McBEATH REOPENS GREAT NORTHERN NEWCASTLE LANDMARK
After three years closed and a big renovation, Ben McBeath has today reopened the historic six-storey Great Northern Hotel to a thriving new Newcastle. The striking Great Northern on the corners of Scott and Watt streets was built in 1938
RECEIVERS INTO EAST INGHAM HOTEL AS FAMILIES FEUD
Receivers have been appointed at the East Ingham Hotel, as a breakdown in the partnership sees the formerly big-performing pub languish. A collaboration between the Wynne and Allen families acquired the Hotel in 2008, but disputes over the operation meant
BUSINESSES NOT CAPITALISING ON TAX BREAKS
A survey of small business owners found that almost half were unaware of one of the key aspects of the government’s small business agenda, the instant asset write-off scheme. A paper published last week by American Express outlined results from
COUGHLAN PASSES THE LADY TO NEW JOEYS SYNDICATE
Paddy Coughlan has parted with his Lady Hampshire to focus on Frank Strongs, ushering in a new generation of publicans from Joeys. Camperdown’s Hampshire Hotel was reopened in early 2016 by Coughlan’s Bourke St group, rebranded the Lady Hampshire to
REDCAPE ASX-BOUND AFTER FUND RAISING
The long-awaited IPO of Redcape Hotel Group seems destined to hit the trading floor 30 November, after success securing pre-launch commitments “well in excess” of the minimum funding required. ASX-listed investment bank Moelis Australia announced a fundraising roadshow in October
QLD COUNCILS WANT MORE CONTROL OF GAMING MACHINES
Queensland Councils are calling for greater input in the allocation and distribution of EGMs, as gaming revenue in the state’s pubs and clubs continues to climb. The annual Local Government Association of Queensland conference saw a vote of 118 to
BRITAIN’S PUB BRAWL OF THE WEEK
A Sunday evening in the sleepy market town of Tring was interrupted as police were called to a scuffle in the Bell Pub on High Street, as around 20 men and women drunkenly pounded crap out of each other. CCTV
LAUNDY KICK-STARTS ANOTHER NEW PUB
Arthur Laundy has struck dirt in Olympic Park, yesterday celebrating the start of another greenfield build of a brand new four-level local for his home precinct. Last month Laundy Group celebrated a ‘topping out’ ceremony at the big Marsden Hotel
SHORT GROUP GOES LOCAL WITH INNER WEST BEER FEST
The Royal Hotel Leichhardt will host the triumphant return and second instalment of the Inner West Beer Fest, over the weekend of 17-18 November. Royal Hotel Leichhardt GM Mark Chapman says they decided to run the event again because the
THE PUB FORMERLY KNOWN AS ETTAMOGAH IS BACK
Following years of legal tussles, the Sunshine Coast’s legendary ‘Ettamogah’ pub has been transformed with a new image and essential new look, leading to its pending wholesale mandated relaunch. The famous Ettamogah pubs were inspired by the madcap antics in
