NOT ALL ROSES IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
In vivid contrast to the shuttered venues of NSW and Victoria, the stresses of pandemic life have helped a few too many Queenslanders into court for anti-social behaviour. Enjoying a night out at the Globe Hotel, 20-year-old Bundaberg man Jackson
MOONEY HEDGES BETS WITH STRONGHOLD STAKE
Jaz Mooney’s Oxford Hotels has executed a sale-and-leaseback at its Grand Hotel, making hay in a hot market ahead of lingering uncertainty. Stronghold Investment Management, based in Brisbane, has paid a reported $13 million for the freehold of the landmark
NEW PUB PAY RATES SCHEME TO BE ‘BIG HELP’ TO SMALLER OPERATORS
Pubs and hotels have been granted powers to put senior permanent staff onto one single higher rate, without complex penalty rates, in a move expected to make the system simpler for smaller operators. Following an industry proposal to introduce so-called
CHEFBOX PROGRAM PROVIDING KITCHEN INNOVATION
A new national program – ChefBox – offer chefs new and innovative products to try from Australian producers, to keep them inspired and ahead of the trends. Chefs in pubs throughout Australia can register their interest to receive a box
SYNDICATE PARTING WITH CASINO’S CECIL
Amid a flood of northern rivers transactions, a local syndicate has put to market Casino’s big Hotel Cecil – run under management for over four decades. The prominent two-storey pub, with upstairs wraparound veranda, fronts main road Centre Street through
CAPERTEE ROYAL UP FOR GRABS
The handsome Royal Hotel of Capertee is for sale, bringing plenty of blue sky for an entry level price in a growing region of the mountains west of Sydney. After being leased for five years, the pub operation was returned
WEBINARS: TOMORROW’S PATRON MEETS INDUSTRY CHANGE
Last week the second in a series of webinars brought together another panel of hospitality experts to discuss insights on the new breed of patron, ahead of this week’s final, on impacts to the industry landscape. The second Quantaco webinar
WALKER TRADES UP TO ADAM’S
Fresh from his divestment in Leichhardt, Peter Walker has upped the ante, purchasing Adam’s Tavern in Blacktown from long-term owner and creator, Bob McGhee. Walker sold Norton’s Irish Pub to Justin Hemmes’ Merivale mid-May for $24 million. He has now
POWER PUTS UP IRISH PUB DEVELOPMENT PLAY
Brisbane identity Mick Power has put to market his beloved D’Arcy Arms Irish pub in Surfers Paradise, with additional land and development opportunity. The D’Arcy and an adjoining property, currently used for parking, are on a 3154sqm site on the
GET BACK TO THE PUB: PUBLIC CRY RISING
Industry is gearing up for reopening, with a vaccination light at the end of the tunnel and public campaigns to ‘get back to the pub’. Furthering the fervent discussions on pragmatic solutions that will allow the public to return to
