HUNT SNAPS UP OCEAN VIEW WHILST ON HOLIDAY
Well-known publican Stephen Hunt has bought the Ocean View Hotel in an impulse deal that saw him prepare and take over the pub in just three days. Heading to Coffs Harbour with his boys for a rugby carnival, Hunt got
PUBS’ BIG HEARTS AND BIG LUNCHES MAKE BIG BUCKS
This week two leading Sydney pubs have joined forces with rugby ambassadors to generate funds and awareness for charities helping everyday Australians. W. Short Hotel Group again hosted its annual Bledisloe Cup Luncheon, for the Gidget Foundation, founded by Marty
SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR KIWI CONVICTED OVER COLE MILLER’S DEATH
UPDATE: One of the men charged with the coward-punch death of teenager Cole Miller last year has walked free on time served. 21-year-old New Zealander Daniel Maxwell and his friend 22-year-old Armstrong Renata both plead guilty to charges arising from
ROYAL RICHMOND TO MARKET HERALDS RUSSELL RETIREMENT
Mal and Debra Russell are parting with their Royal Hotel in Richmond, presenting a famished market one of the best gaming opportunities to date this year. The Royal Hotel occupies a generous 1,760sqm block on the prominent corner of main
THE LIBRARY SALE COLLECTS $4.6m
Perth institution The Library has changed hands for the first time in 34 years, the freehold going concern fetching $4.6 million. Entertainment Enterprises have owned the two-storey freestanding venue in Northbridge since 1983, purchasing it as Hannibal’s nightclub. The group
BEERMO TO BRING GIRLS AND MOUSTACHES IN PUBS IN MOVEMBER
Stomping Ground has teamed up with Movember to get women involved in the celebrated moustache-twirling antics of the month-long awareness and fund-raising in the name of men’s health. While Australian men have a lingering reputation for stoicism in the face
GAMING EXPO BREAKING ATTENDANCE RECORDS
The 2017 AGE is in full swing, with record attendance on the first day, 26 per cent more exhibitors, trips to Vegas and the prize awarded for this year’s Best Stand. Two days complete for the first year at the
MERIVALE GRABS COLLAROY ‘PAVILION’: HEMMES
Justin Hemmes says Merivale has strengthened its northern beaches “destination” portfolio with the $21m purchase of Mitchell Waugh and PHMG’s The Collaroy. Speaking with PubTIC, Hemmes explained how The Collaroy feels like an opportunity he has had before. “I think
ACQUISITIVE MELBOURNE GROUP OPENS UNION HOUSE HOTEL
Still hammering away at their big overhaul of Mt Erica, one of Melbourne’s rapidly growing hospitality groups has opened the doors to its reinvented Union House Hotel. Around three years ago the team of Will Benjamin, Matt Vero and Callan
WHAT MAKES THE PERFECT BRITISH PUB: RESEARCH
Britain boasts some of the highest concentration, smallest and oldest pubs in the world, and while many features are time-honoured, research finds what Britons want in a pub has little to do with booze. New research from YouGov Omnibus found
