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
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