PUB INDUSTRY ANALYSIS POINTS TO BIG YEAR AHEAD
Over $1 billion in pub assets changed hands in New South Wales and Queensland in FY19, according to a report analysing every transaction for the year. NSW rebounded in the final quarter to record $860m in industry sales for the
NEW LEASE FOR COWRA’S ORIGINAL PUB
A new lease for the historic Australian Hotel in Cowra has come to market, offering the incoming operator a thriving country pub with undeniable history. The Australian resides on a sizable block overlooking the main arterial road into Cowra –
PUBS HOLD BREATH OVER NORTH SYDNEY OUTDOOR SMOKING BAN
This week North Sydney Council became the first in New South Wales to ban all smoking outdoors, bringing new challenges for pubs and people indulging in a legal activity. Following consideration and submissions from stakeholders and the general public, North
AMBASSADOR SALE: POTENTIAL IN HOT WHITSUNDAYS
Mackay’s handsome Ambassador Hotel has come to market, offering upside in one of the Sunshine State’s strong regional areas. Gerard Falzon has owned the Ambassador since 2005. In 2008 he expanded the portfolio, purchasing the Retreat Hotel in Epsom, around
RAILWAY HOTEL ELAINE ON TRACK TO ATTRACT
The all-welcome Railway Hotel in Elaine is up for sale, enjoying a local monopoly on hospitality, around 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne. The tin roof Railway is a stalwart local, offering residents of the town a cosy public bar, wood
SYDNEY HOTEL NEEDING HOME HITS MARKET
The recently homeless Martin Place Bar has come to market, in a rare example of opportunity in the tightly held Sydney hospitality and property market. Formerly located on pedestrian thoroughfare Martin Place in the heart of the CBD, Martin Place
SYDNEY’S MAYBE SAMMY TAKES GLOBAL AWARD AT TALES
Tales of the Cocktail took place this week in its traditional home of New Orleans, crowning Sydney bar Maybe Sammy with the award for Best New International Cocktail Bar. Tales of the Cocktail is an annual week-long conference for the
OLGR HITS VENUES WITHOUT LICENCES
OLGR has hit two related licensed premises with $90k in fines for selling liquor without a licence or permit. Toowoomba hotel The Florence, previously The Office, was bought mid-2018 by an entity named Boutique Pub Co Ltd, at the same
RACP CALLS FOR LOCKOUTS PLUS FLOOR PRICING IN NSW
The leading association of medical specialists has weighed in on the debate over trade restrictions and alcohol availability in NSW, calling on government to keep the lockouts and also introduce minimum pricing. A NSW parliamentary inquiry is currently underway, investigating
POLICE HUNT ARMED MAN OVER WEEKEND BURGLARY
Central West District police are investigating an armed robbery and assault that took place early Saturday morning at an Orange hotel. A male cleaner at the Victoria Hotel in Orange was bailed up by an intruder, reportedly armed with a
