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
TAMING THE PROBLEM PATRON: THE CUSTOMER WHISPERER
Hospitality businesses around Australia and around the world are reporting challenges dealing with pandemic-fatigued customers, and staff need to know what to do with them. The environment of customer service has changed for a lot of workers since hospitality and
PARRAS PICKS UP SHAWS BAY AND FENWICK HOUSE
Shaws Bay Hotel and the majestic Fenwick House have sold for circa $31 million to Sydney-based Parras Hospitality. The ‘Shawsy’ of East Ballina comprises public bar, restaurant, gaming room with 14 machines, and waterside beer garden, 25 minutes from Byron
THE PUB @ RIVO HITS THE MARKET
On the back of recent successes, the Stanford family has listed the last of the portfolio, in the Pub @ Rivo. Located immediately adjacent to Riverstone train station and the proposed Riverstone town centre, the single level hotel enjoys multiple
AWARD-WINNING FLOWERDALE HOTEL FOR SALE
The picturesque Flowerdale Hotel is being sold by its acclaimed owner-operators as they prepare to ride off into the sunset. Set on a sprawling 6,753sqm of Whittlesea-Yea Road, the well-known and multi- AHA Vic award-winning country pub is around 80
IRIS PASSES TWO REGIONAL PUBS TO KEEN LOCALS
Iris Capital has sold off two regional pubs, putting enthusiastic local operators into promising local watering holes. The Kearsley Hotel at Kearsley and Condobolin’s Royal Hotel are both two-storey venues with impressive street presences on major regional thoroughfares, providing food
FAIRFIELD UNICORN NEW VICTORIA TAVERN FOR SALE
Rare bird and Top100 Fairfield LGA pub the New Victoria Tavern has been offered up to a red-hot market by Matsal Investments. Located in Wetherill Park, the New Vic hosts a lively sports bars and TAB facilities, with Punters Paradise