COURT RULES UNIVERSAL IN CIVIC INSURANCE DISPUTE
Universal Hotels has won a decision in the NSW Supreme Court over an insurance claim that was denied over a technicality and suggestion the policy was not completed properly. In February 2011, a patron of the public bar at the
EPA FINES PUB OVER NOISE LEVELS
EPA Victoria has fined a pub over $9k after management failed to comply with directives, following months of complaints. Having received public complaints regarding noise levels at Hotel Traralgon, also known as Ryan’s Hotel, in December 2021 the EPA issued
TOMMY TAKES A LITTLE LAMBTON
Long-time owner and designated pub matriarch of Lambton, Nancy Duggan, has sold her precious Northumberland Hotel to veteran hotelier Tom Adams as she plans retirement and her next projects. The two-storey brick Northumberland Hotel resides on a sizeable 727sqm corner
AQUIS GAZUMPS OSCARS FOR IRIS
Aquis Entertainment has announced a new agreement to sell its Casino Canberra to Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital after receiving a greater bid than previously proposed by rival pub group Oscars Hotels. News emerged mid-May that Oscars had formed an agreement
SHAMROCK TO TURN NEW LEAF UNDER GURR
Toowoomba’s famous Shamrock Hotel has been sold by Wayne and Seona Lee to former AHA Vice-President Pat Gurr, bringing news of a major transformation. Located on the edge of the Toowoomba CBD for more than 130 years, the large-format Shamrock
LAUNDY FLOWER SALES TO THE POINT IN PORT MACQUARIE
The Laundy-Flower North Coast Investments partnership has further expanded its Port Macquarie fleet, taking the family-sized Tacking Point Tavern for around $47 million. Industry cornerstones the Laundy family have teamed up again with Mr Port Macquarie Alistair Flower to buy
COLOSIMO ROPES IN DIXON’S NAG’S HEAD
Marcello Colosimo has taken an inner west hattrick, picking up Dixon’s historic Nag’s Head Hotel in Glebe. Former Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon and business partners David Birkbeck and Russ Lowe’s vehicle DBL Pub Group bought the 1860s-built pub in 2015
HUNTINGTON TAVERN SEEKS OWNER-OPERATOR
The handsome Huntington Tavern of Kempton, on the Tassy tourist trail, has been put to market by a private vendor. Kempton is a colonial town around 50 kilometres north of Hobart that was settled in the 1820s. It features historic
ARNAOUT TAKES FIVE IN ALICE
Iris has taken another big step in the red centre, acquiring three pubs and two accommodation hotels in Alice Springs. Sam Arnaout’s expansive group already owns the award-winning Lasseters Casino in Alice Springs, purchased early 2021. Iris’ portfolio in the
NEWCASTLE MARKET HITS THE MARK
Newcastle stalwart the Mark Hotel of Lambton comes to market, as its owner-operators look to retirement after a relatively short stint in the industry. A pub has been on the corner of Morehead and Dickson streets since 1874, first opening