WAUGH SNAPS UP O’HARAS KELSO HOTEL
Ashton Waugh and Co are growing the pot, swooping on the O’Hara-owned Kelso Hotel in NSW landmark Bathurst. The Kelso is a large-format pub on a prominent corner, first established in 1860. It incorporates a classic public bar, gaming room
RYAN JOINS WITH FILIPOVIC FOR REDBANK’S COMMERCIAL
Industry stalwart Patrick Ryan has teamed with the recently unemployed former CUB CEO Peter Filipovic in a new independent pub venture, buying the Commercial Hotel at Redbank. The principal of Ryan’s Hotel has joined with the recently former head of
WORLD FIRST ALCOHOLIC POST-MIX MACHINE
Moon Dog Craft Brewery has made an exciting leap forward in the hospitality industry by creating the world’s first alcoholic post-mix dispensing machine. At Moon Dog World, in Melbourne’s Preston, the Fizzer seltzer is now their biggest selling product, already
MURRAY RIVER LANDMARK ECHUCA HOTEL FOR SALE
The picturesque Echuca Hotel on the Murray River is for sale by long-term owner-operator David Connally, for the first time in two decades. Known by locals as the ‘People’s Hotel’, the award-winning Echuca enjoys double street frontage on main drag
KNOX LOCKS UP TWO MORE IN NEW ENGLAND
Jim Knox continues his New England penchant with purchase of both the Imperial Hotel in Inverell, and freehold of the Royal Hotel in Tingha. The two-storey Georgian Imperial was built on an expansive 2,063sqm lot on a major corner, and
AVC REOPENS OVERHAULED DUNWOODY’S
Australian Venue Co has breathed new life into a loyal local landmark, investing $2.5 million in a makeover of Dunwoody’s Hotel, in Cairns North. The pub re-opened this week following a renovation introducing a completely revamped bistro, sports bar and
KEARNEYS PART WITH THE BEAUFORD AFTER 30 YEARS
After more than three decades of continuous ownership, the Kearney family have parted with their Beauford Hotel, in red-hot Steel City. The Beauford is a postcard-perfect corner pub in the Newcastle suburb of Mayfield, enjoying dual street frontage on a
LEWIS LAND GROUP CELEBRATE STAFF AT AWARDS NIGHT
Amid the ongoing struggle for workers, Lewis Land Group last week celebrated the staff of their three big venues, at the organisation’s very first awards ceremony. Staff members from The Fiddler and the Camden Valley Inn joined 41 of their
TORQUAY PATRON ‘STUNNED’ AND READY TO RETIRE
A hard-working woman from Torquay says she’s recovering from the shock of recently winning $1.2 million on Keno, at Endeavour’s Bay Central Tavern. A Keno Classic 10 Spot entry, draw 306, drawn Sunday 15 May, was reported as winning a
ENDEAVOUR LANDS THE BEACHFRONT
The big, boisterous Beachfront Hotel has been sold to the ASX-listed Endeavour Group, aka ALH, by long-term owner Doug Sallis. Occupying a massive 7,000sqm close to the Darwin CBD, Hospital and the Northern Territory’s largest retail centre, the Beachfront provides