KAUFLAND LOOKS TO PUBS WITH BIG DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
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
IRVIN TAKES COOLANGATTA GOLD
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
NSW AND VICTORIA GAMING RESULTS BRING GROWTH AND CRITICS
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
GAMING EXPO SET TO REAL
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
PUB BRAWL KILLER ORDERED TO PAY FAMILY COMPENSATION
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
STING FINDS DRUG POSITIVES IN 14 SNOWY VENUES
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
LONG-TIME OWNERS LIST VICTORIA’S BRITANNIA
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,
SYNDICATE BAILS OUT SINKING BOATHOUSE GROUP
The high-profile Boathouse Group has been rescued through sale to associate investors, bringing relief to employees and its eight venues pledged to “business as usual”. In late 2017 Andrew and Pippa Goldsmith took a significant step in the expansion of
GOOD BEER LANDS COMMODORE HOTEL
Good Beer has found its way north of the Bridge, bringing Graham Campion’s Commodore Hotel into the fleet for close to $18 million. Campion and family have long owned high-performing north shore landmark the Longueville Hotel, but ventured a few
REDCAPE SNAPS UP PIG N’ WHISTLE LEASE
The newly-llisted Redcape has snapped up the lease on Mantle Group’s Pig N’ Whistle operation at Redbank Plains for $11.5 million. Redbank Plains’ Pig N’ Whistle is one of five locations in a chain under Mantle Group Hospitality (MGH), along
