CLUB HOTEL LISTED AS COLES RENEW PUB INTEREST

As pundits speculate on the disposition of Coles’ Liquorland-Spirit cache of Queensland pubs, the freehold interest of the Group’s Club Hotel has hit the market boasting a new 15-year lease. The Club Hotel Waterford is set on a prominent 11,000sqm

ROCKPOOL’S RAPID EXPANSION CONTINUES

Rockpool has taken another step today on its expansion into Queensland, opening Bavarian Beerhaüs at the heritage-listed Royal Snack Bar with a weekend of “carnivalesque escapades”. Bavarian Beerhaüs is the Group’s third new venue this month, following The Bavarian opening

LIQUOR & GAMING RELEASE MID-2018 PUBS ‘HIT’ LIST

Liquor & Gaming NSW has released its latest hit-list of violent venues, ushering a clutch of newcomers and a scuffle for the top positions. The NSW regulator’s half-yearly list details venues that have accumulated at least 12 violent incidents over

CONTAINER DEPOSITS GOOD DEAL FOR PUBS

The move to minimise environmental impact and improve management of resources is bringing opportunity for pubs, with collection schemes reversing waste costs into revenue. Drink containers create 44 per cent of litter volume, costing over $162m annually in NSW to

CHARTER HALL LIST ROYAL HOTEL REVIVAL

Charter Hall is selling the historic and long-dormant Royal Hotel Perth as its Yagan Square redevelopment and the huge City Link project restore it to the heart of the city. The two-storey and heritage-listed Royal was built in 1882, marking

HOTEL MITCHELL SALE THROUGH TRUSTEE

Elegant Queenslander the Hotel Mitchell has come to market via Trustee sale, offering a blank slate freehold for a bottom line price. The two-storey brick and timber Hotel was built in 1918 on a big 2,679sqm block on the first

PUBS ENLISTED FOR MEN’S HEALTH WEEK

Andrology Australia is engaging with pubs to help Australian men toward better health and wellbeing by encouraging them to talk about themselves during this year’s Men’s Health Week. It’s an established fact that many men feel as though they cannot

HEMMES REOPENS LATEST MERIVALE MECCA, THE COLLAROY

Merivale’s much-anticipated The Collaroy has swung open its new doors over the weekend, bringing some Pavilion magic to the Northern Beaches, and gratitude from Mr Hemmes. The Waugh’s Public House Management Group listed the beachside pub mid-2017, and buoyed by

ALH INVESTIGATES GAMING PRACTISES AS SHAREHOLDERS PONDER INVESTMENTS

The controversy over ALH’s gaming room practises continues, but at least one stakeholder has voted with financial results over purported ethical obstacles. Earlier this year anti-pokies campaigner Andrew Wilkie MP unveiled allegations that Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH), majority owned

WEST WINDS GIN SETS SAIL INTO CROWD-FUNDING

Bolstered by the Australian ‘gin revolution’ and constant offers to invest, West Winds Gin has kick-started a crowd-funding campaign to allow fans to literally put their money where their mouth is. Based in Western Australia, West Winds began in 2010,