GREGORY HILLS HOTEL & THE PRINCE CROWNED
Greenfield builds the Malouf’s Gregory Hills Hotel and Feros’ The Prince were crowned best in their class at the NSW Master Builders’ Awards for Excellence on Saturday. The Malouf family realised a long-term goal with the opening of the Gregory
LITTLE’S RUDD’S PUB GOES UNDER THE HAMMER
Sam and Robyn Little have put to market their iconic Rudd’s Pub in south-east Queensland, ending a dozen year tenure at the country landmark. The town of Nobby, population around 500, lies just south of Toowoomba, around 150 kilometres west
KILLER OF TEEN IN PUB BRAWL SENTENCED
The man who killed teenager Patrick Cronin with an unprovoked punch to the head during a brawl at the Windy Creek Hotel, has been tried and sentenced for manslaughter. A brawl at the pub in Diamond Creek in outer Melbourne
HISTORIC ADMIRAL RISES AGAIN AT THE PORT
The historic Port Admiral Hotel has triumphantly reopened, after more than a decade in hibernation and a big two-year renovation. Built in 1849 in the Victorian Georgian style, the Port Admiral was once the hub of the Port Adelaide wharf
SALE & LEASEBACK FOR COOKE-BEAUMONT AT BLAZING STUMP
Cooke-Beaumont & Partners is executing a sale and leaseback of its big-format hot property the Blazing Stump Hotel. The Blazing Stump is a free-standing single level pub built 1880 in the heart of Wodonga, on the Victoria-NSW border. It is
BIG IMPERIAL ON OFFER AS NOBLE EXITS
Luke Noble is selling the family’s three-storey pub outside Narrabri, mixed fortunes heralding changes to come for the Imperial. Noble bought the Hotel with his parents 12 years ago, and has sustained an owner-operator position at the big pub ever
WHATHAMS’ AGI HOTEL SOLD TO CHINESE INVESTORS
Singleton’s Agricultural Hotel has sold to a Chinese investor, as long-time owners the Whathams exit the pub game. The ‘Agi’, as it is known locally, has been owned by Allen and Sue Whatham for more than two decades, at times
HIRD LISTS COVETED HOTEL DELANY
Newcastle’s future Best Pub has finally come to market, as its overseas owner succumbs to pressure to sell. Hotel Delany was built in 1924 in the Inter-War Georgian style, and sits in the middle of Newcastle’s eat street precinct, between
REGULATORS ANNOUNCE SPECIAL LATE-TRADING FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE
The Victorian and Queensland licensing regulators have announced favourable late-trading conditions for New Year’s Eve for pubs. The November VCGLR bulletin heralded automatic trading extension for willing venues, in recognition of the special circumstances of NYE. This involves an extension
FIGHT TO KEEP SYDNEY OPEN HEADS TO PARLIAMENT
After years fighting for Sydney’s right to party, Keep Sydney Open is garnering support for a push to take the plight of the global city into parliament. The controversial 1:30 lockout and 3am closure laws were introduced in February 2014,