BIG ROCHDALE GREENFIELD SITE ON OFFER

Private developers are offering a greenfield tavern opportunity on a full hectare, on Queensland’s golden promenade, between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. The future tavern and or accommodation hotel at 345 Miles Platting Rd Rochedale will occupy a 10,117sqm block

BIG DAY AT NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2018

Around 500 industry VIPs and guests gathered this afternoon in the Gold Coast to witness the crowning of the winners of the Australian Hotels Association’s 2018 Awards for Excellence. Austere winners of state titles congregated with invitees and a strong

CORKMAN COWBOYS FACE MULTIPLE CHARGES, HIT WITH EPA FINES

The ‘cowboy developers’ that demolished Carlton’s Corkman Irish Pub have faced sentencing for the first of many charges against them, with the Magistrate voicing that he wished he could send them to prison. Developers Raman Shaqiri and Stefce Kutlesovski used

IRIS UNVEILS NEW BUT HERITAGE PUB AT CAMPSIE STATION

Iris Group has quietly opened a brand new heritage pub in western Sydney heartland, restoring and converting a prime three-storey structure opposite Campsie Station. Sam Arnaout’s Iris bought the site on the prominent corner of Campsie thoroughfares Beamish Street and

CHARTER HALL REIT SNATCH COLES FREEHOLD FOR TOP-DOLLAR $22m

Charter Hall’s ASX-listed Long WALE REIT has emerged as the buyer of the prominent Coles-tenanted Club Hotel Waterford for a record-setting $22 million. The Club Hotel is around 27 kilometres south of the Brisbane CBD, set on a prominent 11,000sqm

HARDIMAN’S REVIVAL SEES NEW OPEN DOOR

Michael Thiele and Craig Ellison are back, with the grand unveiling of their rebuilt Hardiman’s Hotel in Kensington, turning a new page for the duo. Thiele and Ellison were the drive behind the former Open Door Pub Co, which grew

AUSTRALIAN CRAFT BEER SURVEY 2018 REVEALED

Craft beer specialist retailer Beer Cartel has released the 2018 Australian Craft Beer Survey, amounting to the “most comprehensive study ever undertaken with Australian craft beer drinkers”. The study asked a broad range of questions to over 18,000 craft beer

HUGE HARRINGTON IRISH PUB AND BOUTIQUE ROOMS FOR SALE

The Roche family has put to market the freehold going concern of the expansive Harrigan’s Irish Pub and adjacent River Lodge accommodation in in-construction coastal paradise Harrington. The family business, best known for pharmaceuticals, has made massive investments into the

RAFFLES WINS SUPREME COURT BATTLE WITH NEIGHBOUR OVER NOISE

Iconic Perth pub Raffles has won a long-standing battle with a rich neighbour over noise levels, with the Supreme Court dismissing a claim that would have placed heavy restrictions on the popular venue. Mining entrepreneur Derek Ammon purchased a luxury

REDCAPE CEO DAN BRADY TANGLES WITH SNAKES FOR CHARITY

Redcape CEO Dan Brady has taken a ‘dare to cure’ challenge, subjecting himself to a snake bath in aid of the Children’s Cancer Institute. Brady joined other company CEOs, MDs and business leaders at one of the #ceodaretocure challenge days,