BEACHFRONT HOTEL DARWIN TROPHY SET TO MARKET
The Beachfront Hotel in Darwin is being sold by NT icon Doug Sallis, representing the first freehold going concern sale in many years. Occupying a massive 7,000sqm site, it is close to the CBD, Hospital and the Territory’s largest retail
TOWNS AND PUBS UNDERWATER AS NORTHERN NSW AND SEQ QLD FLOODS
Vast areas of northern NSW and southern Queensland are dealing with record rain and floods, pushing river levels to heights unseen for a century. Deluges of rain for days inundated the Mary River, which passes through Gympie. Locals were told
THE CONTI BEGINS REOPENING
The many talents behind the remaking of the famous Continental Hotel of Sorrento have announced the massive makeover is to begin opening this month. Built in 1875, the Hotel Continental heritage-listed hotel was bought in 2019 from parties including hotelier
PARRAMATTA PUB FINED OVER $100K AFTER DODGY MANAGER DOBBED IN
ILGA has issued fines totalling more than $100k to senior management and the Rose & Crown, after a manager suspended for theft reported misdoings to the NSW liquor regulator. According to facts in a decision published Friday by the Independent
SUNSHINE COAST SEES DAWN OF THE DOONAN
Hospitality giants the Comiskey Group, producers of two of Australia’s largest pubs, have announced the start to and a partnership with their new venue, The Doonan. The Queensland family-owned company has been widely acclaimed for its creation and operation of
VIVID OFFERING GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT FOR VENUES
Australia’s most spectacular light and entertainment show wants hospitality venues to ‘Shine a light’ on their business during Vivid 2022. Vivid Sydney is an annual celebration of creativity, innovation and technology, and the largest light festival in the Southern Hemisphere.
TOWNSVILLE’S OONOONBA ON OFFER
A passive investor has put to market suburban stalwart the Oonoonba Hotel of Townsville, offering oodles of upside in the thriving community. Established in 1963, the pub occupies an expansive 3,739sqm corner lot with double street frontage, six kilometres from
RIVERLAND REVEALS NEW COURSE FOR BRUNSWICK’S RUNAWAY RAILWAY
Conquering challenges including vandals, secret doors and moving staircases, Riverland Group will soon reopen the historic and surprising Railway Hotel of Brunswick. Beginning life in the 1880s, the four-level Hotel has seen chapters where it served as a hostel, as
ENDEAVOUR POSTS STRONG RESULTS DESPITE LAGGING PUBS PORTFOLIO
Australia’s largest publican, the ASX-listed Endeavour Group, aka ALH, reported mixed financial results this week, prompting a share price surge. Representing the milestone of its first full financial reporting period since listing, Endeavour (ASX:EDV) has both benefitted and suffered at
HOW TO RECOGNISE AND MANAGE INTOXICATED PERSONS
The Victorian liquor regulator has released a useful guide for operators, outlining how staff can identify and properly manage intoxication. The VGCCC (former VCGLR) stresses that intoxication is a high-harm issue, and should be top-of-mind for licensees, managers and staff.