SINGLETON CRITERION SOLD
The stately Criterion Hotel in Singleton has sold for around $3 million as strong regional assets continue to attract the attentions of opportunity-starved operators further afield. The pub offers bar, bistro, large outdoor beer garden, gaming room with 14 EGMs
CLERMONT GRANDEUR ON OFFER
A Grand Hotel in the heart of bustling Clermont has come to market, presenting opportunity for the gamut of buyer types. Clermont is a rural hub, around 290 kilometres south-west of Mackay, and central to the industrious Isaac region, with
PENALTIES SOAR AS STATES SCRAMBLE TO CONTAIN SECOND WAVE
Inspectors from coordinated government departments are trawling NSW licensed venues in search of COVID breaches, while Victoria threatens fines of $200,000 to businesses who fail to report infected staff. Liquor & Gaming NSW, SafeWork NSW and NSW Fair Trading collectively
PUBJOBS LAUNCHED TO FIGHT THE BATTLE FOR STAFF
Former AHA liaison officer Danny Howard has launched new service ‘Pubjobs.com.au’ to address the constant battle pubs have finding staff. Howard spent five years with the AHA NSW, travelling the state talking shop with publicans. Beyond the all-important price of
YARAKA HOTEL DECLARES EMU BAN
Outback watering hole the Yaraka Hotel has made news around the world after announcing emus would no longer be welcome in the bar. The Yaraka pub is the pride of the central Queensland town of Isisford, around 1,200 kilometres north-west
OSCARS TO FLIP HAROLD PARK HOTEL
Hot on the heels of another big acquisition, the Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels is divesting famed comedy house and inner west secret the Harold Park Hotel. What was once the Little Bridge Hotel in 1903 was destroyed by fire in
DENILIQUIN’S SPORTSMANS ARMS FOR SALE
The big Sportsman’s Arms in downtown Deniliquin is being sold as a freehold vacant possession, currently operated under management, in the heart of the Riverina. Deniliquin – aka “Deni” – is a pastoral region producing beef, wool, lamb and assorted
LAUNDY BACKS THE FRONT OF THE BULLDOGS
In a synergy of the history of the two entities, Laundy Hotels has secured the Major Sponsorship for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs until the end of the 2022 season. The Laundy family joined the pub game with the Sackville Hotel in
ROYAL SCONE JOINS THE KELLY GANG
Kelly & Co is back on the horse, taking the reins to the “best pub” Royal Hotel-Motel in Scone, Australia’s preeminent equine arena. Rodney ‘Ned’ Kelly began his career as a publican in 1997 at the Belmore Hotel, established 1866
MORE PUBS FINED AS NSW BLITZ CONTINUES
The NSW state government has unleashed an inspection ‘blitz’ with the aim of staving off a second wave of the coronavirus, hitting up pubs and other licensed venues as well as individuals. Since the beginning of June venues have been
