BITE TV OFFERING PUBS FREE VIDEO AND WI-FI
Media giant oOh! has launched a video display and wi-fi service for pubs called Bite TV, providing screens and internet at no cost to venues. Bite TV is a network of high-def screens in key locations such as behind the
HAYWARD EXITS AS PRENDIVILLES TAKE BRISBANE
Well-known publican Geoff Hayward is bowing out of the game, having sold his final piece, the Brisbane Hotel, to the growing Prendiville family. Hayward’s Capital Management WA has owned and operated the Boulevard Hotel in Floreat, and the Brisbane Hotel,
TOWER PROJECT OR ROXY RETURNS: KINGSTON
David Kingston’s proposed $96 million development above the Roxy Parramatta has hit a hurdle, with news the heritage council opposes the mix of a 30-storey tower above a Spanish mission-style landmark. The Roxy was built in 1930, on George Street
NEW OWNER SOUGHT FOR ‘BOOMING’ MT. MARY’S PUB
The storied rural pub of Mount Mary has come to market, as long-timers Peter and Tracey Anderson look to retirement and getting to know the grandkids. The Andersons came to the quiet town of Mount Mary in 2000 to run
GAS CRISIS THREATENS DRAUGHT BEER
Britain in in the grips of a crisis, as low production and high demand for CO₂ bring the real possibility the country’s famously tepid beer will also be flat. Carbon dioxide, whilst enjoying recent fame as a greenhouse gas, has
AUS VENUE CO DIVESTING DRINK N’ DINE PUBS
Australian Venue Company has listed two of the former Drink n’ Dine venues, as it fine-tunes its portfolio amid big expansion plans. In early 2016 AVC, at the time trading as Dixon Group, purchased the three Drink n’ Dine venues
MELBOURNE FIGHTING TO SAVE METROPOLITAN
Melbourne City Council is fighting back against what it sees as the ongoing loss of the city’s historic pubs, pleading for heritage protection on the under-threat Metropolitan Hotel. Built 1854, the modest two-storey Victorian building on the corner of William
NEW BEER INTO THE ‘BURBS
Article supplied by Australian Brewery sales manager and craft beer enthusiast, David Ward. [caption id="attachment_13974" align="alignright" width="159"] David Ward[/caption] The sustained consumer interest in the craft beer phenomenon suggests it is here to stay, and more stalwart suburban locals
UNIVERSAL TAKES OXFORD ST ICON MIDNIGHT SHIFT
Universal Hotels has clinched another Oxford Street icon – it’s biggest to date – settling on the once-thriving now dormant Midnight Shift. The acquisitive pub group now holds title on four Oxford Street pubs, in a clear play to invest
NATIVE ROSE OFF TO AUCTION
The freehold interest of Rozelle’s Native Rose – formerly the Ruby L’otel – is for sale, with a craft beer tenant on a long lease. Investor Michael Huang bought the property in 2015, and largely operated it himself, until executing
