Erskineville’s historic Kurrajong Hotel – aka the Swanson – has returned with a new lease on life after some serious renovation. Built in the 1930s, the big, multi-storey corner pub is one of Sydney’s Art Deco classics, replete with ornate parapets and curves constructed in brick, and burnt yellow tiles skirting its façade at street […]
The Court House Hotel in the NSW far north coast has been put to market, offering a diverse business with upside in the State’s arts and lifestyle precinct. Located in the middle of main street Murwillumbah, the two-storey Court House occupies an 898sqm block, offering public bar, bistro, gaming room with 21 EGMs, alfresco footway
Merivale has opened its latest addition – the first of four new concepts to arrive in the ivy laneways this year – Little Felix. The newcomer to the ivy precinct channels a “sophisticated and intimate slice of 1920s Paris” in Sydney’s CBD, where guests can escape the hustle and bustle of the city and lose
German supermarket giant Kaufland has begun showing the scale of its ambition, submitting plans for a ‘hypermarket’ and hotel in Queensland with Toowoomba Regional Council. Eyeing the Australian grocery and liquor markets, Kaufland has begun bold moves this year, including recently beginning construction at Mickleham, in Victoria, on what will be the largest distribution centre
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Irvin Hotel Group has furthered its northern interests with the big-ticket buy of Taphouse Group’s striking Coolangatta Sands Hotel. Earlier this year Irvin sold the Belmont Hotel in Newcastle to Don Hodge Group, stating intentions to reinvest the capital. Irvin Group now counts 17 pubs, with 11 in the Sunshine State after last month’s purchase
The latest figures released by NSW and Victorian authorities show continued rise in the gaming sector, with the south still recording higher average earnings. This week the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) released news of its gaming machine data for FY19, showing a sluggish 0.13 per cent increase in net revenues over
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The special-edition 30th anniversary Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) begins in less than a week, set to be another biggest-ever event, with enhanced benefits for attendees. The first-ever AGE took place in 1990, occupying just one hall of the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre (SCEC) at Darling Harbour. It comprised only around 100 exhibitors and attracted
The coward punch killer of teenager Patrick Cronin at the Windy Mile Hotel has been ordered to pay over $170k compensation to the family by the Victorian Supreme Court. The ruling is a hard-fought win for the surviving relatives of the 19-year-old victim, who said the amount was “irrelevant” and their motive was sending a
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A covert Newscorp investigation has named 14 licensed venues in Thredbo and Jindabyne as proving positive for illicit drugs over the weekend. The Daily Telegraph reports conducting its own swabbing and testing of cisterns and paper dispensers in the toilets of pubs, bars and restaurants on Friday night and Saturday, amid thousands of revellers descending
After 14 years slaving behind hot beer taps owner-operators Caroline Trudgeon and David Kovelas are eying retirement, listing the only pub in Carisbrook – their Britannia Hotel. Formerly a plumber, Kovelas became a publican with his wife in the mid-2000s, settling on the welcoming Britannia, in a town of around 900 souls, two hours north-west
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