LIVINGSTONE PASSES HIS AUSSIE ON THE HILL
Warren ‘The Fanatic’ Livingstone has sold his reinvented Australian in Sydney’s rapidly expanding north-west growth corridor, McGraths Hill. An institution in the burgeoning precinct, the original pub was built on the corner of Pitt Town and Windsor roads by the
NEW AHA NATIONAL PRESIDENT: DAVID BASHEER
Acclaimed South Australian hotelier David Basheer has taken over from David Canny in the role of President of the National Australian Hotels Association. The Association (AHA) announced Basheer was elected unopposed to the position. Paul Palmer from the Northern Territory
SOUND NSW UPGRADE FUNDING TO AMPLIFY NEWCASTLE’S NIGHTLIFE
Newcastle’s King Street Hotel is one of the thirty-nine live music venues that are recipients of a Venue Upgrade Grant, courtesy of Sound NSW. Part of Russell Richardson’s Richardson Hotels, King Street received $100K for soundproofing from the NSW Government
SEABREEZE NELSON BAY ON OFFER
Hunt Hospitality has sent to market another large-format pub operation, offering the oceanside Seabreeze Hotel, in the heart of idyllic Nelson Bay. The windswept pub is on a commanding 3,180sqm corner with dual-frontage, just 200 metres from the Bay and
BURNETTS CALL TIME AT ST LORDS AFTER 45 YEARS
After an impressive 45 years of ownership, Geelong hospitality stalwarts the Burnett family have completed the sale process on their treasured St Lords Hotel. Former President of AHA Vic, Peter Burnett, established the pub on a high-profile corner in Newtown
NO MORE MONKEY BUSINESS: WOODPORT
Beloved Central Coast hospitality icon the Sunken Monkey has recently closed for extensive renovations and a rebrand back to days of old. The pub, which sits on the banks of Erina Creek, will now be known again as the Woodport
ORANGE GROVE ON OFFER: FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS
Veteran Queensland-based hotelier Bruce Hedditch has listed the Orange Grove Hotel, in one of Sydney’s most tightly held precincts, marking its first time to market in four decades. Hedditch has held the prominent 934sqm corner site in Lilyfield for nearly
OXFORD HOTEL: BIGGER AND BETTER IN BATHURST
Having graced main drag William Street since 1864, the Oxford Bathurst has been reimagined to meet the evolving demands of the community and guests, becoming a beacon of NSW’s central west. The extremely large format hotel resides on a block
SOCIAL MEDIA STAR PUTS QLD PUBS ON THE MAP
The owners of Queensland pubs the Carriers Arms Hotel in Maryborough and Hervey Bay’s Beach House Hotel knew they were onto a winner when they welcomed a TikTok star in last weekend. Known for crushing pub and club food challenges
HUNT DIVESTING NEWCASTLE’S KENT
Stephen Hunt’s group is looking to divest Newcastle icon the Kent Hotel, at the centre of Hamilton’s bustling Beaumont Street precinct. Built 1924, the big two-storey brick pub occupies a substantial 667sqm lot, with dual street frontage and an
