UNIONS VOW TO BLOCK JOHN CURTIN REDEVELOPMENT
Union heartland the John Curtin Hotel has been sold to an unnamed developer, but the city is fighting its demise and unions have vowed to make hell for any proposed project. Built in the 1870s, across from the Victorian Trades Hall
LAUNDY’S NEW LOG CABIN ‘ON FIRE’
Team Laundy has welcomed a sizeable portion of western Sydney through the doors of the brand-new Log Cabin Hotel Penrith, for a look at the return of a legend. Established way back in 1826, when an enterprising ferryman built somewhere
ROYAL OAK TURNS A NEW LEAF
Cessnock’s Royal Oak Hotel is in fresh new hands again, with a Newsome-Horvath partnership finding new life in the old Oak. Built in 1922 on a prominent corner in the gateway to the Hunter Valley, the large brick hotel features
PATRONS ARE BACK, BUT SOME BEHAVING BADLY
Marking a somewhat macabre return to normality after two years in limbo, antisocial pub patrons around the country are finding fresh convictions for bad behaviour. A man allegedly stabbed another man outside a Canberra pub, but has been granted bail. 26-year-old Hayden
TAPHOUSE GROUP SELLING TWO IN PORT MACQUARIE
Taphouse Hotel Group is shaking up the portfolio, offering up The Macca and Tacking Point Tavern coastal hotels, with expectations of a joint sale price to rival the run of recent records. The heritage-listed Port Macquarie Hotel, known locally as
PUBLICAN SAYS HOWLONG, AMID RED-HOT REGIONAL COMPETITION
Growing regional publican Adam Drabarek has bought the Howlong Hotel, in the NSW border town of Howlong. Established in 1858, the single level brick Hotel occupies a prominent 2,023sqm corner site, with single bar operation, bistro, and gaming room with
GRAND HOTEL OF BUNDABERG IN NEW HANDS
Bundaberg’s landmark Grand Hotel has been sold, amid strong ongoing demand for pub investment opportunities in regional Queensland. Situated on a large 2,024sqm lot in Bundaberg’s CBD, the mighty Grand offers a large main bar area, restaurant, function facilities, beer
CARBON NEUTRAL BEER TAPS NEXT GENERATION
Capital Brewing Co is leading the charge into brewing sustainability and the hearts of the next generations, becoming the first ‘carbon neutral’ brewery and products in Australia – and sharing the secrets with the industry. Capital Brewing Co (CBC) has
LUDLOW OFFLOADING FIVE ISLANDS
On the heels of sale of Peak Invest’s Corrimal Hotel, Ludlow Hospitality is divesting its refurbished Five Islands Hotel in the Wollongong suburb of Cringila. The Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels bought the freehold going concern of the tired Hotel, built
AVC UNVEILS ANOTHER $6M OF LOCAL RENOS
Australian Venue Co (AVC) has invested north of another $6 million renovating Queensland suburban locals, expanded and designed with locals in mind. This week the Salisbury Hotel in south Brisbane re-opened after a $1.6 million renovation. Recognising an uptick in