SHORT’S HERITAGE HEADS UP MORE AUSSIE BEER
This weekend the iconic Australian Heritage Hotel will be celebrating its 15th annual Australian Beer Festival, rocking more than 30 Australian brewers, with 120 different craft beers and ciders. The first ever Australian Beer Festival (ABF) was a modest showcase
CAMELIA GROVE TO SELL FIRST TIME IN 36 YEARS
After three and a half decades at the elegant Camelia Grove, industry stalwart Adella Wright Young is ‘calling time’ on the industry and divesting her picturesque Alexandria pub. The Camelia Grove Hotel stands resolutely at the corner of Henderson Road
VEGAS SELLS AS KINGS CROSS SMOULDERS
Former top gamer the Vegas Hotel has sold in in-transition Kings Cross for circa $25 million, as the precinct continues to evolve from high-life to high-end living. The Vegas is one of the stalwarts of the previously notorious party precinct,
MPK GROW IN MUDGEE AND ORANGE
MPK Hotels has significantly expanded its portfolio with the well-timed acquisitions of both the Royal Hotel in Orange and Federal Hotel in Mudgee. A quintessentially Australian pub, the striking Royal Hotel stands like an advertisement for Art Deco on Lords
PATRON SUING THE CORNER OVER STAGE-DIVE
A patron that was injured during a live music performance in 2017 is suing the Corner Hotel and its security for potential negligence. A gig by American punk rock band The Bronx at live music mecca The Corner in October
RIVERSDALE SELLING UP IN SYDNEY
Singo’s Riversdale Pub Fund has signalled an end to its Sydney portfolio with the listing of the iconic Unity Hall Hotel in Balmain. The Fund was founded in 2010 by John Singleton, Mark Carnegie and Geoff Dixon, and at one
KEG & BREW’S $10m REFURB AND ROOFTOP
Good Beer mecca the Keg & Brew reopened yesterday after a big $10 million top-to-bottom refurbishment and expansion, including a new rooftop bar. The four-level building on the corner of Foveaux and Commonwealth streets, just up the road from Central
SOUTHERN BELLE HEADS TO MARKET
For the first time in 34 years, Goulburn’s handsome Southern Railway Hotel is on the market, offering a diverse business in one of the State’s thriving communities. Jude Bourne bought the title to the pub in 1985, and following the
NEW AML AND CTF RESOURCES FOR GAMING PUBS
Financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC has produced new products for pubs and clubs with gaming, highlighting the risks of money laundering and financial crimes. The agency’s powers and approach have been strengthened since the Hayne royal commission, and it has recorded
A NEW ERA FOR THE EMPIRE
Goulburn’s Empire Hotel is a freehold going concern again, with a new publican buying the re-stapled freehold and operation. In August private owners of the title joined with long-time operator Allan Deeth to send the pub to market. The Empire
