KELLY GRABS GULGONG
Ned Kelly & Co have taken the second new pub in as many weeks, growing the Mudgee region portfolio with Gulgong’s Centennial Hotel. The 148-year-old Centennial stands at the town centre corner of Mayne and Medley Streets in Gulgong, home
HARVEST CASH OUT OF YASS
Harvest Hospitality has completed an exit from Yass with the quick-turnaround sale of the historic Australian Hotel. A pub opened on the site in 1863, named the Hibernian Hotel, owned and operated by former convict John Martin. It was renamed
BELL INN NAMED UK PUB OF THE YEAR – AGAIN
The annual UK pub awards by CAMRA has dubbed Britain’s Pub of the Year to be Bell Inn – held by the same family for 250 years. The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) has been ranking the best pubs across
ACCUSATIONS MONEY LAUNDERING RIFE IN PUBS AND CLUBS
An expose by the ABC cites an industry whistleblower’s revelations about AML practices in gaming venues, and accusation by MP Andrew Wilkie that over 90 per cent are not compliant. The ABC and 4Corners report centres on a former employee
GRAFTON FAMILY HOTEL ON OFFER
Continuing the run of northern NSW pubs looking for a new home, the Camptons have put up their handsome Roches Family Hotel in Grafton. The Roches is a two-storey sandstone and timber Federation-style structure on 988sqm at the corner of
PUBS GETTING BOTTLESHOP ADVANTAGE
Pubs around the country are benefitting their bottom line through smart renovations to their bottleshops and cool rooms. Fit-out specialist Advantage Line reports an increasing number of operators, bottleshop banner groups and independents seeking their services for store layout and
MOELIS LANDS RECORD SALE AT BYRON
Moelis Australia has announced finalisation of its record-breaking purchase of Byron Bay’s Beach Hotel, and its ongoing strategy for the gaming-free coastal icon. The Beach, aka the ‘Top Pub’, occupies a sprawling 4,585sqm site that counts 100 metres fronting Byron’s
YOUR PAY, NO SAY: WHY THE AWARD SYSTEM IS BROKEN
The hospitality Award system is outdated and penalises workers and employers and urgently needs an overhaul, according to leading pub groups and industry consultants. Australia has seen a succession of pay dispute scandals involving hospitality sector businesses, headlined by such
CAPTAIN COOK SETS A NEW COURSE
The recently beached Captain Cook Hotel at Paddington is back in the game at the hands of new owners, with a revised charter and fresh approach. Built 1914, the four-storey Captain Cook oversees the intersection of Flinders Street and Moore
ROYAL HOTEL MOTEL AT THE GATES
Another Hunter Valley pub has found its way to market in regal Scone’s unbridled Royal Hotel Motel. Scone is found in the upper-west Hunter region, around 150 kilometres outside of Newcastle, 280 kilometres from Sydney. It counts almost 5,000 residents