NEW GRANTS PROGRAM FOR HOTELS – OPEN NOW
Applications open today for a new grants program by the Federal Government for hotels to improve the energy efficiency of venues. The Hotel Energy Uplift Program can provide grants of $10-25,000 to small and medium hotels and motels (with up
AVC UNLEASHES CHEQUEBOOK IN MAJOR CAPEX STRATEGY
Australian Venue Co has revealed plans to spend north of $50 million revitalising and expanding two-dozen pubs across the Sunshine State, in a major show of faith in the market. AVC already holds 86 pubs in Queensland and sees opportunity
GRAFTON HOTEL SALE AMID RUSH TO NORTHERN RIVERS
The Grafton Hotel in the heart of Grafton in the hot Northern Rivers region has come to market for the first time in over four decades. Enjoying a sizeable 748sqm block on main road Fitzroy Street, opposite Grafton Shopping World,
NEW ONLINE ORDERING SYSTEM FOR BETTER PUBS
SevenRooms is rolling out its commission-free Online Ordering system in Australia, helping venues be more profitable, through better customer service and by meeting the changing expectations of consumers. Research by the US-based SevenRooms’ found ongoing concerns in people around eating
DORE CLOSES ON GREAT SOUTHERN OPPORTUNITY
Berry's Great Southern Hotel has been sold for $6 million to a consortium fronted by well-known Sydney publican Ged Dore, in another example of the continued strength of NSW’s coastal market. Dore already owns an enviable portfolio of food &
GOOD TIMES SEEING DOUBLE IN ARMIDALE
Good Times Industries has doubled down in Armidale, adding the two-storey Grand Hotel to its local portfolio. This year enjoying its centennial, the stately Grand occupies a generous corner lot of Rusden and Ohio streets, in the heart of town.
IRIS INVESTS IN IVANHOE
In an early contender for the biggest national deal of 2021, Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital has bought the northern beaches’ stately Ivanhoe Hotel on Manly Corso. Trading over three manicured levels, the Ivanhoe has long been a staple of the
STRONG HALF-YEAR RESULTS FOR REDCAPE
Listed pub entity Redcape Hotel Group (ASX:RDC) has announced strong financial results for the half-year ended 31 December 2020, and a return to “full growth strategy” backed by a strong balance sheet. Highlights for 1H21 included an increase in statutory
RIVERINA QUALITY ADDRESSING PUB MENUS
Buoyed by the boom in foodservice in pubs around the country, award-winning family-owned Riverina producer Morella Grove is expanding its market in commercial cooking. Morella Grove is best known for its awarded Extra Virgin Olive Oil*, but produces a range
SHORT AND LAUNDY SPLASH AT LENNOX HEAD
The impressive, beachside Lennox Hotel has been bought by a partnership between Fraser Short and Stu Laundy, ushering in a new flagship for local aspirations. The latest Short-Laundy hospitality consortium bought the large-format pub from the private Campbell and Lister