Balmain Pub Group is divesting its popular Erskineville pub as it looks to further large-format venues for its growing portfolio. The listing of the Swanson Hotel comes as Sydney’s inner-west continues its emergence as the food & bev hub of the city. Recent nearby sales of the Salisbury and Newtown hotels for north of $8 […]
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A few action-packed months later than anticipated, Merivale is about to unleash “one of [our] biggest ventures” with all the pomp and brilliance its patrons have come to expect. Good Friday (25 March) will see the doors thrown open to the massive Newport pub, which will return to its original moniker of The Newport. Built
The hospitality industry has welcomed today’s announcement by Tourism Minister Richard Colbeck that Government would review plans for the upcoming ‘backpacker tax’ on visa workers. Citing that “legitimate concerns” have been raised, Senator Colbeck revealed Prime Minister Turnbull tasked him with a solution to potentially include in the upcoming May budget, after consultation with relevant
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Keystone continues its directional shift, with the listing of the iconic Cargo Bar in Darling Harbour. Following unsolicited approaches for the Newtown Hotel, Cargo Bar and its sister venue Bungalow 8, The Keystone Group (TKSG) underwent a strategic review that subsequently saw the sale of the Newtown pub to Colonial Leisure Group and now the
A massive weekend of violence in Sydney and Melbourne has put a spotlight on the folly of measures to date to address escalating anti-social behaviour. Recent weeks have seen fundamentally peaceful demonstrations in Sydney protesting the draconian ‘lockout’ laws that have all but killed the city’s late-night economy and atmosphere. But Saturday night saw police
MASS BRAWLS SYDNEY & MELBOURNE HIGHLIGHT CLUELESS RULE-MAKERS Read More »
Heavy rains in South Australia last week filled the amazing and transient Lake Eyre and stranded about 50 tourists in the remote and colourful William Creek Hotel. The tiny town of William Creek is home to only 60 people, and the pub. The pub and the town and the outback airline WrightAir are all owned
OUTBACK TOWN POPULATION DOUBLES AS TOURISTS STRANDED AT PUB Read More »
As the spotlight heats up in NSW on the Sydney lockouts and State-wide bottleshop closing times, a border town Victorian Magistrate has publicly questioned local licensing. On 12 April last year two brothers ended a long night of drinking with a trip to McDonalds, where around 6am they got into a heated argument with another
The Drop is hosting an industry lunch next Friday, bringing Australia’s most acclaimed finance guru and a brains trust to discuss trends and pitfalls in gaming and hospitality. The lunch aims to provide guests opportunity for future planning, with access to leaders in money and business. Keynote speaker will be Ross Greenwood – Business and
INDUSTRY FORUM TO TALK HOSPITALITY FUTURE PLANNING Read More »
I usually let shoot-from-the-hip criticism of our industry through to the keeper, thinking if someone hasn’t invested the time to get to know why and what we do properly, then just return the ignorance serve. We’ve all got better things to do than shout at the sky when keyboard warriors pull at the threads of
RESPONSE TO SPARVELL’S BEER PRICE RANT – BY ANDREW BENNETT, PUBLICAN Read More »
What could be Sydney’s “most intriguing hotel” has been listed for sale, after laying dormant for 32 years. Located on a prominent corner on what was the last stop on the old tram line out of Sydney, the Terminus Hotel was once a thriving meeting place for local factory workers. The enigmatic Isaac and Susan
HIBERNATING PYRMONT PUB COULD AWAKEN AFTER DECADES Read More »
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