NCAT RULES AGAINST ILGA OVER HOTEL LICENCE USE
A recent decision by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has denied ILGA’s challenge around a Young hotel licence, and secured another option for struggling operators. Supermarket disruptor Aldi purchased a dormant hotel liquor licence within the town of Young,
QLD GAMING SHOWS STRONG GROWTH AMID POPULATION BOOM
Queensland’s Office of Liquor & Gaming Regulation recently released a spotlight on the state’s electronic gaming machines and their role in the Sunshine State community. EGMs first became operational in Queensland in February 1992, and were initially owned and monitored
OUTBACK ICON BIRDSVILLE HOTEL RACES TO MARKET
Outback institution the Birdsville Hotel is up for sale – a mere 1,600 kilometres west of Brisbane, and central to Australia’s heart. The picture-postcard heritage-listed sandstone pub adorns Adelaide Street in the far western Queensland town on the edge of
MOUNTAINTOP GRAND CENTRAL COMES TO MARKET
Classic suburban pub the Grand Central Hotel Lithgow has come to market, offering plenty of upside in the Blue Mountains town, west of Sydney. The three-storey Grand Central occupies 951sqm on a prominent Main Street corner, in a somewhat under-pubbed
MELBOURNE PUB GROUP SUE McDONALD’S AROUND THE CORNER
An institutional Melbourne pub group is taking on American fast food giant McDonalds over a copyright and trademark infringement of The Corner. Swancom P/L has for years operated the immensely popular live music venues Northcote Social Club and The Corner
BISTRO MONCUR RUGBY LUNCH BUILDS TOTAL FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
The 2018 edition of PHMG’s Rugby Charity Luncheon took place today at the iconic Bistro Moncur, raising another $125,000 for Sydney Children’s Hospital Palliative Care Unit. The lunch was hosted by TV personality and presenter Cameron Williams, with key guests
RIVERSDALE LOOK TO FUTURE AS INDUSTRY FLIES
Back from the very public sell-down of the bulk of its portfolio, Riversdale is looking to its future and further acquisitions, as the group celebrates a milestone in operations. Riversdale is group operator for John Singleton, Geoff Dixon and Mark
CRITERION TO MARKET AS BRISBANE BUILDS
As Brisbane powers on with public and private development in all directions, the Criterion Tavern in the heart of the business district has hit the market. The Criterion Tavern occupies 863sqm of the lower level of a high-rise office building
INDUSTRY MOURNS PUBLICANS PASSING
The pub industry has lost two of its finest with the passing of Ian Larkin and Mick Leis. Larkin was a pillar of the Ballarat and broader Victorian pub community, as a prominent long-time delegate for the AHA in Victoria,
PHMG UNVEILS NEW TOXTETH FOR A MODERN GLEBE
PHMG has reopened the reinvented Toxteth Hotel, where “nostalgia meets innovation”, following a comprehensive six-month renovation. Public House Management Group (PHMG) bought the inner-west pub early 2017 for $22 million from Singleton and Dixon’s Riversdale Group. The Toxteth – aka
