Melbourne hotelier Marcus Johns is looking to divest the operation of the Westernport Hotel in Hastings, as Victoria’s gaming market enters an upswing. The Westernport is a handsome mostly two-storey pub, established in 1890. It holds a commanding corner in Hastings’ High Street retail precinct, in Victoria’s coveted Mornington Peninsula, a stone’s throw from […]
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Pub giant Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) has revamped two of its east coast pubs to better cater to a wider millennial crowd. Cherry Hill Hotel, located in Victoria’s Doncaster East, received a $1.7 million revamp. This included a timeless yet modern design by BSPN Architects, with views of the surrounding Warrandyte hills, which lent
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Jim Knox is divesting his big-format Gem Hotel in Griffith, described as a “trophy-grade” asset believed to be the highest-performing and most profitable pub sent to market in regional NSW. The large hotel resides on a commanding 2,547sqm site in the heart of the CBD, fitted out with a sophisticated interior design by Paul Kelly.
New research has focused on how Aussies feel about US-style tipping in venues, finding most not embracing the concept, saying it has “no place” in Australia. The survey by Pureprofile was commissioned by Money.com.au, garnering a nationally representative sample of more than 1,000 Australians, by gender, age, and location. The project asked participants how they
Award-winning hospitality stalwart Ghanem Group has taken a novel approach to making its mark on the recent acquisition of famous South Brisbane venue The Fox. Calling on members of the public who have been part of the history of the venue, the Group has put the offer out to “shape its future identity” by voting
AVC is evolving the celebrated former Crafty Squire in Melbourne’s CBD into a new four-level pub with an old name, through a lavish $6.5 million transformative renovation and new Carlton Draught bar. The Crafty Squire has been a landmark venue, on the bustling corner of Melbourne’s Russell and Little Collins Street, since 2015. It
The Exchange Hotel in Kyogle is being sold by Ashton Waugh’s Watering Hole Hotels, presenting a well-rounded business in a growing northern rivers municipality. Set on a high street corner of Summerland Way, the two-storey brick hotel includes a popular public bar, bistro, well-equipped commercial kitchen, dining room, function room, and expansive beer garden and
Situated two hours south-east of Melbourne and around 20 minutes from both Phillip Island and Inverloch, is the tiny village of Archies Creek, with its trail-blazing hotel. Country pub Archies Creek Hotel is not merely surviving, it is responsible for putting the regional town on the map. Bought six years ago by venue veterans Peter
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A gaming manager is one of three people being sentenced over the staged theft of $320K from the Golden Fleece in Melton, after police found instructions and a map in the defendant’s homes. According to documents presented in Court, in the early hours of 12 October 2023 Andrew Cini gained entry to the Hotel in
Police have begun no less than two investigations after a 17-year-old girl armed with a knife was shot in the beer garden of a Townsville pub. Responding to a report that a young woman was armed and making threats, officers were dispatched to the West End Hotel, around 5:30pm on Tuesday. Going around to the
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