LONG-TIME OWNERS FAREWELL COMMERCIAL CURLEWIS
After more than three decades the Edmonds and Schofields have called time on the partnership running the Commercial Hotel in Curlewis, finding a new owner from Newcastle. In 1987 Gwenda and Kevin Edmonds, and Robert and Margaret Schofield, went into
REDCAPE’S AUSTRALIAN BREWERY TOPS ARTISAN ALES WITH GELATO
Australian Brewery at Rouse Hill has released an artisanal collaboration with dessert doyens Messina to produce the never-seen-before Gelato Ale. The Australian Brewery was built and nurtured by the Colosimo family, until md-2018 when the Hotel and brewery operation was
HUNTER GROUP SCORES KINNY PUB
Central Coast favourite the Kincumber Hotel has sold for circa $15 million, but remains in local hands by way of Hunter Hotel Group. Known locally as ‘Kinny Pub’, the Kincumber Hotel has been an institution in the coastal precinct since
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
