PADDINGTON ROYAL LATEST TOLD TO KEEP IT DOWN
Mitchell Waugh’s Royal Hotel at Paddington is being forced to beef up noise reduction, after shutdown-spoiled local residents complained about the pub’s patrons. Resident complaints spoke of patron noise inside the venue and early-morning noise from trucks and rubbish collection.
MAN BRINGS MACHETE TO PUB BRAWL
A violent altercation involving weapons and sending six people to hospital took place in a pub in the Adelaide CBD over the weekend, with police now investigating links to gang violence. Around 1am on Sunday morning emergency services were called to
PUB INVEST TO DIVEST CROWN AND NORTH NOWRA
The second half of Damien Kelly’s troubled Pub Invest portfolio has been put to market, being the landmark Crown Hotel of Surry Hills and Nowra’s large-format North Nowra Tavern. News broke at the start of the year that insolvency and
MATHIESON BUILDS WITH HAKFOORT’S REDBRICK
The long-standing Hakfoort Group has sold its iconic Redbrick Hotel in Woolloongabba to pub royalty the Mathieson family. The heritage-listed Victorian-era Hotel was built in 1890 for Thomas Burke, who remained owner and proprietor until 1899. Several owners followed before
BEERS FOR MATES: SUPPORTING QLD & NSW FLOOD APPEALS
Australian Venue Co is helping the Red Cross help thousands affected by the Queensland and NSW floods, raising money at all its venues nationally through ‘Beers for Mates’. Until 31 March, $1 from schooners and $2 from pint sales of
HISTORIC CAPE YORK HOTEL CLOSES
As tourism hotspots are welcoming back domestic and international travellers, the famous Cape York Hotel of Cairns has closed its doors. A pub has stood on the corner site for the past 124 years, and its colourful history has made
CLG SECURES ITS LUCKY COQ
Chris Morris’ Colonial Leisure Group has added to the property portfolio with the freehold of its Lucky Coq in Windsor. CLG operates 10 venues across Victoria, and around the same number again across several other states. It has occupied the
MATTHEWS PUSHES REGIONAL ENVELOPE WITH BENTLEYS
Family-owned Matthews Hospitality is expanding in its heartland with purchase of Bentleys Hotel, in South Australia’s Clare Valley. Matthews is one of South Australia’s largest family-owned hotel groups, having owned, operated and sold a total of 36 hotel licences and
KELLY’S ROSE & CROWN AND CORRIMAL SOLD AFTER HOT PURSUIT
Following heated weekend negotiations, it has been announced Damien Kelly’s Rose & Crown Hotel Parramatta and Corrimal Hotel of Wollongong have sold for a combined $74.5 million. The properties went to market in January, under direction from Wexted Advisors, as
CLEANER VENUES FOR CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
As trade restrictions are removed, amid ongoing COVID infections, pubs are advised to be both diligent and be seen to be providing a safe environment. The pandemic has been challenging for many businesses, but few industries have been impacted as