FORREST BEACH MECCA HITS THE MARKET
The exquisite Forrest Beach Hotel has come to market, offering a broad business and big upsides in a sunny patch of northern Queensland. Forrest Beach is a coastal town of around 1200 people, an hour and a half drive north
ARSON AT PETERSHAM PUB
Police and emergency services were called to a fire at the Petersham Inn around 1:20am overnight after receiving reports of smoke coming from the building. The pub on Parramatta Road was closed at the time, but Fire & Rescue NSW
PROGRESSIVE HOSPITALITY NETWORK TOURS MASSIVE US HOSPITALITY SHOW
The Progressive Hospitality Network of the AHA Victoria reports big success from its inaugural study tour to Chicago, meeting and experiencing some of the latest and greatest of the USA. The five-day trip by the Progressive Hospitality Network (PHN) this
DELAWARE SETTLES BIG BUYS IN BRISBANE, PASSES ON COLES
US hospitality giant Delaware North has confirmed settlement on two of potentially many pub purchases in Queensland, as it exits the race to a JV with Coles’ Spirit Hotels. Founded in 1915, Delaware North (DN) operates hundreds of hospitality venues
EATONS HOTEL UP FOR GRABS AS RYAN STEPS DOWN
Long-serving owner-operator Phil Ryan has listed his beloved Eatons Hotel, offering big potential for a fresh set of eyes. Ryan has been running the pub since buying it in 2003, working with his daughter to keep the Muswellbrook Hotel up
FAIR WORK COMMISSION DELIVERS ANOTHER WAGE RISE
The Fair Work Commission has delivered its mandated annual review of national minimum and award wages, which govern pay for nearly 23 per cent of all employees. Under the Fair Work Act 2009, the FWC is required to appoint an
PIGNOLET RETURNS TO BISTRO MONCUR
Public House has announced that Sydney’s original gastro pub chef will return to the Group’s celebrated Bistro Moncur at the Woollahra Hotel, beginning tonight. On 3 March 1993 Damien Pignolet opened the doors to his French-style Bistro Moncur, and the
IRESON BRINGS NEW ERA FOR OPHIR
First-time owner Tim Ireson and family have taken hold of Orange’s Ophir Tavern, with plans and plenty of opportunity on a great site in the growing town. The Ophir is set on a big 9,171sqm block zoned B6, and one
CBA & BANKWEST UNDER FIRE OVER PUB BANKRUPTCIES
The high-profile Royal Commission into Australia’s banks has turned the spotlight on commercial practices – particularly the wake of foreclosures on pubs by Bankwest post-GFC. The controversial practice of ‘non-monetary default’ clauses has been in discussion at the Commission, prompted
O’SULLIVANS EXIT FORMER O’SULLIVAN HOTEL
Ending two decades reign, the O’Sullivans have divested their iconic Essendon local. Previously a butcher shop and a hardware store, the family bought the Mt Alexander Rd site in 1988 and created an Irish-themed pub they eponymously called O’Sullivan Hotel.
