CLUBS COMPETE TO BUY JUNCTION CLUB PUB
The Junction Club pub has been sold by one Victorian racing club to another, heralding wins for hospitality in the north Melbourne precinct. The Victorian Harness Racing Club, headquartered in Melton, has divested the Junction and its 80 EGMs to
PUB PROMOS SEE THE HAPPIEST HOURS
Pub promoter The Happiest Hour is seeing increasing success with its innovative partnerships with venues and services, pushing the buttons of socially active city-siders. The Happiest Hour (THH) is a smartphone app and website that engages people interested in new
SINGO AND DIXON’S MARLBOROUGH HOTEL SALE NOW CONFIRMED
Making the most of a booming market, Singleton, Dixon and Carnegie’s Australian Pub Fund and Riversdale have officially listed the large-format Marlborough Hotel. Maintaining their M.O. of business mixed with flare and media management, the high-flying names behind the Australian
BURFORD LISTS MEREWETHER BEAUTY BURWOOD INN
Newcastle identity Ian Burford is part of the leap into 2017 pub sales, offering up his alluring Burwood Inn to the growing pool of value-hungry hotel buyers. The Burford family bought the Merewether pub in 2009 and meticulously updated and
BEACH HOTEL & SUPERMARKET FREEHOLD SET TO ENTICE
By Chris Kirby-Ryan Right across from the South Melbourne Beach on the Beaconsfield Parade, Albert Park, the Beach Hotel is popular with locals and tourists alike for its vibrant atmosphere and picturesque views across Port Phillip Bay. Having been a
THE GREAT CHEF SHORTAGE
[caption id="attachment_8587" align="alignright" width="193"] Luke Butler[/caption] By Luke Butler – contributor Over the last 18 years in senior operational roles with large multi-faceted hospitality groups, and more recently as a pub owner in Surry Hills, I have seen a lot
AUSSIE INN SECURITY SEES CAREER CRIM IN PRISON
The primary offender in the serious armed robbery of Hackham’s Aussie Inn Hotel has received a serious jail sentence after being convicted courtesy of the pub’s security system. 23-year-old Sttorm Leonard Edward Brown, and his accomplice entered the gaming room
POSTMAN’S TAVERN RETURNS TO MARKET PENDING RETIREMENT
A long-term hotelier is hanging up the bar mat, listing his Postman’s Tavern ahead of pending retirement. Located on a 692 m² corner site with street frontage on three sides, the imposing Postman’s is a landmark in the Nowra region,
REVERENCE HOTEL FREEHOLD SALE MAY END ANOTHER OLD MUSIC PUB
The procession of Melbourne pubs under threat of redevelopment continues with the freehold sale of Footscray’s home of live music, the Reverence Hotel. After years playing host to hundreds of independent and up-and-coming bands, the pub may be demolished to
BROO BEER BUYS MILDURA BREW PUB
ASX-listed Victorian brewer Broo (BEE) has bolstered both production and craft credentials with its acquisition of the beloved Mildura Brewery and its beers. Established in 2004 by Don Carrazza, Mildura Brewery is a small beer production and brewery pub business

