FORMER FANNY’S FREEHOLD OFF TO AUCTION
Argyle House Hotel in Newcastle – formerly the famed Fanny’s nightclub – is headed to auction as a revival or development play on the heritage building and lot. The single-storey structure on the corner of Wharf and Centenary Roads in
ROCKPOOL OPENS FIRST ACT BAVARIAN
The expansive Rockpool Group will tomorrow launch its first Canberra venue, bringing Bavarian good times at another fresh instalment of the brand. The Bavarian will open its doors within Westfield Woden, in the south-eastern Canberra suburb of Phillip, accommodating 300
KNOX LOCKS UP GRIFFITH AREA HOTEL
Griffiths’ Area Hotel has been snapped up by local publican Jim Knox, fending off metro rivals for the strong regional pub. After 15 years’ ownership, a private syndicate determined in March to divest its Griffith hotel, which it has operated
FATAL DRIVE-BY SHOOTING AT PRAHRAN NIGHTCLUB
Melbourne police are hunting two suspects who fired shots into a crowd, killing a security guard, at Prahran late-night venue Love Machine. Shortly after 3am Sunday morning as people queued outside the Melbourne nightclub, a stolen black Porsche Cayenne drove
MUSIC MECCA THE CORNER HOTEL SUES JAZZ CORNER HOTEL
Richmond music mecca The Corner is back in court over use of the ‘C’-word, accusing developer-cum-musician Albert ‘Albare’ Dadon of impropriety at the Jazz Corner Hotel. The Corner Hotel is an iconic live music venue in eastern Melbourne, operated since
HOTEL GEARIN GOES DARK
Katoomba’s historic Hotel Gearin has closed its doors amid a dispute between tenant and landlord. Built 1881 by George Biles, the Hotel stands at a major Katoomba juncture on the Great Western Highway as it passes over the mountains. It
PELATHON PUTS UP $8.5m FOR GRAND PLANS
Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Management Group has underscored its faith in high-performing Queensland regions with the $8.5 million acquisition of Cairns’ Grand Hotel. Built 1926, the stately two-storey pub offers the well-known Croc Bar – replete with its carved crocodile bar-top
BLUE SKY AND SNOWY FOR ROYAL OPPORTUNITY
The Royal Hotel on main street Tumut has come to market, offering guaranteed blue sky as the multi-billion-dollar Snowy 2.0 scheme continues to come into play. The Royal is a handsome two-storey brick structure with a full-length balcony overlooking Tumut
DEAKIN NOTES BIG INCIDENT REDUCTIONS AT OXFORD AF
Live music mecca the Oxford Art Factory has completed a 12-month trial in association with Deakin University, producing major improvements in patron behaviour and both patron and staff experience. Actively looking to improve overall customer experience, in an area of
AGE: GAMING PLUS EVERYTHING ELSE
Four months out from its 30th birthday, the GTA notes 92 per cent of exhibitors at the Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) offering every other thing in hospitality except gaming. Back for another milestone, the annual AGE is indisputably the best
