It’s all smiles at Surry Hills, as Peter Calligeros signs on the line for Ray Reilly’s Trinity Bar for $8.5 million. After a busy first half of the year that saw the Irishman both selling and buying, Reilly told PubTIC he’s “over the moon” about the Calligeros clan taking on his beloved Trinity. “It’s been […]
A Monash University report has highlighted the unfortunate bias so-called independent entities can show toward the gambling industries. In 2015, the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences’ Dr Charles Livingstone and Louise Francis released the Review of VCGLR decisions, and other gambling issues. The report criticised the practises of the Victorian Commission for Gambling
Police are appealing to the public for information about two men that assaulted a hotel owner and set the building alight with people sleeping inside. Around 12:30am on Friday 13 May the owner and manager of Albany’s historic Premier Hotel was grabbed by two bandits as he took out garbage. The men dragged the owner
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Deutsche Bank has released its fifth annual ‘Mapping the World’s Prices’ report, showing Melbourne and Sydney are right in the middle for the cost of a beer and meal at a pub. The report cites that Europe is “an expensive place” for many things, with Swiss and Scandinavian cities the most expensive in the world.
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As Sydney languishes under the weight of lockouts and trade restrictions, Diageo recently assembled a brains trust to discuss the city’s revival and plans for moving forward. The world’s largest drinks manufacturer has an unrivalled perspective on alcohol consumption and societal trends, and emphasized the fact that populations around the world have been drinking ‘less
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Following “stringent investment criteria” a syndicate has purchased the newly-tenanted and renamed The Local Hotel freehold for $2.5 million. As pubs around the country continue to benefit from upmarket investors, Scope Property Group has seen its way into a South Fremantle pub asset newly re-positioned by local proprietors Phil Thompson and Ross Macpherson. The pub
A stalwart of NSW regional pubs is alive again, with the reopening of Hinton’s historic and indispensable Victoria Hotel last Friday. Following the untimely death of former owner Michael Mullane in January, a pair of local mates banded together to realise their long-considered dream of owning Hinton’s local pub. Thus Goldthor Hotels was born, purchasing
Some of the largest hotel brands in Australia have avoided court action over underpaying cleaning staff. Four and Five-star hotels Starwood (owner of Sheraton brand), Accor and Oaks Hotels were investigated following more than 7,600 calls from cleaners claiming to be underpaid. The hotels had engaged contractors, who had in turn sub-contracted the work to
On the back of recent successful divestment campaigns, Lantern Hotel Group has put to market the Beaumont Exchange Hotel, in Hamilton. The ASX-listed Lantern (LTN) has enjoyed a number of hotel sales significantly above book value, and in continuation of its turn-around strategies at the hands of the new board of directors hopes to capitalise
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The inaugural Licensee Super Forum was held yesterday in Melbourne, bringing key industry stakeholders and professionals together to discuss furthering the city’s success. Around 320 people gathered at the heart of the southern capital, Melbourne’s Town Hall – the site of countless historic moments and performances over the past 135 years, including debate on Australia’s
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