PIPER SNARES A DIAMOND ON THE SAPPHIRE COAST
Glenn Piper’s Epochal Hotels has taken another “purposeful step” in the vision to remaster prime coastal properties with acquisition of the Bermagui Beach Hotel. Set on a site of more than 3K sqm opposite Horseshoe Bay in the seaside town
TABCORP’S PLAN TO REVISE RETAIL WAGERING
Tabcorp is looking to its biggest changes in decades, imploring pubs and clubs to join it as it seeks to overhaul retail wagering in the wake of a shifting market. The gaming giant has long been Australia’s dominant player
JUSTICE TWIST IN BOOZE BREACH BATTLE
In January, PubTIC reported that Emanuel Brian Dillon, director of two Western Australian pubs, dodged a bullet to stay in business. He copped $140K in fines for what police allege were more than 2,700 breaches of the Liquor Act between
REDCAPE PASSES BEACHY BATON
Byron Bay’s ‘Top Pub’ the Beach Hotel has been sold by Moelis Hospitality to stakeholders the Didier family, in one of the largest pub sales in Australian history. The landmark pub was built in the 90s by Paul Hogan’s off-sider
LORD STANLEY’S NEW LOOK
Hakfoort Group is celebrating the new look of the historic Lord Stanley Hotel, boasting a significant extension as part of a $15 million makeover. The Hakfoort family bought the 135-year-old pub in 2022, paying around $20 million for the title
BUYERS SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL
Historical colonial charmer The Principal Bar & Restaurant is for sale, representing a classic local in a burgeoning Perth precinct. The rare opportunity offers a one hundred percent freehold going concern turnkey business with both an established customer base and
VACANT POSSESSION SALE OF FABULOUS FORBES
The historic Forbes Hotel on Sydney’s York Street is poised to go under the hammer, as a rare CBD blank canvas. Set on the corner of York and King Streets – one of city’s busiest pedestrian and traffic intersections –
DRAWING IN CROWDS WITH SMART TECH
From Digital Distractions to On-Premise Action: Drawing In Crowds with Smart Tech While entertainment resides in the palm of your hand, publicans throughout Australia confront an ever-increasing challenge: how to put bottoms on seats with customers stuck on their devices.
SCHWARTZ GROWS INTO ALEXANDRIA
Dr Jerry Schwartz has celebrated the continued health of his Sydney Brewery operation, opening a new venue in Alexandria as the craft brewer marks its 20th anniversary. The early twenty-teens produced a frenetic, patron-shuffling public interest in craft beer. As
HEROIC PATRONS SUBDUE ARMED ATTACKER
Just before 8pm last Saturday a dramatic scene unfolded in a Stockton pub as an alleged armed robber was overcome by patrons at The Boatrowers Hotel, following a stabbing. A 30-year-old man, allegedly armed with several weapons, entered the pub
