MICK MOLLOY WALKS INTO A PUB
Comedian Mick Molloy has come home to roost, buying his first-ever pub, in partnership with Riverland Group. The four-storey Railway Hotel Brunswick, opposite Brunswick station, is a heritage-listed pub built in 1889. It saw headlines in late 2018 when its
LAWLER SELLING STEADFAST NEVERTIRE
Indefatigable icon the Nevertire Hotel is for sale by long-standing owner and local legend Sam Lawler. Built in 1882, the thriving Nevertire Hotel stands at the crossroads of the Mitchell and Oxley Highways, around 100 kilometres north-west of Dubbo. In
MERIVALE TAKES OVER SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND AND NEW FOOTBALL STADIUM
Hospitality trailblazer Merivale has been unveiled as operator of all the food and beverage offerings at the Sydney Cricket Ground and brand-new Sydney Football Stadium. Starting at the Big Bash League (BBL), beginning 5 December, Merivale will bring its trademark
LOCALS WELCOME PENDING BLI BLI
Construction has begun on the highly-anticipated Bli Bli Tavern – set to become one of the largest licensed venues on the Sunshine Coast. The new tavern, slated for opening by mid-2022, will be over three levels, totalling 2350sqm, of a
WHAT FACEBOOK BECOMING ‘META’ MEANS FOR PUBS
Social media giant Facebook recently revealed to the world it is rebranding as ‘Meta’, complete with a new logo and strategy for being at the forefront of anticipated changes to how people interact – both on a personal and business
LAUNDY & CO SELL ‘THE NOB’ TO NEW POWERHOUSE PARTNERSHIP
The historic Canobolas Hotel in Orange has been sold by Laundy and partners to a powerhouse partnership of the Sukkar family and former Icebergs Group, in a record deal and sign of the times for the region. Canobolas Hotel was
LONG-TIME EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OVER NEARLY $100K THEFT
A long-time employee of the Calamvale Hotel in Brisbane has been convicted and sentenced over embezzlement of nearly $100k from the business. Simon Te Mahia Phoenix Aramoana, 26, of Marsden, was originally employed as a security guard at the pub.
COOL SUMMER BEER RELEASES
Warmer weather is producing the customary bloom of new brews, forecasting drinking trends for the approaching summer. Modus Brewing has launched Modus Cerveza, billed as a crisp, easy-drinking classic beer, inspired by coastal Mexico and “the perfect thirst quencher” for
GREEN LIGHT FOR GREENFIELD THE DOONAN
Comiskey Group has gotten the green light to start construction at its new family-friendly greenfield pub and cellar door – The Doonan. The family that created the enormous and award-winning Eatons Hill Hotel and Sandstone Point Hotel bought the nearly
POST OFFICE HOTEL POSTED
News is in that the Post Office Hotel of Forbes is for sale – as a freehold going concern or leasehold. Built in 1864, the Post Office holds a 670sqm high-profile corner block on Lachlan Street. Forbes is a vibrant