HAMILTON LICENSEE CONVICTED OVER VENUES LIST CONDITIONS BREACH
The Sydney Junction Hotel is back in the news for the wrong reasons, as the former licensee is convicted of a breach of conditions regarding security patrols. The popular Hamilton pub escalated into Level 1 of Liquor & Gaming NSW’s
DIXON & KKR’S AVC LOOKING TO LEAP WITH COLES JV
The much-rumoured joint venture between Coles’ pub arm and a big operator is close to a deal with KKR’s Australian Venue Company, with the major hurdle fast approaching. Speculation has emerged about a broad change to the fleet of Spirit
HOLMESVILLE HAVEN UP FOR GRABS AS WOOLFS RETIRE
Calling time on a decade owning the Holmesville Hotel, Steph Woolf and husband Geoff have put the heart of town to market. The Woolfs bought the two-storey brick and timber Federation-style pub in 2007, and went on to become licensees
SPOONFED OFFERING EFFECTIVE STAFF TRAINING IN PUBS
GTD Hospitality has announced its new generation in relevant staff training, Spoonfed, providing cost-effective visual education for pub staff for venues to use as required. The Spoonfed product continues the work of GTD’s hospitalityTV system, now using a new cloud-based
CHAAYA’S SALE AND LEASEBACK OF THE BAY HOTEL
Melbourne publican Andre Chaaya is cashing in the title to his popular Bay Hotel, so he can take it to another level. Chaaya has owned the operation at the Bay in Mordialloc in south-east Melbourne since 2013, and two years
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
