HARVEST EXPANSION ON TRACK IN ALBURY
Heralding a new focus on pubs, Harvest Hotels has expanded with the freehold going concern acquisition of Brady’s Railway Hotel for around $10 million. Harvest is fronted by hospitality die-hards Fraser Houghton and Chris Cornforth, who wield a focus on
BALMORAL LIST APPROVED FLAGSTONE TAVERN
Balmoral Hospitality Group has put its ready-to-build Flagstone Tavern site on the market, citing greater focus on further opportunities home in NSW. Joel Fisher and Andrew Denmeade’s Balmoral Hospitality Group (BHG) purchased the greenfield project in early 2019, shortly after
MELBOURNE CUP UPDATE: THE STAKES
Max Hitchins – known as Melbourne-Cup-Max – very likely knows more about the race that stops a nation than anyone else, including being able to quote the first, second and third place-getters in the past 100 Melbourne Cups. He produces
NEW DEAL ON THE OLD FITZ
In the end of an old era, Woolloomooloo hotelier Gary Pasfield has listed the lot at his city-fringe stalwart, the Old Fitzroy Hotel. Overseeing the corner of Dowling and Cathedral Streets on a commanding 237sqm site in Sydney’s bustling waterside
FEDERAL BUDGET: WINS FOR HOSPO AND JOBS
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the Federal Budget Tuesday night, bringing favourable measures for hotels and hospitality and a nod from industry. Frydenberg had promised the policy announcement would be “all about jobs” and employment stimulus dominated the measures outlined.
HOSPITALITY MENTAL HEALTH WEBINAR A SUCCESS
Ahead of World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2020, The Banksia Project hosted a candid discussion about the current and future state of the hospitality industry, successful operational and marketing strategies, personal experiences and challenges faced by industry experts and
SNEAKY BUCHA TAKING DRINKS INNOVATION BY STORM
Stone & Wood has partnered with KBC to produce “one of the world’s greatest drinking innovations” in the Sneaky Bucha of Byron. The Bucha of Byron is a range produced by the Kombucha Brewing Co. (KBC). This latest release in partnership with
THORPE HAT TRICK TO REVIVE THE DUKE
The Duke of Enmore has a new master, with the leasehold interest sold to emerging Sydney operator James Thorpe. The Thorpe brothers took on Darlinghurst beer mecca The Taphouse in 2017. They took their next step into Petersham’s Oxford Tavern
CRAFTZERO LAUNCHES TO MEET NON-ALCOHOLIC DEMAND
In response to the exploding growth in the category, Craftzero launched this week to service the public’s increasing thirst for non-alcoholic beverages. Craftzero is a new “virtual marketplace for mindful drinking” – a one-stop-shop for non-alcoholic beers, wines and spirits,
THE PINK IN THE RED OVER ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
The licensee of Brisbane pub The Pink has been found guilty and fined for providing adult entertainment on the premises without a permit. The licensee of the Pinkenba Hotel, The Pink (Qld) P/L, was prosecuted in Brisbane Magistrates Court late
