AVC OFFERS PATRONS THE PASS
Australian Venue Co is amplifying its reach with launch of its new customer loyalty App, tailor-made for the pub experience, called ‘The Pass’. The Pass is a custom-built loyalty and payments App that allows customers to order via mobile, and
PROPERTY PLAYERS PUT UP HEATHCOTE AND ENGADINE DOUBLE-SHOT
Three high-flying business partners have put up the Heathcote Hotel and Engadine Tavern, both with big development plays, offering scale and opportunity in Sydney’s south-west. The Heathcote is on a corner of the Princes Highway, around 25 kilometres from the
ALH AND CHARTER HALL SNAP UP WARATAH’S TANDY
ALH Group has teamed again with Charter Hall to purchase the Tandara Hotel in Sarina from pub pundits Waratah Hotel Group. The Tandara occupies a large 5,100sqm corner block fronting the Bruce Highway and Central Street, in coastal Mackay. It
MANAGER AND BARTENDER PLEAD TO COCAINE SUPPLY
A manager and bartender from the Newcastle region have pleaded guilty to supplying drugs to patrons in the hotel. On the evening of 29 April, police with the Port Stephens Hunter Drug Unit allegedly observed Gareth Ian Wilkinson offering to
MAGUIRE FAMILY EXIT AUSSIE AFTER 131 YEARS
The Australian Hotel, established by the Maguire family in 1891, has been sold outside the family for the first time ever, to growing Sydney publican Warren Livingstone. A local western Sydney family was behind creation of the Australian Hotel, on
HAKFOORT FAMILY TEMPT HPI AND AVC OUT OF STANLEY
The ASX-listed Hotel Property Investments (ASX:HPI) and Australian Venue Co (AVC) have sold the Lord Stanley Hotel in East Brisbane to Queensland faithfuls the Hakfoort Group. The re-stapled freehold going concern of the Lord, on circa 5,500 sqm, incorporating public
THE DEVIL DIVESTING IN DUBBO
Devil’s Hollow Tavern & Brewery is for sale boasting hot upside, in the New South Wales regional haven of Dubbo. Operating as a boutique craft brewery and tavern, occupying a large 2,260sqm block, the structure is a recently constructed tilt-up panel building
GAMING EXPO PLAYS OUT FOR 2022
The 31st Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) took place last week, welcoming a reported 7,300+ industry delegates through the ICC Sydney over three days. Beyond the more than 220 exhibitors on the show floor, the return of the AGE also signalled
NO-FRIEND YOUNG BUYS BAR BROADWAY
Wallaby publican Bill Young has scored again, beating off competition to take the prominent Bar Broadway in Chippendale for a reported circa $36 million. The re-stapled freehold going concern, first known as the Westminster Hotel, then the Guys & Dolls
ADELAIDE JUMPS AS LATEST REAL ESTATE HOT SPOT
Adelaide has cemented itself as the latest feeding ground for pub investment, as a reported $100 million worth of pub sales are announced, including Harvest’s new fund and a record price by ALH/Endeavour. The surge of transaction activity has been
