BAYFIELDS’ BLOCKBUSTER CHARITY LUNCHEON

Bayfield Hotel Group has achieved a record total in its fight for the Children’s Cancer Institute, at the 25th-anniversary Trade Luncheon. Over the past 25 years the austere Trade Luncheon has grown to become one of the most significant philanthropic events in the hospitality industry calendar, and this month VIP industry suppliers gathered at the […]

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SCHWARTZ GROWS INTO ALEXANDRIA

Dr Jerry Schwartz has celebrated the continued health of his Sydney Brewery operation, opening a new venue in Alexandria as the craft brewer marks its 20th anniversary. The early twenty-teens produced a frenetic, patron-shuffling public interest in craft beer. As the market matured the plethora of boutique breweries that bubbled into existence, particularly in the […]

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ARMIDALE’S RAILWAY ON TRACK TO ATTRACT

DB Pubs has listed its large-format Railway Hotel in Armidale as it looks to focus on operations closer to home. Built 1879 in the Victorian style, with a crested parapet and extensive iron lacework, the stoic two-storey structure is complemented by a modern extension at the rear, set on a substantial 3,819sqm site. A full […]

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BELMORE JUMPS IN SCONE

Private owners have listed the freehold going concern of the Belmore Hotel in the heart of the Hunter, Scone. Prominently positioned on Kelly Street amid retail outlets, with a busy Woolworths located at the rear, the two-storey hotel resides on a generous 1,555sqm site. It blends modern hospitality with heritage charm, adorned with period features […]

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ROCHE PULLS OUT OF THE STATION

Moteliers the Dhaliwal family have entered the pub game, becoming the proud new owners of the Roche family’s Station Hotel Motel in Kurri Kurri. The Station boasts history in the region, the design by acclaimed Maitland architect James Warren Scobie first opening in 1904. A full-format offering, it includes public bar, commercial kitchen and bistro, […]

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PAYNES’ REIGN ENTERS THE ROYAL

DB Pubs has consolidated its portfolio in New England with sale of the Royal Hotel Armidale to growing local hoteliers Tom and Harley Payne. Occupying a large 1,836sqm site on main drag Marsh Street, the two-storey Art Deco hotel holds a coveted late-trading 3am licence, providing public bar, sports bar and TAB, gaming room with […]

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PIPER BRINGS BACK THE BEACH

Newcastle seaside icon the Beach Hotel has officially reopened, following an extensive and inspired restoration. Located in the heart of Merewether, the hotel was founded in the 1890s and the current building constructed by Tooth & Co in 1939 – now “steeped in sun, salt and community spirit”. Hotelier Glenn Piper grew up spending summers […]

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ROYAL OAK OPERATORS FELLED FROM GRACE

The company owned by a former digital strategist and self-proclaimed psychic has fallen into administration, owing hundreds of thousands of dollars to staff and creditors, having not turned a profit. Rahni Newsome promotes herself as an experienced freelance digital marketer, as well as advertising her services as a ‘psychic consultant’. In 2021 she moved to […]

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SETTLERS ARMS TO WELCOME NEWCOMER AFTER 35 YEARS

After decades living the dream, the Burns-Woods are offering up one of Australia’s most historic and picturesque pubs, the Settlers Arms Inn. The classic colonial Georgian-style Inn was established in 1836 on the banks of the Macdonald River in the village of St Albans, crafted from convict hewn sandstone. It resides on a 6,627sqm block, […]

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GDM GROW IN WINE COUNTRY

Matt Coleman and co have furthered the stable of strong regional operations with purchase of Hotel Cessnock, in the Hunter Valley. Built 1908, the pub is a grand country hotel in a prominent central site in Cessnock, close to the famed vineyards of the Hunter’s wine country. The large-format pub provides a public bar with […]

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