MERIVALE’S MUCH-AWAITED COOGEE MIDDLE AND SUMMER PARTY
Five years after acquiring the Coogee Pavilion, Merivale is unveiling the much-anticipated middle level, boasting three distinct and well-considered spaces deserving of the location. Taking the keys to the former Coogee Palace in 2014, Justin Hemmes’ hospitality juggernaut swiftly reworked
CUB BUYS CRAFT BEER SWEETHEART BALTER
Gold Coast craft beer start-up superstar Balter has inked a deal to join the Carlton & United Breweries stable, but stresses nothing will change inside its iconic smiley can. Founded in 2016 by a bunch of mates including professional surfers
MANTLE GROUP LATEST ROCKED BY WORKER PAYMENT SCANDAL
Mantle Group Hospitality is facing harsh allegations and media scrutiny over “exploitation” of staff courtesy of mis-practise and a 19-year-old zombie workplace agreement. The Courier Mail is championing its own investigation of the Queensland-based hospitality group, asserting the company has
SMALL GOES BIG PICTURE AT COUGHLAN’S BOTANY VIEW
Balmain buff Justin Small has taken the keys to Paddy Coughlan’s Botany View Hotel as the reincarnated Peninsula pub operator builds again. Small was one of the partners in Balmain Pub Group, with a portfolio of pubs in the inner
WHITE LION HOTEL TO MARKET
The White Lion Hotel Motel in the Riverina region is on the market for the first time in 36 years, as the Strongmans look to retire. Peter and Maria Strongman have owned the Deniliquin pub since 1983. For 12 years
HEMMES BACKS NEW ORDER AT TABLE TECHNOLOGY
Major investors including Justin Hemmes have jumped in to turbocharge rollout of a new table ordering and payment system by the founder of restaurant app Dimmi. Stevan Premutico launched a second capital raise in Melbourne this week, for his new
LAUNDY LAUNCHES THE LOCKER ROOM
Pub industry stalwart Arthur Laundy recently unveiled his second greenfield build this year, providing Sydney Olympic Park with a new purpose-built hotel within a stone’s throw of ANZ Stadium. For more than half a century Laundy bought and sold dozens
QUINN & CO GRAB HUNT’S LAKESIDE
The dynamic Hunt Hospitality has agreed to sale of its large-format Lakeside Village Tavern at Raymond Terrace, to the growing stable under Nicholas Quinn. Stephen Hunt’s pub group has been refreshing the books since the new financial year, to optimise
CHARGES OVER DEATH OUTSIDE CRESWICK PUB
A man has been charged over the death of a regular patron outside a Victorian pub last week. It was reported that an “altercation” took place out front of the Farmers Arms Hotel, in Creswick, 15 kilometres north of Ballarat,
RSA FOCUS FOR FESTIVE SEASON
Licensing police in jurisdictions around the country have put venues on notice in the lead-up to the Christmas-New Year period, warning that Responsible Service of Alcohol is in their sights. Regulators in Australian States and Territories will be inspecting licensed
