs
ODD CULTURE FOUND IN FITZROY
James Thorpe’s Odd Culture Group is primed to launch its first Victorian venue, on Melbourne’s legendary Brunswick Street, in Fitzroy. Odd Culture Group (OCG) is known for venues with a strong focus on inclusive and diverse brands, and the pleasure
HOSPITALITY CONCIERGE GUIDING OPERATORS TO NEW GROUND
2022 saw the emergence of a new initiative to boost support for hospitality businesses, with the launch of the New South Wales Government’s new service, “Hospitality Concierge”. The new service follows the introduction of liquor licensing, planning and regulatory changes
KELLY SADDLES UP IN HORSE COUNTRY
Frenetic bush hotelier Ned Kelly has thrown up his hands in the Hunter, offering the freeholds of a pair of Scone pubs poised for potential. Vendor on the assets is Kelly & Co Hotels, fronted by plundering publican Ned Kelly,
MORE INVESTOR FUNDS FLOWING INTO PUBS
Former finance CEO Byram Johnston has furthered the sophisticated investment hitting the sector, doubling his new portfolio with purchase of the historic O’Connell Hotel of O’Connell. Mid-2022 Byram and Deborah Johnston purchased their first pub, the Tarana Hotel, establishing Johnston
KIN KIN TO BEGIN AGAIN
The historic Kin Kin Hotel near Noosa has announced its imminent reopening after being closed for a year for attentive renovation. David Ezrine and Matthew Flynn bought the pub, long known as the Country Life Hotel, for $1.1 million mid-2021,
QUEENS ARMS EXTENDED TO MARKET
The regal Queens Arms Hotel of Bendigo is seeking a suitor, as long-timers look to time off and the city benefits from post-pandemic regional migration. Set on a 625sqm corner of Russell and Steel Streets, enjoying combined street frontage of
FIRE DESTROYS HISTORIC KY WEST HOTEL
Investigators are treating as suspicious a fire that destroyed the historic and beloved Ky West Hotel in northern Victoria. Just before midnight on Monday (20 March), emergency services were summoned, and police and more than a dozen CFA vehicles rushed
PUBS STOP THE MUSIC IN PROTEST
Election Eve, and pubs, bars and clubs across Sydney are protesting via a bout of silence, as a reminder to revellers what nightlife looks like without live music and entertainment. The ‘Turn it Down, To Turn it Up’ initiative is
