NO MORE MONKEY BUSINESS: WOODPORT
Beloved Central Coast hospitality icon the Sunken Monkey has recently closed for extensive renovations and a rebrand back to days of old. The pub, which sits on the banks of Erina Creek, will now be known again as the Woodport
ORANGE GROVE ON OFFER: FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS
Veteran Queensland-based hotelier Bruce Hedditch has listed the Orange Grove Hotel, in one of Sydney’s most tightly held precincts, marking its first time to market in four decades. Hedditch has held the prominent 934sqm corner site in Lilyfield for nearly
OXFORD HOTEL: BIGGER AND BETTER IN BATHURST
Having graced main drag William Street since 1864, the Oxford Bathurst has been reimagined to meet the evolving demands of the community and guests, becoming a beacon of NSW’s central west. The extremely large format hotel resides on a block
SOCIAL MEDIA STAR PUTS QLD PUBS ON THE MAP
The owners of Queensland pubs the Carriers Arms Hotel in Maryborough and Hervey Bay’s Beach House Hotel knew they were onto a winner when they welcomed a TikTok star in last weekend. Known for crushing pub and club food challenges
HUNT DIVESTING NEWCASTLE’S KENT
Stephen Hunt’s group is looking to divest Newcastle icon the Kent Hotel, at the centre of Hamilton’s bustling Beaumont Street precinct. Built 1924, the big two-storey brick pub occupies a substantial 667sqm lot, with dual street frontage and an
REGULATOR TAKING SCALPS OVER ATM RULES
The NSW regular is taking a strict stance on the new laws around ATMs in pubs and clubs, issuing scores of penalty notices, including a hefty fine for Northlakes Tavern. Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&G) has been conducting inspections and
NEW CHAPTER FOR IRISH PUB
Beloved inner-city Irish pub The Quiet Man, which called last drinks on St Patrick’s Day this year, reopened last week as Auntie Annie’s Hotel. The Kensington watering hole, located near Flemington Racecourse, opened in 1998, having being designed and built
VACANT KURRAJONG SELLS TO NEW GROUP
The Kurrajong Hotel at Erskineville, repossessed out of Jon Adgemis’ fading Public Hospitality fund, has sold as a vacant freehold for $20 million to a new hotel investor assembling a growing portfolio. The big corner pub is an Art Deco
PARKVIEW TO GO UNDER THE HAMMER
The freehold investment of the soon-to-be-vacant Parkview Hotel in Alexandria is headed for the auction block, marking yet another new chapter for the infamous inner-city pub. Image: Australian National University, Noel Butlin Archives Located around four kilometres south of the
PHMG STEPS UP AGAIN FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES
Public House’s seventh Annual Ladies Luncheon was held this month in support of the Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick, Sydney. This year the event was supported by Merivale, held in its Coogee venue Mimi’s, and raised an astounding $800,000.
