GLEBE HOTEL EVOLVES FOR A NEW ERA
The Nissen family has unveiled its elegant reworking of Glebe’s iconic Australian Youth Hotel, bringing its history up to date with a new look and local moniker. A hotel was first built on the site on Bay Street, which divides
HAWTHORN’S BEEHIVE ON OFFER
Queensland-based operator Rick Munday is divesting the long lease on the Beehive Hotel in Hawthorn, to focus on business closer to home. Munday took on the operation at the Beehive three years ago, furthering his Melbourne interests beyond rooftop function
LIQUOR AND RACING UNDER NEW MINISTER
The Independent Review into the NSW Regulatory Policy Framework has brought about the NSW Government appointing a NSW Commissioner for Productivity, ushering in Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson as NSW Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation. The role of the new
LAUNDY’S THE MARSDEN OPENS
Pub sector stalwart Arthur Laundy is set to open his magnificent new western Sydney pub-brewery – The Marsden – after a $45 million build and industry invitational unveiling on Friday. Laundy Hotels will throw open the doors of the very
AUSTRALIA’S RICHEST 250 REVEALED
The Australian has published its inaugural Australia’s Richest 250 list, said to be the biggest study of wealth ever undertaken in Australia. Australia’s Richest 250 was published in a special of The Weekend Australian magazine on the weekend. The List
GILBERTS GIVING UP GOLDEN FLEECE
The Gilberts are looking to a swift divestment of their revived Golden Fleece Hotel in South Melbourne, switching focus to the new prize in Northcote. Andrew Gilbert and father Rick Gilbert bought the closed and run-down Golden Fleece in 2015,
LAUNDY LAUNCHES A DREAM
Hotel industry icon Arthur Laundy fulfilled a lifelong dream today, hosting an invitational preview of his new $45 million pub-brewery at Marsden Park. Honoured guests joined Arthur and Craig Laundy for the pre-launch event at the very large format new
SOUTH MELBOURNE PALACE LOOKS TO NEW MAJESTY
The Palace Hotel in South Melbourne is on offer, as Firewater Enterprises continue to stoke the possibilities at their newest success. Located at a junction of bustling City Road, less than five kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, the Palace is
$4m OF BOOZE ON OFFER
A cache of stock from floundering liquor wholesaler Fernbrew P/L is being put to auction through Pickles, offering $4 million of craft beer, spirits, RTDs, champagne and more. In early February the ABC reported on the fate and failings of
ST KILDA BELLE: OLD MEETS NEW
Heritage-listed St Kilda landmark the Village Belle Hotel has been “reborn” courtesy of an extensive makeover and extension. Built 1891, the two-storey Victorian building boasted an elegant frontage, featuring ornate sandstone and keystone arches. The multi-million-dollar overhaul has included construction
