IRIS TAKES HOTEL STEYNE IN RECORD DEAL
High-flyers Arthur Laundy and John Singleton have sold their Manly institution The Steyne to booming Iris Capital in a record deal for a Sydney freehold going concern. Built 1859, the Hotel Steyne has stood sentry over the Manly Beach for
SOUTH MELBOURNE’S THE GEORGE HEADS TO MARKET
Sam Tresise is looking to divest his fully-managed leasehold interest at the elegant The George, in South Melbourne. Tresise counts a number of business interests in the southern capital, including the nearby Bells Hotel. Time constraints have meant The George
WAVE GLASSWARE ELIMINATES NEED FOR STRAWS
A new glassware is riding the consumer wave against single-use plastic straws with innovative technology for a simple solution. Wave Glassware creators are inspired by and have teamed up with advocacy group The Last Straw, which notes “the first plastic
PELATHON NEW CUSTODIANS OF NORMANBY
Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Group has taken on another big project in self-proclaimed "Brisbane’s Best Pub” – the noble and sometimes notorious, Normanby Hotel. A living hero of Brisbane’s history since 1890, the Normanby is found on a big 3,683sqm block
ALBION HOTEL HEADS TO MARKET
The bustling Albion Hotel in tightly-held southern NSW comes to market as long-time owners look to move on. The four-level Albion is a handsome Art Deco centrepiece of border town Albury, on main road Dean Street, central to a busy
YOUGOV SURVEY ON AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE BEERS
A survey of the opinions of Australian beer drinkers demonstrates the complexities of consumer preferences – especially in a highly competitive market, such as beer. The study was by international research firm YouGov, which aims to produce insights around consumer
PARRAS UNVEILS AMBARVALE ‘SUPERPUB’
Culminating years of planning and a massive makeover, Colin Parras has unveiled his Ambarvale “superpub” and micro-brewery. Parras purchased the large-format Ambarvale Hotel on 7,200sqm in the thriving Campbelltown LGA from the exiting Lantern Group in late 2016 for $21.2
VALE PETER BURNETT AM
The Australian hotel industry is a little less bright with the passing of Lord of the Isles doyen, charity worker, Association veteran and family man, Peter Burnett. Burnett was President of AHA (Vic) from 1997 to 2018 and National AHA
LAUNDY’S MARSDEN BREWHOUSE DRESS REG’S LAMPOONED
Pub king Arthur Laundy and his massive new Marsden Brewhouse are back in the headlines and the talk of the greater west, after outraged locals took offense to the (new) dress regulations. The $45 million pub-brewery is the result of
SINGO SWEEPS UP GOSFORD’S BIG ELANORA HOTEL
Real estate mogul ad-man John Singleton has backed his own overtures in Gosford with the big-ticket purchase of family legacy pub the Elanora Hotel. Large-format ‘The Elly’ enjoys a big 7,667sqm block on a corner of East Gosford main thoroughfare