RECORD SALES AS PUB SECTOR THRIVES
News of the sale of two massive inner western pubs has emerged to herald a strong start to the year, with the Lidcombe Hotel and Royal Exchange Hotel Marrickville fetching a combined $80+ million. The off-market sale of the Lidcombe
FIRST RESULTS FOR ASX-LISTED REDCAPE
Redcape has announced its first results since its listing in November, showing strong outcomes on the back of a string of acquisitions. Redcape Hotel Group Management Ltd – responsible entity for publicly listed Redcape Hotel Group (ASX:RDC) – announced results
WORLD FAMOUS SCOUT FINDS DOLPHIN HOTEL
The Sydney instalment of world-famous Scout bar is opening, bringing a dedicated laboratory and acclaimed approach to Maurice Terzini’s Dolphin Hotel. Matt Whiley of Scout London was crowned European bartender of the year, and looking to broaden his horizons, brought
SNOW GOOSE FLYING ON SNOWY 2.0
Australia’s $4 Billion Dollar Hotel – as the NSW Government gives green light for work to start on Snowy 2.0 Who would have imagined, 24 months ago, when the new publican bought the freehold of this popular country hotel in
3 WEEDS TO MARKET
One of Sydney’s original gastro pubs – the 3 Weeds – comes to market as its private owners make the decision to retire. Located in the heart of formerly working-class Rozelle, around four kilometres west of the Sydney CBD, the
STRIKE FOR HARBOUR VIEW OVER BULLDOGS’ MAD MONDAY
ILGA has handed down a strike for the Harbour View Hotel, over the infamous “Mad Monday” antics by Canterbury Bulldogs players last November. A hearing before the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) heard how players stripped naked, dancing
WAYSIDE SOUTH MELBOURNE OFFERS NEW LEASE
South Melbourne beauty the Wayside Inn has come to market, looking to a new long-term leaseholder in the newly refurbished pub, less than three kilometres from the CBD. Built 1915 on the corner of arterial City Road and Ferrars Street,
PADDINGTON ALE HOUSE SEEKS NEW FUTURE
Perth icon the Paddington Ale House has hit the market, as long-time operator Neil Randall enters a new phase of life. The handsome two-storey Mount Hawthorn pub was built 1932 on a large corner block on Scarborough Beach Road, with
FERGUSON STILL ON THE JOB
AHA National CEO Stephen Ferguson has agreed to stay on in the role another five years, continuing negotiation at a Federal level affecting the hotel industry nationally. Ferguson joined the Australian Hotels Association in 2014, coming from a role as
TAPHOUSE LIST COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL
The south-east Queensland-based Taphouse Group has listed its big Coolangatta Sands Hotel in the Gold Coast. The two-level Sands holds a generous corner lot, surrounded by tourism magnets such as Kirra Beach and Snapper Rocks, adjacent the bustling 33,000sqm Strand
