VICTORIA HOTEL FINED OVER MINORS
Shepparton’s Victoria Hotel has pleaded guilty to three charges relating to police finding minors on the premise on two occasions. The Victoria Hotel, aka The Vic, is a well-patronised pub in the town of Shepparton, around 200 kilometres north of
THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF HIRING OLDER WORKERS
While employers typically put most of their efforts into drawing and retaining younger employees, there is another group of potential staff that are often overlooked: baby boomers. Employing staff aged around 60 and over can offer a surprising number of
ARMIDALE’S RAILWAY ON TRACK TO ATTRACT
DB Pubs has listed its large-format Railway Hotel in Armidale as it looks to focus on operations closer to home. Built 1879 in the Victorian style, with a crested parapet and extensive iron lacework, the stoic two-storey structure is complemented
NEW KINGS FOR NEW CROWN
Sam Watts has completed an extraordinary tenure of 36 years with sale of his historic New Crown Hotel in Hay to a Sydney-based group, replete with immediate upside. Established in the early 1900s, the two-storey New Crown has gone
NEW PUB ROUTE OFFERS EPIC CRAWL THROUGH NSW’s FAR NORTH WEST
A new tourist trail for devoted pub goers has been created to regale the wonders of watering holes in the far north-west of New South Wales. Called The Pub Route, it consists of eight different trails, all featuring stops that
BUYER WANTED FOR BILLY BARRY’S
Kieren Barry is selling the leasehold of Billy Barry’s Hotel in North Sydney, offering ‘hard asset’ value for an incoming tenant in a thriving and growing precinct. Previously known as the Station Hotel, Billy Barry’s is an efficient two-level pub
NSW GOVT BACKS UP ON EGM BUYBACK
The Minns government in NSW has changed tack on its bid to remove 9,500 EGMs from the state’s venues, on the basis of following evidence-based policy that “gets the balance right”. In the pre-election fervour of 2023 Labor outlined a
STRADBROKE ISLAND BEACH HOTEL EMBARKS ON TRANSFORMATION
Moreton Hospitality’s The Beach Hotel, on Stradbroke Island, is geared to begin its transformative and innovative renovation. With a final trading date of 29 March, the hotel, known as ‘Straddie Hotel’ on socials, will renew its focus on sustainability, community
GALLAGHER TAKES BACK JACKSONS
Jack’s back in the Gallagher stable, as a posse of Gallaghers take over operations again at the striking new Jacksons on George. A pub has stood on the George St site since 1905, when it was known as the Blue
SEQ FLIPS TWO EUMUNDIS
Refreshed from the addition of two SEQ pubs and a retail chain, SEQ Hospitality has re-listed the freeholds of its newly acquired Plough Inn Brisbane and Court House Hotel in Murwillumbah. Mere days after Charter Hall and Hostplus finally secured
