GALLAGHER MOVING ON FROM MEADOWBROOK
Pat Gallagher and friends have listed their large-format Meadowbrook Hotel, presenting a rare gaming operation in the heart of the Sunshine State’s south-east. The pub was built in the late 90s on a 5,934sqm site in Meadowbrook, in Logan City,
DIAGEO SNAPS UP COFFEE LIQUEUR CONNOISSEURS MR BLACK
Diageo has swooped on another skyrocketing start-up, acquiring Australian coffee-based spirits brand Mr Black, to meet the consumer demand for crafted cocktails. Mr Black was launched in 2013 in the NSW Central Coast by designer Tom Baker and award-winning distiller
ALH FREEHOLD ON THE BLOCK
A private investor has listed blue-chip investment the Crown Inn, on a long lease to Australia’s largest publican, ALH Group. Located in the Adelaide suburb of Old Reynella, the Crown occupies a commanding 6,550sqm site in the heart of
CROCODILE FARM NEXT METRO PRIZE TO BE SNAPPED UP
The Crocodile Farm Hotel in Ashfield is the latest gaming-centric metro pub to market, being sold for the first time in its history. The Crocodile is located in the heart of the Ashfield high street retail precinct at the main
CARLISLE CASTLE REMOVES GAMING, TO THE DELIGHT OF THE AGR
Newtown’s Castle has joined the list of pubs ditching EGMs in the offering, and anti-gaming pundits have wasted no time picking it up as a political football. Located in the inner west suburban heartland of Newtown, the Carlisle Castle is
CARLTON’S CLYDE CHANNELS WHO’S WATCH INN
In a post-pandemic era of tempting people to vacate the couch, the Clyde Hotel is bringing some of the best of home to the pub, hosting a takeover by entertainment doyens Netflix. For five days the Clyde has become the
IRIS GETS NOD TO BUILD ON THE STEYNE
Iris Capital has won a pivotal court battle to construct luxury apartments adjoining the Hotel Steyne in Manly. Sam Arnaout bought the iconic pub in 2019 for $65 million from hospitality and property veterans Arthur Laundy, John Singleton, Robert Whyte
HISTORIC ALBANY ON OFFER
The Albany Hotel, thought to be the oldest hotel in Western Australia, is for sale for the first time in over three decades. Albany is WA's oldest European settlement, found at the southern tip of Australia’s largest state, around 420
REVAMPED COLONEL CLOSES AGAIN
Historic Adelaide pub the Colonel Light Hotel has closed down – less than a year after it reopened with a Bright flourish. The pub first opened in 1847, as Hotel George, making it one of the oldest in Adelaide. It
DEBATE OVER LIFE OR DEATH FOR KILKENNY
An historic pub that has seen its darkest days since the onset of COVID is set to be revitalised – at least skin deep – with the massive development under fire as another tragic loss to ‘facadism’. Kilkenny Inn was
