LEICHHARDT HOTEL HITS THE LIST
As ALH puts a spotlight on Sunshine State pubs, the family-owned Leichhardt Hotel in Taroom has been put to market as a lease or freehold. Taroom is a town in the Shire of Banana and the Western Downs region, around
MERIVALE IN KANGAROO COURT OVER PAY CLAIM
In the wake of a succession of underpayment scandals in hospitality, Justin Hemmes’ Merivale group continues to be targeted in a trial-by-media class action claiming millions will be owed in backpay. News of the proposed class action by a Canberra-based
ANGLERS REST UP AS VENDORS LOOK TO DO SAME
Geoff and Mal’s promise-offering Anglers Rest Hotel in Brooklyn has come firmly to market, as the gents decide it is finally time to call time. Following a kick of the tyres last year, with Geoff Watts pondering what came next,
VALLEY PUB FINED OVER RSA BREACHES
The licensee of Brisbane’s GPO Hotel has been fined $5,000 after pleading guilty to two breaches of the Queensland Liquor Act 1992. The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) began an investigation into the GPO in Fortitude Valley after
O’DONNELLS DIVEST DUO
The Canberra-based O’Donnell Group has sold two more of its collection, in Bungendore, outside of Canberra, and this week the Australian in Cooma, snapped up pre-auction. Late 2019 the O’Donnell family put to market Goulburn’s Empire Hotel, being part of
ALL-NEW LONDON HOTEL FOR PORT MELBOURNE
TAB Developments has put to market the leasehold operation of its revised London Hotel waterfront project, on the site of the former pub demolished in 2017. Despite significant local outcry and efforts by Council and the Port Melbourne Historical Society
FAMOUS CARINDA HOTEL SEEKS NEW OWNER
The outback NSW pub made famous in David Bowie’s Let’s Dance video has been listed on Gumtree. Carinda is a town of less than 200 people, located 635 kilometres north-west of Sydney, at roughly the same latitude as Coffs Harbour.
AUS VENUE CO TAKES PRIZED SAND HILL ROAD
Australian Venue Company has furthered its strategic expansion with the nine-digit acquisition of eight venues held by Melbourne trailblazers Sand Hill Road. Amid speculation, The Australian published a story in January suggesting KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), majority stakeholder of Australian
NEW ERA FOR THE TERMINUS
The Terminus Hotel lives on under new ownership, with a local investor taking the title to Marulan’s only watering hole. The Terminus is a classic corner pub in the heart of town, set on a 4,713sqm with ample parking. It
HALLMARK REVIVES THE LEFTY’S LEGEND
Brisbane good-time venue Lefty’s is back, Hallmark Group reviving its systemic Americana and swinging the doors open again last week. Lefty’s Music Hall is a honkey-tonk style venue with rockabilly flair on Caxton Street, in the heart of the