CESSNOCK’S ROYAL OAK IN RECEIVER SALE
The regal Royal Oak Hotel Cessnock is for sale under instruction by forensic accountants, following a stoush with the ATO and massive tax bill. Doctor-publican John Harvey purchased the prominent two-storey brick pub in 2011, sharing resources with his dental
GOVT ANNOUNCES WORKING GROUPS FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OVERHAUL
The Federal Government has finalised and announced the members of groups tasked with overhauling Australia’s industrial relations system, to find ways to urgently regrow jobs lost as a result of COVID-19. There will be five industrial relations working groups, each
GREAT SOUTHERN PORTFOLIO SALE
After a quarter-century of local consolidation, the Murray family is selling up its portfolio including the Great Southern Hotel, in the south coast town of Eden. The family bought into Eden in 1984. The handsome two-storey Great Southern (GSH) enjoys
MANAGER GLASSED OVER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS
A man was arrested this week for allegedly glassing a manager at ALH’s Boomerang Hotel after he was asked to leave an area of the pub due to COVID-19 restrictions. Police were called to a Hotel on Wagga Road at
DRINKS GIANTS STEP UP
Two of the largest drinks suppliers in the country, Lion and Diageo, are helping licensed venues through education and support as customers head out again post-pandemic. Starting this week Lion has been rolling out around 1,000 venue ‘safety kits’ to
UNIVERSAL HOTELS LAND THE NEW THE MILL
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has won the race into the new pub below the latest high-end development in Bondi Junction, soon to be opening a new incarnation of The Mill. The former Mill Hill Hotel, on the corner of
SHOULD JOBKEEPER BE EXTENDED FOR HOSPITALITY?
After mixed results with its introduction, many hotels are hoping the Federal Government’s JobKeeper program will be continued as the realities of resumed restricted trading set in. Pubs across Australia are continuing to reawaken to increasing numbers of patrons, albeit
SALE ON FOR MITCHELL RIVER TAVERN
The Mitchell River Tavern in Bairnsdale is being sold as a freehold going concern, as the long-time owner of the pub under management determines it is time to move on. The Victorian-era two-storey Tavern is located a stone’s throw from
ROY MORGAN RESEARCH PREDICTS HOSPITALITY CLOSURES AND MAJOR FINANCIAL IMPACT
Research company Roy Morgan has released the results of a survey of businesses in response to the Federal Court ruling on the entitlements for so-called ‘regular casual’ workers, with dire predictions for hospitality. The special-edition SMS survey engaged with 881
PUBS PREPARE TO BOUNCE BACK
This week has and will continue to see pubs around the country re-emerge or stretch to renewed diminished capacity in the light of eased restrictions, and operators are wasting no time executing enticements. Never in the field of public houses
