ALH AUCTION ON BRIGHTON HOTEL FETCHES $3.7m
ALH has divested the freehold going concern of its Brighton Hotel in Mandurah, a strong auction drawing $3.7m for the former Compass pub. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) bought up the entire 12-venue portfolio of the failed Compass Group for
NEW DIRECTION FOR $40m HIGHWAY HOTEL PROJECT
Martin Palmer is seeking approval for revised development plans at his $40 million project at the award-winning Highway Hotel, Plympton. Palmer Hospitality operates the celebrated Highway and Warradale Hotels, and has been exploring plans for a large residential and retail
LONG-STANDING AIDONE BROTHERS SCORE WITH CENTRAL CLUB HOTEL
After more than four decades at the bar, the Aidone brothers have sold their beloved Central Club Hotel in North Melbourne for a record-setting $7.925 million. The two-storey Central Club Hotel sits on a corner of Victoria Street, with triple
VCGLR ROLLING OUT E-LICENCE SYSTEM FOR RENEWALS
It’s liquor licence renewal time, and Victorian licensees and permit-holders are being invited to step up to the new ‘eLicence’ system. Licensees and permit-holders in Victoria are receiving their renewal notice in the mail this month. Renewal fees are due
WAGERING COMPANY CONVICTED AGAIN FOR ADVERTISING BREACHES
The NSW District Court has upheld the decision to fine UK-based betting giant Ladbrokes for its second breach of NSW gaming laws, as the regulator threatens to ramp up penalties. The NSW Betting and Racing Regulation 2012 stipulates that licensed
FEROS SELLS BIG ROCKSIA TO OSCARS
The award-winning Feros Group has sold flagship the Rocksia Hotel to Hall of Famers Bill and Mario Gravanis’ Oscars Hotels for a quick $36 million. Both Chris Feros and the Gravanis brothers were central to the recent AHA NSW Awards
STATE-WIDE GAMING MONITORING SYSTEM BEGINS
Liquor & Gaming in NSW has announced the rollout of the new ‘Centralised Monitoring System’ linking all EGMs and venues operating gaming machines. The new high-tech Centralised Monitoring System (CMS) incorporates updated technology to provide the regulator with real-time monitoring
THIRD BRISBANE VENUE FOR SOLOTEL IS LITTLE BIG HOUSE
Solotel has thrown open the doors to its new venue in Southbank, after an epic restoration and conversion of an historic landmark. The former Collins Place is a classic balcony-clad two-storey Queenslander built in 1889. It has been preserved amid
O’HARA VILIFIED OVER ILGA’S LIA SYSTEM
Hoteliers jumping through hoops have again become targets for mainstream media critical of anything relating to gambling or liquor that they don’t understand or like. The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) in NSW has a long-established system of considering
SMOKIN’ PUB DESIGN TOUR SEES BUENA AND FIREHOUSE
St.George Bank recently hosted its fourth annual Pub Design Tour, treating hoteliers to a night of insights into some on-trend renovations in Sydney pubs. The evening began with coaches transporting a posse of publicans to Public House Group and the
