CALLIGEROS DIVES INTO DRY JULY
The Calligeros Group is getting in the spirit of no alcohol in time for the annual month of Dry July, ranging an on-trend collection of alcohol-free beers and beverages across the group. Throughout July Calligeros pubs are running an authorised
VIVID CALLS ON SYDNEY PUBS
The annual Vivid spectacular is returning to Sydney in August, and organisers are calling on CBD businesses to get involved in the 2021 Local Business Program. Vivid Sydney celebrates creativity, innovation and technology. From 6-28 August it will transform the CBD into “a playground of the unexpected” highlighted by
COUGHLAN BACK IN PUBS, TAKING OSCARS’ FIVE ISLANDS
Pub mover and shaker Paddy Coughlan is back in the race with a remodelled vehicle and acquisition of Oscars’ Five Islands Hotel in Wollongong for over $20 million. The Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels bought the freehold going concern of the
AVC GOES PARKSIDE IN ADELAIDE
Australian Venue Co. has continued its confidence in South Australia with acquisition of Adelaide’s Parkside Hotel. Built 1958, the pub has been known as the Fountain Inn Hotel, but enters a new era courtesy of a recent renovation and new
MERIVALE DOUBLES DOWN IN NAROOMA
Merivale has continued the buying spree with purchase of The Whale Inn, in Narooma, furthering its footprint on the New South Wales South Coast. The Whale Inn is a boutique hotel and restaurant boasting breathtaking views of beaches and Wagonga
UK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BOON FOR HOSPITALITY
A newly negotiated Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom could be good news for the struggling hospitality sector, and pave the way for a return to trade relations between the nations. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was in Cornwall
COMISKEY GROUP BLITZES AWARDS AS BIG EXPANSION BEGINS
The Comiskey Group took home a swag of awards at the QHA Awards for Excellence this week, as they plan no less than five new projects in Queensland’s booming south-east. As per the Queensland Hotels Association’s system, the highly awarded
SARAH SANDS RETURNS AFTER YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS
Australian Venue Co has announced historic Brunswick landmark the Sarah Sands Hotel will re-open to the public this weekend, for the first time in four years. Closed since 2017, AVC took on the dormant pub in late 2019. It has
BIG WINS WITH KIDS’ AR ENTERTAINMENT GRUB LAB
Laundy Hotels has embraced a new product helping family-friendly pubs offer entertainment for kids through clever commercialisation of AR technology, Tech start-up The Village Co, based in the Hunter Valley, recently launched Grub Lab, providing interactive children’s Augmented Reality (AR)
COOEEE PUTS OUT CALL FOR SOUTH COAST BUYERS
The Cooee Hotel in St Georges Basin on the NSW south coast has been listed for sale as its passive owners make another exit. Brisbane-based hotelier Michael Lucas and long-term business partner David Kennewell acquired the freehold of the pub