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
GIRLS ARRESTED OVER VIOLENT ANTICS
Four young women are facing court on multiple charges including assaulting police after poor behaviour outside a Maitland pub. A disagreement in the well-patronised pub’s beer garden around 1am on Sunday morning lead to one woman being asked to leave
SLAVES HIGHLIGHT DEATH OF PUBS AND LIVE MUSIC
Ongoing campaign Long Live The Local has released a hard-hitting video ad to highlight the plight of the great British pub – closing for good at the rate of three per day. Long Live The Local (LLTL) aims to highlight
NSW REGULATORS SLAM LICENSEES
NSW regulators have come down hard on two venues, with a life ban for ‘one of the worst ever’ offenders and hefty fines for ‘high-risk’ alcohol service. NSW Police submitted a complaint to the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority
SYDNEY VENUES CEASE SERVICE TO HIGHLIGHT NIGHT ECONOMY WOES
On Friday night venues across Sydney went silent at 6pm in an attempt to increase awareness amongst the patronage public of the plight of Sydney’s faded nightlife. A campaign led by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) called on pubs
DARWIN HOTSPOT RORKES SEEKS NEW OPERATOR
Popular Darwin hotel Rorkes is looking for a new operator, offering a new lease in a multi-million-dollar fit-out in Australia’s northern-most capital. The establishment at 22 Smith Street, in Darwin’s CBD, is a landmark heritage building that underwent a major
GM HOTELS ON OFFER FOR $70m
GM Hotels is shaking up the market with the portfolio sale of six pubs in Adelaide, expected to fetch around $70 million. The package represents the crème of GM Hotels collection in South Australia, and destined to be the highest
‘TOP TOWN’ QUEENSLAND HOTEL FOR SALE BOTH WAYS
The collective owners of the Queensland Hotel in downtown Goondiwindi have joined forces to offer the freehold going concern – or lease – in the ‘surprise package’ south-east Queensland community. Straddling the border with New South Wales, on the banks
