MONTAGUE SOLD AS RETREAT BECKONS
With one on the market, the Fermanis family has taken an unsolicited offer on title to its Montague Hotel on a tight Victorian return. Recently listing its Abbottsford pub, the Fermanis’ were approached off-market to sell their quaint corner pub
INVESTORS SHEDDING LAMBTON PARK
A group of Sydney-based investors has listed the Lambton Park Hotel in suburban Newcastle, as they shift focus onto their Sydney pub. The two-storey red-brick incorporates a public bar, quality food offering, 15 gaming machines and eight accommodation rooms on
POLICE RELEASE IMAGES IN PURSUIT OF ‘JACKPOT BANDITS’
Queensland Police have released further information and an image of a man, in the pursuit of the so-called “Jackpot Bandits” linked to the armed robbery of multiple late-night hotels. Detectives from Operation Quebec Point report they have linked the bandits
NSW REGULATORS CRASH AND BURN WOULD-BE NIGHTCLUB
After a series of stings and successful bid to revoke their licence, Liquor & Gaming has successfully convicted and fined the owners of Soho on Darby of abusing their primary service conditions. Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&G) inspectors attended Newcastle
PUB EVENTS: O’HARAS CHINESE NEW YEAR, SHORTS’ NORTH COAST BEER FESTIVAL
O’HARA’S BRING IN LUNAR NEW YEAR FRIDAY 16, SATURDAY 17 FEBRUARY Fairfield Hotel, 1 Hamilton Rd, Fairfield The Fairfield Hotel will again host its sixth annual Lunar New Year celebrations. On Friday 16 and Saturday 17 February from 7:00pm the
COLES TO EXIT NSW PUBS WITH NORTHLAKES LISTING
Wesfarmers’ Coles is looking to exit the NSW pub game, listing the Central Coast’s Northlakes Tavern as it focuses on off-premise-heavy Queensland. Coles and Woolworths have been feeling the squeeze in the retail world in the wake of Aldi’s influence,
WARMING LISTING HOT ADELAIDE PUB PROPERTY
The freehold of Adelaide’s stunning Sarries and offices have come to market, as the city welcomes widespread development. The landmark corner Saracens Head hotel, known as Sarries, has stood on Carrington Street since 1873, the elegant two-storey stone pub and
PANANIA RUNS WITH PUB LEGACY
Mark Malloy is leveraging his sporting connections to help his Panania Hotel become a beacon in community engagement. [caption id="attachment_12279" align="alignright" width="223"] Hosted by Panania Hotel, 6 July[/caption] Since purchasing the south-western suburban in mid-2015, Malloy has gone about reviving
PUB APOLOGISES OVER ELABORATE ‘NO EFFORT NO ENTRY’ DRESS CODE
A Perth pub is unabashedly spurning the great bedraggled, but issued an apology when a local rag attempted to lampoon its seemingly pretentious dress code. (below) The Northshore Tavern in Hillarys has sported its strict and somewhat specific requirements for
AUSTRALIA’S TOP GOLFERS BOUNCING BACK IN PUBS
Can Australia’s Top Golfers Bounce Back in 2018? While golf is perhaps not top of the list of live sports to watch in a pub, it is certainly a worthy spectacle to sit back and watch with a few cold
