A new lease for the historic Australian Hotel in Cowra has come to market, offering the incoming operator a thriving country pub with undeniable history. The Australian resides on a sizable block overlooking the main arterial road into Cowra – a regional centre of around 10,000 residents, 300 kilometres west of Sydney. The pub offers […]
This week North Sydney Council became the first in New South Wales to ban all smoking outdoors, bringing new challenges for pubs and people indulging in a legal activity. Following consideration and submissions from stakeholders and the general public, North Sydney Council (NSC) voted to bring a total smoking ban to the North Sydney CBD.
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Mackay’s handsome Ambassador Hotel has come to market, offering upside in one of the Sunshine State’s strong regional areas. Gerard Falzon has owned the Ambassador since 2005. In 2008 he expanded the portfolio, purchasing the Retreat Hotel in Epsom, around 45 minutes’ drive south-west. Mackay Council has a vision to greatly expand on the town’s
The all-welcome Railway Hotel in Elaine is up for sale, enjoying a local monopoly on hospitality, around 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne. The tin roof Railway is a stalwart local, offering residents of the town a cosy public bar, wood fires, everyday meal service from its well-appointed kitchen, a function space, large undercover beer garden,
The recently homeless Martin Place Bar has come to market, in a rare example of opportunity in the tightly held Sydney hospitality and property market. Formerly located on pedestrian thoroughfare Martin Place in the heart of the CBD, Martin Place Bar was a traditional-style pub, with popular modern public bar frequented by the surrounding business
Tales of the Cocktail took place this week in its traditional home of New Orleans, crowning Sydney bar Maybe Sammy with the award for Best New International Cocktail Bar. Tales of the Cocktail is an annual week-long conference for the bar industry, now in its 13th year. Tales Spirited Awards is one of the formal
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OLGR has hit two related licensed premises with $90k in fines for selling liquor without a licence or permit. Toowoomba hotel The Florence, previously The Office, was bought mid-2018 by an entity named Boutique Pub Co Ltd, at the same time as restaurant Oxford Garden in Bulimba, acquired by Thirsty Occasions P/L. Both companies list
The leading association of medical specialists has weighed in on the debate over trade restrictions and alcohol availability in NSW, calling on government to keep the lockouts and also introduce minimum pricing. A NSW parliamentary inquiry is currently underway, investigating whether changes are in order for Sydney’s controversial lockout laws, heavily restricting trade after 1:30am.
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Central West District police are investigating an armed robbery and assault that took place early Saturday morning at an Orange hotel. A male cleaner at the Victoria Hotel in Orange was bailed up by an intruder, reportedly armed with a knife and gun. He was tied up while the bandit ransacked the premises. Police believe
Australian Venue Company (AVC) has pounced on another new venue, remodelling and rebranding the retired Rorkes to become the sophisticated, all-occasion Smith St Social. AVC continues its strategic acquisitions, eyeing long-term prospects for the growing portfolio, backed by New York-based investment firm KKR. In March AVC announced its long-fought venture to take over operations of
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