CALLIGEROS GROUP: TUNING THE TALENT
Australia’s prioritisation of living standards and ‘a fair go’ have led to us having amongst the highest labour costs for business in the world, largely due to Australia having the highest minimum wage in the world, at roughly US$18.10 per
HARVEST RAMPS UP INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
Hospitality investment entity and operator Harvest has unveiled its “evolution” from Hotels to Hospitality, plus a new investment strategy in a burgeoning asset class. Many operators and investors see hospitality assets as combining the stability of resilient revenue with the
HEART OF COLLIE SELLS TO INTERSTATE NEWCOMER
Popular destination of central western NSW, the Collie Hotel, has sold to a Melbourne-based new entrant to the industry. Established circa 1862 as the Marthaguy Hotel – a simple, roadside half-way house for travellers – the pub morphed into the
PUB’S LEASE BATTLE HEATS UP
For almost two decades, Andrew Watson and his family have cultivated a strong community at The Hobson Stores, in the Melbourne suburb of Sandringham. Originally built in 1911 as a haberdashery, the building has been the home to many businesses,
PUBS’ DILEMMA AS RBA CONFRONTS COST OF LIVING
The Reserve Bank has recommended an end to surcharges on EFTPOS payments and cards as part of its investigation into merchant fees, claiming businesses will be better off and Australians will potentially save billions each year. Payment surcharge laws began
MAITLAND LOOKS TO LEAVE PARADISE
Veteran hotelier Greg Maitland has listed his large-format Paradise Hotel in suburban Adelaide, offering potential in a robust hospitality complex. The hotel is located on a highly strategic 8,500sqm lot on Lower North East Road, in Paradise, and is equipped
PITCH AND WICKET BRINGS BRITAIN TO THE BEACH
A brand-new pub has arrived in Queensland’s Whitsundays, offering something old-school different to stand out from the pack. Hospitality veterans Roger Hunter (previously at Paddy’s Shenanigans), Ivan Lonsdale (Magnums) and Matt Bayford saw a gap in the market and leapt
UNIVERSAL SWAPS NEWTOWN FOR LORD BOB
Universal Hotels has exchanged its thumping Newtown Hotel for the iconic Lord Roberts in Darlinghurst, in a deal valued at around $20 million. The Newtown Hotel resides on a high exposure 700+sqm corner of the bustling King Street retail and
PUBLIC’S PADDO PUB SOLD
Another of the distressed Public Hospitality portfolio has sold, seeing Paddington’s long-standing ‘Three Weeds’ going to an unnamed “private investment syndicate”. The former Rose, Shamrock and Thistle, more commonly known as Three Weeds, is one of the precinct’s historic pubs,
SOUTHERN HOTEL TAPS SUN FOR POWER BOOST
Toowoomba’s Southern Hotel plans to expand facilities and go solar, with a whopping six hundred and twenty nine new power-generating panels. The pub lodged a “minor change” with its local council to erect five solar shade structures. These will cover
