YOUNG HENRYS COPPING FREE BEER. AND BURGERS
Sydney craft brewer Young Henrys has been behind some innovative “have a beer on us” campaigns popping up in pubs around NSW and Australia. Occupying a post-industrial era warehouse in Newtown, the hipster mecca heart of Sydney’s inner west, Young
LOCAL SNAPS UP MURPHYS’ BELMORE HOTEL MAITLAND
The Murphy family has parted with Maitland’s thriving Belmore Hotel, with a local businessman picking up the freehold going concern for $9 million. The Murphys have owned the Belmore since 2003, and citing increasing interests in other endeavours made the
PORT MACQUARIE’S FINNIAN’S HITS THE MARKET
Furthering the NSW coastal surge, popular Port Macquarie pub Finnian’s Irish Tavern has come to market. Finnian’s occupies a large 1,223sqm site on the same block as one of Port Macquarie’s largest shopping centres, between a Coles supermarket and a
BRITAIN’S BIGGEST PUB OPENS AND BEST PUB CROWNED
Britain’s largest pub chain has opened Britain’s largest pub, as the Eagle & Child in Ramsbottom is awarded Britain’s Pub of the Year for its work with the community. In 2008, the GFC took its toll on a Victorian seaside
ROGERS TAKE ON HETHERINGTONS’ GUNYAH
Campbell Rogers has grown his footprint of Central Coast pubs, purchasing the Gunyah Hotel from rugby league families the Hetheringtons and the Mullins’. League legend brothers Brett and Jason Hetherington and family have owned the Gunyah in Lake Macquarie with
ROZELLE’S RUBY HOTEL TO MARKET TO BUY OR LEASE
In a market short of metropolitan opportunities, the Ruby Hotel in Rozelle is for sale or lease following extensive refurbishment and operation by the investor owner. Michael Huang purchased the Ruby in 2015. Commonly known as Ruby L’otel, it enjoys
ABBOTSFORD’S PARK HOTEL HOT SALE BY AUCTION
Melbourne’s tightly-held freehold market has held to precedent, with the Park Hotel in Abbotsford selling at auction for more than 140 per cent of reserve, at a razor-sharp yield. Built in 1864, the Park sits on a big corner block
FEROS’ JDA WORKS SALE OF ALLAWAH HOTEL
John Feros’ JDA Hotels and associates have executed a sale and management deal on top gaming pub the Allawah Hotel for around $30 million. Located on 1,274sqm on a corner of Railway Parade, beside the refurbished Allawah train station, the
GOVT LAUNCHES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AROUND ONLINE BETTING
The NSW Government has initiated a campaign to raise awareness around the pitfalls of online and mobile betting, in light of its massive increase in popularity. The segment of the population identified for ‘risky’ technology-based gambling behaviour is men aged
TECH EXPO HERALDS NEW GENERATION IN VISUALS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN HOSPITALITY
The recent Integrate Expo saw LG release cutting edge new products for commercial hospitality, blurring the lines between entertainment and aesthetic design. The 2017 Integrate Exhibition at Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre brought exhibitors from around the world to showcase