SYDNEY RETURNS TO RESTRICTIONS OVER COVID SCARE
A case of unexplained community transmission has prompted a snap return to restrictions for the Greater Sydney area – including the Central Coast, Wollongong and Blue Mountains. NSW Health authorities are working to trace new COVID-19 local infections, and renewed
FEROS OFFERS UP TERREY HILLS TAVERN
Feros Group has announced the very large-format Terrey Hills Tavern is back on the market, as they look to focus on a swathe of opportunities in Sydney’s south. Nick and Chris Feros' group has listed the Northern Beaches landmark, as
OSCARS DIVEST STRAND TO ADGEMIS’ JAGA GROUP
The Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels has divested Darlinghurst’s Strand Hotel to the Jon Adgemis-led JAGA Group. Bill and Mario Gravanis have been particularly acquisitive over the past few years, purchasing the likes of the Beachcomber Resort on the Central Coast
AVC LOOK TO RAISE $350m IN IPO
Australian Venue Co. has taken the next steps toward its public float, with fund managers this week informing investors the process will look to raise $352 million, while New York financial giants KKR retain their share. American heavyweight KKR secured
OATES GROW RIVERINA REALM WITH ROMANO’S
Another Wagga Wagga hotel hotel has sold sold, as the famous Romano's joins a family in Riverina pub ownership. The landmark Romano’s Hotel has been in the hands of a syndicate of local and Sydney-based owners since 2016. The investors
PROPOSED $300m REDEVELOPMENT FOR MT DRUITT’S VEGAS HOTEL
Plans have been unveiled for a massive $300m+ development around Mt Druitt’s tired Vegas Hotel, bringing close to a thousand new apartments as the precinct braces for a surge in property activity. The Vegas Hotel site on North Parade at
BENCHMARK DATA: BEER AND SCHNITTY
Data from hundreds of pubs offers insights on the prices being charged and paid on a range of classic pub items. Advanced at-table and mobile ordering platform me&u is used at over 500 pubs in Australia, including those of Merivale,
MAN CONQUERS KHARTOUM BADASS BURGER
Many have tried to conquer the Khartoum Hotel’s now famous five-kilo Burger Challenge, but none had made it until a very hungry man finished and went back for more. The Khartoum Hotel in Kitchener, just south of Cessnock, launched its
SEASIDE HARRINGTON HOTEL JOINS COASTAL CAVALCADE
The sea-kissed Harrington Hotel is being offered to market in mid-north coast NSW, for the first time in 23 years. Situated in the beachside township of Harrington, around 330 kilometres north of Sydney or forty minutes south of Port Macquarie,
LIVE MUSIC FIGHT-BACK A BOOM BOON FOR PUBS
The live music industry is changing tune in the wake of the pandemic shake-up, giving venues more opportunity than ever to prosper from the drawcard of live entertainment. Alongside pubs and all licensed venues, the live music industry has been