OLDEST RIVALRY KEEPS BREWING
A friendly clash has been simmering for some time between two Tasmanian pubs, who each lay claim to being Australia’s oldest continually licensed venue. Hobart’s Hope and Anchor and New Norfolk’s Bush Inn have been around since the start of
FEROS VOWS TO REBOUND IN BERRY
Chris Feros’ growing outfit has hit a speedhump with plans for a major redevelopment at Berry shot down – again – but the challenge is not over. Established 1863, the Berry Hotel has long been servicing the Shoalhaven town, today
REOPENED EMPIRE CLOSED AND FOR SALE
Only two years since its long-awaited revival, the Empire Hotel in South Townsville has closed ‘for a break’, and offers are being sought on a sale or lease. Built on a prominent corner in 1901, the pub is a short
CARLTON CLUB AND WINSOR CASTLE IN THE AIR
Well known Melbourne pubs the Carlton Club and Windsor Castle Hotel are in limbo after hotelier Tracey Lester was forced to call in administrators, and creditors are urgently seeking buyers. A former artist, emanating from New Zealand, Lester has held
CROSSROADS LOOKS TO NEW PATH
Prominent Sydney developer Sonnel Hospitality has lodged plans for a massive $33 million demolition and upgrade of the chart-topping Crossroads Hotel. An ultra-large-format pub at the ‘crossroads’ of major Sydney arteries the Hume Hwy and Camden Valley Way, the multi-faceted
ROCHE CASHES IN AT CALYPSO BAY
Roche Group has divested its waterside Harrigan’s, at Calypso Bay, to Queensland hotelier Rick Adams. Roche is the private developer of the entire $2 billion Calypso Bay master planned housing estate, which it has been creating on a 269-Ha former
WHY PUBS SHOULD TAP INTO TIKTOK
Bayfield Hotel Group’s Dee Why Hotel in Sydney has taken a new marketing approach by diversifying its social media to include TikTok. The hotel is now experimenting with TikTok content thanks to the guidance of senior account manager Tash Chapman,
TIGHTER RULES PROPOSED FOR ALCOHOLIC SOFT DRINKS
Rumours of further rules and regulations on ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages in NSW have been quashed, with the Minns government ruling ‘enough is enough’. The state regulator, Liquor & Gaming (L&G) NSW, was understood to be considering new guidelines, specifically to
RAILWAY WINDSOR SOLD AFTER 27 YEARS
The Railway Hotel in Sydney’s north-west growth corridor has transacted for the first time in decades, becoming the first metropolitan sale in the NSW capital for 2025. A classic corner pub in Windsor, the two-storey Railway is located at the
CROOKWELL HOTEL’S SADDLE UP FOR A MATE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Habitual publican and horse-wrangler Charlie Fenton is on the trail for men’s mental health, hosting a 24-hour endurance ride to raise funds and awareness of a scourge on society. Saddle Up for A Mate is aiming to get riders on