VGCCC PROVIDES CLARITY ON GAMING IN PUB SALES
Victoria’s regulator continues its tight rein on gambling activities in the state, but concedes that marketing material on pubs advertised for sale must be able to detail their gaming assets. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has taken
BACKYARD BREW-TIFUL: MELBOURNE’S SUBURBAN OASIS
A new pop-up is set to take Suburban Melbourne to new heights of culture. ‘The Backyard’, a combined effort from iconic venue The Suburban and popular craft brewery Mountain Culture Beer Co, opens Friday, 15th November, just in time for
TILLEY & WILLS EXIT RICHMOND, HEADING NORTH
Tilley & Wills have divested their large-format Richmond Inn Hotel to a local ‘Lion’ as the intrepid operators forge north. Popularly known as the Ricky Inn, the historic suburban hotel was built 1864, occupying a 2,996sqm corner opposite the train
THE SNOW GOOSE TAKES FLIGHT
Alpine hotspot the Snow Goose Hotel has migrated back to market as a freehold going concern, through owner-operator Andrew Smith. The Goose resides on a big 2,447sqm plot in the centre of Adaminaby, accessed from the Snowy Mountains Highway. Popularly
KING WILLIAM RISES FROM THE DIGITAL ASHES
The King William Hotel, formerly the Ambassadors Hotel, has been in the Adelaide CBD for over one hundred years, but technical issues with Google have meant that until last month the pub did not exist online. Owner Darren Brown, who
NIMBYS TUT-TUT AT TOTTI’S
Having witnessed their historic local the 3 Weeds blossom again, residents of Rozelle are now complaining about the success and popularity of the Merivale-reinvented pub on the insular peninsula. Long known as the Rose Shamrock & Thistle Hotel, the beloved
MAN ARRESTED OVER ARKABA RAMPAGE
A Sydney man accused of assaulting staff and damaging several poker machines at the Hurley Group’s Arkaba Hotel has been released into home detention, after being detained by workers. Around 2pm on Sunday afternoon police were called to the Hotel
QUANTACO CONNECTS WITH INDUSTRY EVENT AND POSITIVE RESULTS
Hospitality specialist Quantaco recently conducted its inaugural ‘Connect’ event, bringing together analysis and hospitality thought leaders to discuss the coming year. Aiming to be an industry collaboration, Quantaco Connect assembled some of the industry’s movers and shakers to share ideas
BANGOR BONANZA ON THE BLOCK
The business of the Bangor Tavern has been put to market, offering a well-rounded operation in an exclusive Sydney metro catchment. Located around 35 kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD, Bangor is a prime developing precinct with residential population of
SEQ HOSPITALITY FALLS SHORT ON EUMUNDI TAKEOVER
SEQ Hospitality, headed by rich-lister Nick Politis, has put up a $77 million bid for listed publican landlord Eumundi Group, but one major shareholder and hospitality player is holding out. Eumundi began as a craft brewery named after its location,
