ROYAL MAIL BALLARAT IN RECEIVERSHIP – AGAIN
A well-known Ballarat pub has closed its doors again, after a second tenant, connected with the first, has had liquidators take over. The Royal Mail was operated by Royal Mail Hotel (Ballarat) Pty Ltd under a vendor finance agreement, until
SYDNEY COUNCIL FORKING OUT FOR LIVE MUSIC IN PUBS
City of Sydney is putting its money where it counts, issuing live music grants to Sydney pubs in a bid to reinvigorate live music. The City of Sydney (CoS) Council has committed to providing over $225k in grant funding to
UPDATE: SEXTONS DO A PHOENIX ON VICTORIA PARK HOTEL
Less than a month after a fire destroyed their home of two decades and life as they knew it, Robyn and Frank Sexton have resumed trading at their scorched, historic Townsville pub. After more than 20 years running Townsville’s oldest
FOUR IN HAND TO STAY PUB WITH SALE TO GOOD BEER CO
PHMG has sold its highly speculated Four in Hand to the Good Beer Company, marking its continued future as a pub. Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Group purchased the Paddington icon in 2015, clinching a hattrick of pubs in the precinct
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
