MASSIVE CALI BEACH CLUB REVEALED
Surfers Paradise is set for an enormous new hospitality space billed as sun, surf and sand mixed with sophisticated social sass. Cali Beach Club is an internationally-flavoured entertainment precinct on a rooftop in the heart of the Gold Coast, presenting
AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY SPIRIT RECOGNISED IN GLOBAL AWARDS
The Australian-made Community Spirit project by Nip of Courage has taken gold at this year’s global Spirits Business Awards for its contribution to the spirits industry. In a virtual event streamed from the United Kingdom, the Spirits Business Awards champion
FOUR IN HAND WORTH THE PRICE FOR PARRAS
Paddington’s famed and once-hatted Four in Hand has been sold again, for $8.25 million, this time to well-known hotelier Colin M Parras. Previously the domain of celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge, under the ownership of Joe Saleh, the pub acclaimed for
TILLEY & WILLS CAVORT AT PRINCE CONSORT
Last week Brisbane jumped to the unleashing of Tilley & Wills’ former Elephant, the reworked and newly re-monikered Prince Consort landmark of Fortitude Valley. Around 600 people freed from nine months of pandemic shackles came to celebrate the official launch,
FOSTER’S MAKING A LOCAL COMEBACK
CUB has announced it will be dramatically ramping up production of Foster’s – the beer synonymous with the legend of Australia – following consumer research showing now is the time for iconic brands. Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) is relaunching
KELLY & CO HIT PAYDIRT IN THE HUNTER
Ned Kelly and friends have struck again, swooping on the re-stapled Criterion Hotel in the wild Weston growth corridor of the Hunter Valley. The freehold has been owned by Sydney-based Peter Calligeros, owner-operator of Surry Hills’ Trinity Bar and both
IRIS SWOOPS ON IBIS IN $180m DEAL
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital has pounced on a portfolio of 17 Ibis hotels from Accor Invest in a deal worth $180 million, making it the biggest hotel transaction of the year. The massive deal is for 17 freehold hotels, amounting
LAMBERT LEAPS INTO THE OLYMPIC
The stoic Olympic Hotel in Sydney’s Paddington has been sold to former Newcastle publican Wayne Lambert, with plans for glory. Dominating the corner of Regent Street and bustling Moore Park Road, the three-storey Georgian pub occupies a 533sqm lot, offering
CROYDON PUB GUARD ACCUSED OF TEEN KNOCKOUT
A Melbourne pub is in the spotlight in video showing a security guard holding a teenager in a choke hold before carrying his limp body outside. The footage, taken by patrons at the Dorset Gardens Hotel in Croydon on Saturday
MERIVALE GOES TO THE DOG
Justin Hemmes’ Merivale has emerged from the slowdown swinging, snapping up Good Beer Co’s the Duke of Gloucester Hotel for around $32 million. Dominating the intersection of Frenchmans and Clovelly roads in Randwick, the expansive two-level heritage pub is known
