MOMENTO’S HILLSIDE OPENS TO FIRE & BRIMSTONE
The Colosimo family’s Momento Hospitality has expanded its successful Hillside Hotel, with an impressive on-trend low-and-slow BBQ and bourbon bar now open. Strategizing on how to better activate the upper level of the Hotel, with its retractable rooftop and underutilised
CASUAL AWARDED 15 YEARS’ ANNUAL LEAVE IN COURT DECISION
A recent Federal Circuit Court decision awarding a casual employee 15 years’ annual leave plus severance serves as a warning to employers engaging casual and part-time workers. A dismissed worker took action against a small construction company after being let
‘UNIQUE’ YARRAVILLE PUB ON OFFER
A large corner pub on the outskirts of Melbourne city has hit the market, boasting a blank canvas and development potential in a rapidly growing precinct. Yarraville’s Commercial Hotel occupies 1,538sqm at the junction of Whitehall and Hall Streets, around
TOURIST OF NARRABRI ON THE TRAIL
One of Narrabri’s big pubs has come to market through Ray White, with diverse revenue and new opportunities amid NSW’s recently proposed gaming laws. The Tourist Hotel is central to the North West Slopes regional town of 6,000 people, incorporating
INSTANT PORTFOLIO FOR MYSTERY BUYER TO MOUNT ISA
Two adjacent pubs in mega-mining town Mount Isa have sold in one deal from one private group to another. The Red Earth and Isa Hotels have been part of the stable of a well-known Brisbane-based hotel group, sharing adjoining boundaries
MERIVALE PUTS ON A FEAST FOR THE LATE JEREMY STRODE
Merivale has announced a special fund-raising dinner in support of the family of the late, great Jeremy Strode. [caption id="attachment_12690" align="alignright" width="307"] Jeremy Strode, at The Fish Shop[/caption] The renowned chef, creator of Bistrode CBD and culinary master of Merivale’s
TOOHEY MOVES IN TO RESCUE THE RETREAT
After heading to market as a vacant possession to optimise the buyer pool for its potential redevelopment, the storied Retreat Hotel has been bought to stay a pub for a long time yet. Listing in January, the modest Retreat is
WHY MARCH MADNESS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR LIVE SPORTS VENUES
By Patrick Galloway It’s the third month of the year and that means it’s time for US college basketball to steal some of the sporting spotlight, in a high-octane three-week frenzy known as March Madness. The action starts this week. Younger, sports-loving patrons
HEALESVILLE’S VERY GRAND HOTEL SALE BY HOTEL KEEPERS
Owners of the elegant Grand Hotel in Healesville have put their pub to market to focus on their accommodation businesses. The Grand Hotel, built circa 1880, is a three-storey Victorian pub set on a 1,517sqm block zoned Commercial 1. It
TABCORP AND AHA CELEBRATE WOMEN’S DAY
The Australian Hotels Association Victoria celebrated last week’s International Women’s Day with a networking lunch at The Langham, sponsored by Tabcorp. The AHA (Vic) coordinates the Women’s Network, now in its second year, aiming to create occasions for like-minded women