CHEUNG SCOFFS AT RUMOURS AND OFFERS ON COOGEE BAY
Chris Cheung has shot down rumours the legendary Coogee Bay Hotel is being shopped around, turning down astronomical offers to continue doing what he loves and championing the hotel industry. Despite media suggesting an off-market campaign to sell the CBH
MATES LIST ‘COUNTRY PUB’ QUEENSPORT BRISBANE
Brisbane’s “country pub in the city” has come to market, as the two long-time owners call time to pursue other colourful activities. Old mates Warwick Brown and Peter Chase have owned the Queensport Tavern at Hemmant for 17 years. Chase
NEW MURHPYS WITH ROOFTOP BAR FOR GEELONG
Geelong’s Irish Murphy’s has undergone a big transformation, adding a rooftop bar and fine-tuning the offering to become Murphys. The team of Shaun Aspinall, Tom Ward, Ian Nichols and Daniel O’Donghue purchased what was then the struggling ‘Gin & Co’
LAUNDY-MALLOY ACQUIRE COLES’ LAST NSW PUB
Coles has completed its exit from NSW pub operations, selling the Northlakes Tavern to the pub partnership of Arthur Laundy and Mark Malloy. Moving to minimise or remove itself entirely from its PR burden of association with gaming, Coles listed
ARCADIA VILLAGE HOTEL MAGNETIC ISLAND SET TO ATTRACT
The idyllic Arcadia Village Hotel on Magnetic Island has come to market, offering a sprawling freehold going concern or booming leasehold opportunity. The Arcadia Village occupies a massive 1.07Ha (10,070sqm) site, overlooking the Coral Sea, a 20-minute ferry trip to
MAN STABBED WITH BUTTER KNIFE AT BONDI PUB
Police are endeavouring to locate a man that stabbed another man at popular Bondi Beach pub Ravesis on Saturday night. Two men became involved in an argument outside the hotel around 9:30pm, and it is alleged one of the pair
RYANS SELL REDCAPE THE RISING SUN
The Ryan family has sold its long-held Sun Hotel in Townsville to the ever-diligent Redcape Hotel Group for around $20 million. Peter Ryan bought the large-format Townsville pub back in 1988, operating it remotely from Sydney and building it into
READY-TO-GO TERRANORA TAVERN ON OFFER
Brisbane developer Terry Harmer has listed the business opportunity of the refurbished Terranora Tavern, in the newly appointed Terranora shopping centre. Harmer boasts a background in shopping centre development, and around two years ago bought from United Petroleum the entire
ROCKPOOL OPEN UP AND OUT IN TOOWOOMBA
Rockpool Group is continuing its record-setting run of brand new venues, opening its first outside a capital yesterday with The Bavarian Toowoomba in Grand Central Shopping Centre. The Toowoomba Bavarian represents Rockpool Group’s (RPG) fifth in the Sunshine State, following
FIRES TAKE HISTORIC QUEENSLAND PUBS
Longreach’s historic outback pub was destroyed by fire overnight, joining the fate of its famed Townsville counterpart, the Victoria Park. Fire broke out at the 100-year-old Lyceum Hotel around 7pm Thursday night. By the time authorities arrived it had well
