DOBB DEPARTING GREENWELL POINT

The Greenwell Point Hotel is available as a freehold going concern for the first time in over 18 years, as long-term owner Peter Dobb looks closer to home. Found on the southern bank of the Shoalhaven delta, mere metres from

SHORT ON SPACE, TALL ON TASTE: NIXIE NOX

While pubs in Victoria’s Richmond tend to be large, encompassing multi-levels, sports bars, gardens and balconies, one venue stands out for the opposite reason. Nixie Nox is the smallest pub in the inner east, with a capacity of just 80

MOON DOG’S WILD WEST BIRTHDAY BASH

Melbourne craft beer doyen Moon Dog is celebrating a year at its Wild West brew-pub, throwing a dog-style birthday bash. Founded in 2010 by brothers Josh and Jake Uljans and school mate Karl van Buuren, the tenacious craft beer brand

AMAROO RACES TO MARKET

The Canham family have listed their big, brassy Amaroo Hotel in Dubbo, one of Australia’s fastest-growing inland cities. Around four and a half hours’ north-west of Sydney, Dubbo is a major regional hub with local population of more than 43K

PUBS MAKING STEAK GREAT AGAIN

Four western Sydney pubs have hit back at the tariffs imposed on Australian products, supporting farmers “the best way they know how” – by slashing the price of (T)Rump Steaks. The American President last week announced widespread and widely criticised

VGCCC ISSUES WARNING AHEAD OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has issued a warning ahead of the ANZAC day and Good Friday public holidays regarding penalties for the use of poker machines outside permitted trading hours. An announcement was made today by

LAUNDY ‘FLIPS’ OXLEY RIDGE GREENFIELD

Laundy Hotels and co have on-sold the approved greenfield site of the future Oxley Ridge Tavern in south-west Sydney to Joel Fisher’s Monarch Hotels. After several successful ventures, including the acclaimed Marsden Park Hotel Brewery and the Locker Room at

SOLOTEL BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO THE NORFOLK

Redfern’s 104-year-old landmark The Norfolk will reopen later this month, after its closure last year when previous owners Public Hospitality Group fell into administration. New custodians Solotel, who acquired The Norfolk along with Oxford House in Paddington, and Camelia Grove

THE PRIDE OF LINVILLE HEADS TO MARKET

The historic and extensively restored Linville Hotel in Queensland’s Somerset Region is for sale by private owners, who have set it on a path to country legend. Established in 1904, the pub is on a prominent site on main drag

REDCAPE FLYING IN SOUTH-EAST QLD

Redcape has boosted its exposure in the Sunshine Coast with the acquisition of Maeva Hospitality’s four pubs for circa $80 million. Maeva Hospitality – formerly Sunshine Coast Hotels – is a venture by veteran Queensland hoteliers Scott Armstrong and Richard