SWEETER THAN SUGARMILL NEW POTTS POINTS HOTEL NOW OPEN
A new pub group has re-launched Kings Cross’ famous Sugarmill – repositioning it to suit its increasingly gentrified locale as the Potts Point Hotel. Sydney’s original late-night entertainment zone has been decimated by the crowd-killing effects of the controversial ‘lockout’
CHARGES AND HEFTY FINES FOR CORKMAN PUB ‘COWBOY’ DEVELOPERS
Two men and a company – branded the cowboy developers – have been hit with 16 charges over the illegal demolition and goat rodeo of the former Corkman Irish pub, in Carlton. The drama began with a fire in the
OUTBACK ICON ON MARKET FOR LAID-BACK $1.2m
One of the outback’s famous curiosity pubs – just 17 hours north of Adelaide – has hit the market, with an asking price of $1.2 million. The Mungerannie Hotel is the stuff of legends, comprising a pub, dining room, accommodation,
COST OF POWER HAS DOUBLED FOR BUSINESSES: ENERGY COMMITTEE
Recent findings by the Turnbull government’s Energy Committee show the cost of electricity has more than doubled for most businesses since 2007. As the Liberal and Labor parties debate the merits of reviving coal as a short-term solution versus investing
WAUGH RETURNS, BUYING RIVERSDALE’S TOXTETH
As Marly bar is poised expectantly on the market, Riversdale has sold another off-market, with Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Management Group snatching Mitch’s first love, Glebe’s The Toxteth. Australian Pub Fund (APF) was formed by investors and business celebrities John
IRVIN HOTELS BUYS HOMESTEAD TAVERN AS SPANKIE EXITS
Another Sydney hotelier has bought big in Brisbane, with Joe Irvin picking up the “trophy asset” Homestead Tavern for $15.6 million. The ongoing shortage of opportunities in Sydney and Melbourne is driving more publicans up the coast, finding value in
PENALTY RATE TWEAK MORE POLITICS THAN FAIR WORK
After more than a year’s deliberation, the Fair Work Commission yesterday announced a mild and largely unpopular reduction to penalty rates for Sundays and public holidays. The rules dictating workers get loadings for working weekends and holidays have been in
LAST DRINKS FOR THE BLACK SWAN
By Chris Kirby-Ryan Residents of Bendigo are crying into their beer, wine and fancy cocktails with the closing of the Black Swan. One of Bendigo’s most popular night haunts over the last 17 years, the Black Swan is one of
HARITOS TO EXIT PUBS WITH SALE OF VERANDAH
Prominent Sydney publican Dean Haritos has been tempted to market with his last pub, offering the high-end Verandah Hotel to a galvanic market. Located between Castlereagh and Elizabeth Streets, adjacent to Martin Place, the Verandah occupies a generous 1,000 m²
CRAFT BEER HEAVEN THE LOCAL TAPHOUSE DARLO FOR SALE
The creators of the Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular are parting with their Sydney instalment of the Local Taphouse, citing booming business in their other operations. [caption id="attachment_8818" align="alignright" width="291"] Steve Jeffares and Guy Greenstone[/caption] Beer legends Steve Jeffares and Guy
