SYNDICATE DIVESTING REGIONAL GEM AREA HOTEL
The Riverina region’s Area Hotel is for sale, as a syndicate of investors look to capitalise on a bullish market and uplift in interest in strong regional hotels. The private syndicate has owned the Area for 15 years, operating it
CARSON & CO TAKE ON SMITHS’ AUSTRALIAN HOTEL
The Smiths say goodbye to their thriving Australian Hotel, ending decades of their dedicated operation as they hand the reins to new locals Andrew Carson and family. Glenda and Gary Smith have owned and run their stately 1909-built Hotel overlooking
MANLY IN A BOTTLE: BLACKFIN COFFEE LIQUEUR
Manly Spirits Co. has teamed up with fellow peninsula producer Seven Miles to create an artisan coffee liqueur that literally captures the essence of the northern beaches. As the espresso martini continues to be one of Australia’s most popular cocktails,
ROSE BAY REVIVAL
The landmark Rose Bay Hotel has reopened today after an extensive and much-needed overhaul involving vintage trains and a new approach. Located on the bustling corner of New South Head and Dover Roads, the pub is a handsome three-storey Victorian
MOUNT KEMBLA BEAUTY ON OFFER
The elegant, historic and potentially haunted Mount Kembla Village Hotel has come to market, offering a beautifully restored local with more than a smattering of local folklore. Established 1898, the Mount Kembla pub is a picturesque weatherboard two-storey structure overlooking
NEW HANDS ON MOLLY MALONES
Townsville icon Molly Malones has been bought by north Queensland group Zeller Investments. Built 1901 as the Tattersalls Hotel, the heritage-listed two-storey brick corner pub was reinvented as the Irish-themed Molly Malones back in 1999. It offers a craft beer
GOOD BEER TAKES DOG TO MARKET
The Good Beer Company has put to market its thumping Duke of Gloucester – The DOG, in Randwick – to focus on its city projects undergoing redevelopment. John Azar’s Good Beer Company (GBC) developed a reputation for classy establishments built
CONNELLS TAKE ON PUB WITH NO BEER
By Emma Castle Lisa and Glenn Connell from Western Australia have crossed the Nullarbor to buy the iconic Pub with No Beer in Ingham, Queensland. The heritage-listed Lees Hotel was made famous by Slim Dusty’s country music homage, The Pub
QUARTER ACRE HOTEL BRINGS AUSSIE DREAM TO APPLECROSS
Quarter Acre Hotel has opened in Applecross, bringing an all-inclusive ‘backyard-style’ space to the southern Perth suburb. The Hotel is the brainchild of industry stalwarts Miles Hull and Clint Nolan, who last teamed up in 2004 when Nolan, a former
HISTORIC WHITMORE HOTEL SEES NEW SPARKKE AND BREWERY
New brewpub Sparkke at the Whitmore has opened in the historic Adelaide hotel, offering a new approach and nod to its past by a female-founded operation. The repositioned hotel is the first venue for social enterprise Sparkke Change Beverage Co
