STRATHFIELD HOTEL INSTITUTION FOR SALE FOR FIRST TIME EVER
The Whelan family empire has put to market its big heritage-listed Strathfield Hotel – for the first time ever in its 104-year history, with price expectations of more than $90 million. During World War I, John Whelan made a gamble
PHG UNVEIL NEW OLD-SCHOOL THE STRAND
Ninety-nine-year-old Darlinghurst icon The Strand is welcoming a new era inspired by the roaring twenties, as Public Hospitality Group transform it into a four-level dining and hotel precinct. The extensive refurbishment is taking place in two distinct phases. Open now
XXXX LAUNCHES ZERO TO THE NEW MARKET
Aussie icon XXXX has announced a major innovation to meet the changing market, launching XXXX Zero, as Australia’s first beer that is both alcohol-free and carbon neutral. XXXX Zero is specifically catering to a shift in Australians’ drinking habits, in
CALEDONIAN HOTEL HITS THE FREE MARKET
The high-profile Caledonian Hotel of Singleton has been put to market by husband and wife team Helen and John Hill. Singleton is in the upper Hunter Valley, approximately 70 kilometres from Newcastle, and benefiting from strong economic and tourism activity
RAMSGATE TAPPING YOUTH IN MILK CHALLENGE
Endeavour Group has grabbed the youth vote by the horns at the Ramsgate Hotel, riding a viral wave on the so-called ‘milk challenge’. Henley is one of Adelaide’s most popular beachside destinations, just 10 kilometres from the CBD, and the
PLASTICS BAN LOOMS FOR NSW AND VICTORIA
New South Wales and Victoria are joining the states that have already banned the use of single-use plastics, and venues are being forced to make provision in day-to-day operations. What is dubbed ‘single-use plastics’ make up around a third of
PUBLICANS STILL POTTY OVER NORTHERN NSW
The NSW north coast continues to run red hot, in the form of the Pottsville Tavern of Pottsville, snapped up by a prominent and growing hotelier. Opening in 1999, on an 8,000sqm lot near Pottsville Beach and Moobal Creek, on
BROKEN HILL GOLD AT THE ASTRA
The big, bold Astra Hotel of Broken Hill has hit the market as a long-time owner focuses on the west. The two-storey Astra Hotel is one of Broken Hill's best-known venues, on a prime CBD corner site of 1,012sqm with
KICKON HIT THE MARK IN TOWNSVILLE
Craig Shearer’s Kickon Group has announced its expansion into northern Queensland and new partner Bart Furst, in acquisition of Townsville’s The Watermark. The Watermark, in the heart of Townsville tourist hotspot The Strand, features a relaxed sports bar and contemporary
NEW RELEASE HEARTBREAK PINOT GIN FINDING TRUTH IN NAME
Acclaimed Victorian distillery Bass & Flinders has put forth its much anticipated second release of the sell-out Heartbreak Pinot Gin, in a nod and complement to the ‘Heartbreak’ grape. The distillery’s inaugural release of Heartbreak Pinot-Noir Gin sold out in
