Marcello Colosimo, CEO of Momento Hospitality Group, learnt the virtues of hospitality at a young age, working weekends at the family bottleshop, front of house, and as a kitchen hand at the Castle Hill Tavern. These days Marcello’s primary passion is community. Firing up the north-west of Sydney with some of the finest venues, he […]
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The Brighton Hotel in thriving Mandurah has returned to market two years after Australia’s biggest publican sold it at auction. In 2011 Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) took the titles to the entire 12-venue portfolio of the failed Compass Group for $86 million. In 2017 it was selected for divestment, being the only pub in
The storied Blue Mountains Hotel is safely in the hands of new and energetic owners and gearing up to thrive again, following a protracted sale process. The first Blue Mountains Inn was built 1848 in what is now the town of Lawson, 90 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD. Originally known as 24 Mile Hollow,
The Gaming Technologies Association has released its latest World Count of Gaming Machines, providing insight into the global industry through a snapshot of gaming machines worldwide. The report specifies definitions of gaming machines, and their presence in casinos, clubs, pubs and racing venues, as well as some amusement parlours, restaurants, petrol stations, corner stores and
The very Australian Hotel icon in sunny Gympie has reluctantly come to market as the passive owners head back to the Sunshine Coast. The original Australian Hotel was built 1873 after a licence was granted to Mary Jane Catherwood, who already held two other licences in town. After a string of ownerships, the pub mysteriously
NSW Liquor & Gaming has released insights by a licensing inspector on their methodology and how licensees can benefit and help themselves stay compliant. A release by the State regulator featured Q&A with ‘James’ – one of L&G’s inspectors – discussing which venues are targeted and why, and how they can prepare for scrutiny. The
Making hay ahead of the coming sunshine, Sydney’s City Central Liquor Accord has launched an interactive map marking its member venues and their proximity to transport including the long-awaited light rail. As the city anticipates the heralded relaxation of the trade-smothering ‘lockout laws’ and dragged-out construction of the light rail route, which has brought chaos
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In contrast to Australia’s declining rates of teenage drinking, authorities in Denmark have released a clever and humorous message to combat the issue. Danish safe drinking group TrygFonden and the Danish Cancer Society commissioned the release (below), based around a young Dane named Mads and his struggle with peer-group pressure. In a very European
Hotelier couple Michael Wiggins and Joanne Cassar have exchanged contracts to purchase Redcape’s Top50 south Sydney venue, the St George Hotel. Built 1893 by one Aaron Brown, the two-storey St George Hotel casts an imposing figure on Canterbury Road in Belmore, around twenty kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD in gaming heartland. It is an
The very regal Craig’s Royal Hotel at Ballarat is on the market for the first time in two decades. Built 1853, the heritage-listed three-storey Georgian-style Hotel was the city’s first licensed premise, known as the Ballarat Hotel. The following year it was renamed Bath’s Hotel, in honour of original owner Thomas Bath. In 1857 Bath
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