SCONE PUBLICAN FACES CHARGES OVER WHITE POWDER
A Hunter Valley publican is facing a slew of charges relating to supply and possession of cocaine at his Scone pub. 37-year-old John William Allen, aka Jack Allen, fronted Muswellbrook Local Court last week to face multiple charges, the most
CAMPIONS’ LONGY SALE AFTER A CENTURY
The cornerstone Longueville Hotel is the latest is a procession of generational family exits to change hands, as long-timers the Campion family sell after nearly a century for reportedly close to $50 million. Occupying a gateway site fronting Lane Cove
THE REPUBLIC OF SYDNEY MARCHES TO MARKET
Sydney CBD trophy pub The Republic is the latest hotel icon to come to market, with expectations it will fetch in excess of $50 million. A landmark of Pitt Street, the Republic began as a single storey structure back in
ENDEAVOUR POSTS REBOUND FIRST YEAR FINANCIALS
Australia’s largest publican, Endeavour Group, has announced strong results for its first year as a stand-alone entity. Listing on the ASX mid-2021 (ASX:EDG), the former Woolworths Group subsidiary counts around 340 hotels and clubs across the country, and major retail
PAUL JOHN AND SAZERAC EXPANDING WHISKY
Further expanding the ubiquity of the whisky market, Paul John Distillery’s Mithuna in India has nabbed a podium position in Jim Murray’s hugely influential Whisky Bible. Becoming the world’s first-ever full-time whisky writer more than 25 years’ ago, Jim Murray
BREAKING: LAUNDY MAKES GROUND IN ILLAWARRA, WITH PLOUGH & ALE
Industry cornerstone Laundy Hotels has put down roots in another new precinct, opening the brand-new Plough & Ale Inn in the Illawarra region. Mid-2020 news emerged Arthur Laundy’s group had purchased a 4,000 square metre site opposite the District Park
BILL AND MARIO LIST THE COMO
Bill and Mario Gravanis are shaking up the shed again, listing their Sutherland Shire trophy property, the commanding Como Hotel. Built 1878, the Como is a four-level suburban pub on 2,999sqm overlooking the Georges River and recreational parks, with a
OLGR RESPONDS TO CRITICISM OVER LICENCE TRANSFERS
PubTIC has been investigating one of the biggest questions in Australian pub real estate with the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation: why do pub transfers take so long in Queensland? The OLGR reports transactional activity has been high in
EUMUNDI’S IMPERIAL AND HOLA ON OFFER
Eumundi’s famous Imperial Hotel and new HOLA boutique accommodation are being sold, in the Noosa Hinterland. The mixed business is situated on a large 5,581sqm site with dual street frontage, directly opposite the hugely popular Eumundi Markets. Boasting favourable comparisons,
MITCHELL RIVER TAVERN TESTS WATERS
The stately Victorian-era Mitchell River Tavern in coastal Bairnsdale has been put to market, offering a variety of upsides in a rare Victorian freehold. The two-storey hotel occupies 1,436sqm in a prominent position on the Princes Highway, around three hours’