JOHNSON BETS A MULLET FOR BRAIN CANCER
The Chelmsford Hotel’s international drawcard – Mulletfest – is back for its third and biggest year yet, with publican organiser Laura Johnson putting her own locks on the chopping block for charity. Mulletfest began as an idea over drinks in
LIVINGSTONE FINDS CAPTAIN COOK IN BOTANY
Fanatic hotelier Warren Livingstone has landed in Botany through acquisition of the strong-performing Captain Cook Hotel. The Captain is a heritage-listed pub built 1906 in the retail heart of Botany by Oscar Nielson, who went on to become local Mayor.
VIC LICENSEE DISQUALIFIED OVER MORE THAN A DOZEN BREACHES
A Victorian licensee has slipped from warning to five years’ disqualification, following a litany of breaches over a fourteen-month period. Records show the licence to operate the Ararat Hotel, around 200 kilometres west of the Melbourne CBD, was transferred to
MANTLE PUTS UP TWO PIG n WHISTLES
The high-profile Mantle Group has listed another two of its flagship Pig N’ Whistle venues in Brisbane, as it faces media inquiry and a pivot to larger premises. Godfrey Mantle and wife Jenny oversee the large family-operated Queensland pub group,
SIGNATURE MOVE INTO DARLING HARBOUR BREWPUB
Melbourne-based pub group Signature Hospitality has burst into Sydney with purchase of All Hands brewpub in Darling Harbour from Red Rock Leisure. The site at 22 The Promenade was formerly the King St Brewhouse, built to showcase John Singleton’s Bluetongue
SINGLETON’S CRITERION JOINS HUNTER QUEST
Another Hunter Valley pub has ripened on the vine, finding itself sent to market by Geelong-based publican Zac O’Sullivan. The imposing, two-storey Criterion Hotel was established 1925, on a large block in the centre of the John Street retail precinct
DOYLES DIVEST FAMILY HOTEL AFTER 37 YEARS
The Doyle family are parting with their long-held and monikered Bridge Hotel in Mordialloc, as another stage of life unfolds. Career publican Peter Doyle leased and operated the Balaclava Hotel until its sale, whereupon he leased the Bridge from Carlton
REDCAPE SERVES STRONG HALF-YEAR RESULTS
Redcape has released its results for the first half of the financial year, boding well for its growth prospects and for the broader industry. Redcape Hotel Group Management (RHGM), responsible entity for the Redcape Hotel Group (ASX:RDC) portfolio, reported a
RIVERSDALE’S THE ELEPHANT TAKES TILLEY & WILLS TO QUEENSLAND
The Riversdale operated APF has completed its freehold “disposal strategy” in Brisbane, selling the voluminous The Elephant for over $20 million to Sydneysiders Simon Tilley and Nick Wills. Singleton, Dixon and Carnegie’s Australian Pub Fund (APF) has been strategically selling
McGUIRE HOTELS FORTUNE ON SHOW IN SUPREME COURT
The McGuire Hotels family fortune has been on show courtesy of a Supreme Court case, appealing to extend a family trust an additional 25 years as new generations enter the vast and expanding business. Patriarch and former policeman in Ireland,
