HEMMES FORKS OUT $7.5m FOR 3 WEEDS
Justin Hemmes is keeping up his growth strategy, picking up Rozelle’s 3 Weeds in a strong result for the long-time owners and the evolution of the peninsula precinct. Set on an 880sqm lot around four kilometres west of the Sydney
ROCKPOOL BRINGS TEX-MEX TO BYRON
Rockpool is opening another of its bespoke El Camino Cantina venues in party town Byron Bay, bringing crafted Tex-Mex to the north coast with a big four-day launch event. The El Camino Cantina concept is grounded in ‘Tex-Mex’ (Texan-Mexican), which
MINIMUM FLOOR PRICING LEGISLATION DEBATED
The final report for Western Australia’s Sustainable Health Review finds government considering following the lead of the Northern Territory by introducing a minimum floor price on all alcohol. WA Deputy Premier and Minister for Health Roger Cook MLA claims significant
KELLY LOOKS TO REVIVE THE EDDY
One of Bathurst’s oldest pubs is set to be revived, entering the growing portfolio of local operator MPK Hotels. The two-storey Edinboro Castle Hotel occupies a big 1300sqm plot in the middle of Bathurst thoroughfare William Street. ‘The Eddy’ has
NEW PATH FOR THE TERMINUS
Marulan’s only pub – the Terminus Hotel – has come to market as its private owners look to exit the industry. The Terminus is a large-format corner local set on a big 4,713sqm block in the heart of town, just
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
