PILONS EXIT WITH PASTORAL OUT TO MARKET
Veteran Dubbo publicans Greg and Kellie Pilon and partners are exiting the industry, listing their popular Pastoral Hotel, having sold their only other pub. The picturesque two-storey Pastoral is one of Dubbo’s most popular venues, built 1886, incorporating a large
PASSIVE OWNERS CALL LIGHTS OUT FOR SUNSET TAVERN
Tourist mecca the Sunset Tavern overlooking the Gulf of Carpentaria has hit the market, offering a new era for an established publican. The Sunset is one of just two pubs in seaside Karumba, residing on a large corner 3,037sqm site
ZELLER SHAKING UP PAYMENTS IN PUBS
Australian fintech company Zeller is moving into pubs, promising to empower publicans with an improved EFTPOS solution. Based in the notion of ‘smarter payments’ Zeller provides key differences for merchants versus typical bank-issued payment solutions. It offers secure, more affordable
PADDINGTON’S VILLAGE INN SEEKS NEW KEEPER
Brody Peterson is offering up his corner local the Village Inn of Paddington as he heads to the Hills’ Hollywood. A prominent three level building on Glenmore Road, the pub was established in 1850, and was previously known as Durty
NEW LOOK CLEVELAND SANDS PUSHING ENTERTAINMENT
Australian Venue Co reopened Cleveland Sands Hotel this week after an extensive $1.65 million renovation to position the venue as a hub for live music, entertainment and sport. The Cleveland Sands has been a popular part of the Brisbane coastal
PUBS WILT AS UK SIZZLES
Pubs across Britain have been closing as a record-breaking heatwave cooks the country. Brits have been sweating and swooning in temperatures not seen in the history of weather records, claiming lives across Europe. Monday night went down as the warmest
ARUNDEL TAVERN SOLD TO SUN HOTELS
Publican developer Bruce Donnachy has sold his bustling Arundel Tavern to Paul Xu’s Sun Hotels. Donnachy built the pub in 2000, on a large site in semi-rural West Arundel, around 10 kilometres north-west of Surfers Paradise. The Tavern provides a
LIFE BAN FOR LICENSEE WHO BASHED DRINKING BUDDIES
The former licensee and part owner of a Sydney bar has received convictions and a life ban from the industry for a violent assault on two people he was drinking with after hours. John Quinlan, 59, is the former co-owner
LAID OFF MANAGER DODGES PRISON FOR WORK
A magistrate has spared a pub manager a conviction on drug charges in response to his contrition and because the scar on his record would jeopardise his livelihood. When 31-year-old Christopher Paul Tindal lost his job as a duty manager
MARLOW GETS ON WESTERN SYDNEY MILL
The Feros brothers’ JDA has sold the sprawling Mill Hotel in Milperra to Jason Marlow’s Hotel Group. The Mill is a hospitality arena, spread across a 9,527sqm landholding. It incorporates an efficient tavern style operation, thriving foodservice offering, gaming room
