SANDSTONE POINT HOTEL LAUNCHES HOLIDAY RESORT
The Comiskey group has officially opened for business its Holiday Resort extension to the whopping Sandstone Point Hotel, and already reports breaking more records. The $20-million Big4 Sandstone Point Holiday Resort began taking in guests this month, after a huge
SYDNEY PUB CLOSED FOR SERVING MINORS
The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has suspended the licence of a western Sydney pub for 24 hours under the Minors Sanctions Scheme, for serving over ten schooners to two 17-year-olds. The Authority (ILGA) dictates the outcomes of cases under
FARMER’S HOME BURNS: POLICE INVESTIGATE
A mysterious fire has claimed the historic and closed Farmer’s Home Hotel in Matong, with Riverina authorities currently investigating. Ganmain Police received the call that the 100-year-old pub was on fire on Wednesday. Fire crews battled the blaze, but conceding
BIG GUNNEDAH HOTEL IN ‘SUNBURNT COUNTRY’ HITS THE MARKET
The best pub in one of New South Wales’ fastest-growing towns has come to market, as the Gibbs’ list the thumping Gunnedah Hotel to head south. The Gunnedah is a large-format two-storey red brick pub occupying a prominent 2,921sqm on
COLLINGWOOD’S LEINSTER ARMS TO AUCTION
A private Melbourne family has listed the vacant freehold of one of Collingwood’s landmark pubs – the Leinster Arms Hotel – for the first time in 27 years. The historic pub is a single-storey red brick structure built in the
ONEMUSIC 2.0 CLOSER TO PUB SOLUTION
Australia’s music licensing bodies – APRA and PPCA – have released the latest proposal for a simplified one-licence system, but industry is looking to more. APRA AMCOS and the PPCA are responsible for the licensing of publicly broadcast music in
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
