PELATHON NEW CUSTODIANS OF NORMANBY
Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Group has taken on another big project in self-proclaimed "Brisbane’s Best Pub” – the noble and sometimes notorious, Normanby Hotel. A living hero of Brisbane’s history since 1890, the Normanby is found on a big 3,683sqm block
ALBION HOTEL HEADS TO MARKET
The bustling Albion Hotel in tightly-held southern NSW comes to market as long-time owners look to move on. The four-level Albion is a handsome Art Deco centrepiece of border town Albury, on main road Dean Street, central to a busy
YOUGOV SURVEY ON AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE BEERS
A survey of the opinions of Australian beer drinkers demonstrates the complexities of consumer preferences – especially in a highly competitive market, such as beer. The study was by international research firm YouGov, which aims to produce insights around consumer
PARRAS UNVEILS AMBARVALE ‘SUPERPUB’
Culminating years of planning and a massive makeover, Colin Parras has unveiled his Ambarvale “superpub” and micro-brewery. Parras purchased the large-format Ambarvale Hotel on 7,200sqm in the thriving Campbelltown LGA from the exiting Lantern Group in late 2016 for $21.2
VALE PETER BURNETT AM
The Australian hotel industry is a little less bright with the passing of Lord of the Isles doyen, charity worker, Association veteran and family man, Peter Burnett. Burnett was President of AHA (Vic) from 1997 to 2018 and National AHA
LAUNDY’S MARSDEN BREWHOUSE DRESS REG’S LAMPOONED
Pub king Arthur Laundy and his massive new Marsden Brewhouse are back in the headlines and the talk of the greater west, after outraged locals took offense to the (new) dress regulations. The $45 million pub-brewery is the result of
SINGO SWEEPS UP GOSFORD’S BIG ELANORA HOTEL
Real estate mogul ad-man John Singleton has backed his own overtures in Gosford with the big-ticket purchase of family legacy pub the Elanora Hotel. Large-format ‘The Elly’ enjoys a big 7,667sqm block on a corner of East Gosford main thoroughfare
NEW BEGINNINGS FOR TAVERN OF KINGS
Jason Marlow’s Group launches its shiny new Sports Bar at the Kings Park Tavern, being stage one of sweeping changes to further patron experience in entertainment and food & bev. The Kings Park Tavern occupies a spacious block on a
ALH FORCED TO RESUME AND REOPEN THE ARCHER
Three years after on-selling the leasehold interest, Australia’s biggest pub group ALH has resumed control and re-opened The Archer in North Adelaide. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) sold the business to Bloody Mary Group’s Huntsman Hotel P/L in 2016. The
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
