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
VICTORIOUS VICTORIANS CROWNED FOR ‘22
The crème of Victorian hospitality gathered this week to recognise the “Most Outstanding” in the hotel industry, at the 2022 AHA Victoria Awards for Excellence. A crowd of 1,250 recipients, guests and VIPs packed out the Crown Palladium on Monday
FUNDS MANAGER BRYAM JOHNSTON RACES INTO TARANA HOTEL
Corporate high flyer Bryam Johnston and his wife Deborah are the latest high net worth-ers to take a stake in the on-flavour pub market, buying Lithgow’s popular Tarana Hotel. Known by locals as ‘The Na’ the Tarana was built in
IGLOOS RETURN TO AVC WINTER GARDENS
Australian Venue Co is bringing back its successful Winter Igloos at select locations on the east coast, offering couples and small groups an attractive escape from the cold. The ‘Winter Igloo Gardens’ at AVC pubs are a series of translucent
OSCARS DIVE INTO WESTWATERS RECORD DEAL
AFL legends the Hawthorn Football Club have executed sale of their massive WestWaters Hotel & Entertainment Complex to Oscars Hotels, in a new record deal for the state. The WestWaters Hotel & Entertainment Complex was built around Lake Caroline, occupying
THE CAPTAIN SAILS INTO SYDNEY MARKET
The famous Captain Cook Hotel of Paddington is for sale as a freehold going concern accommodation pub, at one of Sydney’s busiest intersections, within walking distance of the CBD. Commanding a 544sqm corner of Flinders Street and Moore Park Road,