COLLECTOR HOTEL & BENEFITS ON SALE IN BOOM TOWN
The Collector Hotel in Parramatta has come to market boasting lessee assets in the town of opportunity. Parramatta is alive with development activity, hosting the lion’s share of building sites that have seen Sydney leading the record-breaking crane count across
VCGLR MOVING WITH TIMES AND TECH
The Victorian liquor regulator continues its push toward “modernisation” and integration, recognising the challenges of the twenty-first hospitality environment. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) announced Stage Two of its transformation plan in August, 2015, building on
UK’S BIGGEST PUB CHAIN WANTS TO LEGALISE 16-YEAR-OLDS
As the transformation of Britain’s pub scene continues to see around 30 close each week, the boss of the biggest pub chain has suggested the drinking age should be lowered to 16 years. J D Wetherspoon operates nearly 1,000 pubs
FEROS TO ROLL AUCTION DICE WITH PRIMED TENNYSON
John Feros’ JDA Hotels has been tempted to market with its newly-acquired top-100 Tennyson Hotel. Just 14 months after snapping up the asset for around $27 million, JDA has re-listed the Tennyson with high expectations for a hot market especially
THE STAR FACES ACCUSATIONS OF MIS-REPORTING OF VIOLENCE
The Star has been accused of under-reporting and mis-reporting violent incidents in the casino in a damning ABC report based on a leaked Liquor & Gaming report. On Monday night ABC’s PM broadcast spoke of an in-depth review of security
OPERATORS SENT BROKE BY RED TAPE AND SHIFTING GOAL POSTS
A Toowoomba pub is closing this weekend, with the owners saying they simply could not compete given the hurdles and rising number of licensed venues in the area. Brothers Simon and Liam Janetzki purchased the lease of the Bellevue Hotel
DIXON DANCES WITH KKR FOR $40m SLICE OF KEYSTONE
The high-profile sale of the Keystone portfolio has taken a twist, with creditors KKR helping Dixon Hospitality into a $40m deal for six Sydney venues including Kingsley’s fine-dining restaurant. Despite previous statements denying interest in assets of the beleaguered The
SPHINX HOTEL ON TRIAL FOR DUTY OF CARE OVER DANCEFLOOR
A Geelong pub is facing legal action by a patron for failure of duty of care, for injuries she sustained on the premises three years ago. In October 2013, a woman on the dance floor of Cazbar, the nightclub in
PUBLICAN BADLY BEATEN BY BANNED TEENAGER OUT FOR REVENGE
A teenage has been arrested for brutally bashing the owner of the Rocks Tavern – revenge for banning the kid for bad behaviour eight years earlier. Kevin Mullins, now aged 74, made headlines in 2008 for banning a seven-year-old boy
MELBOURNE CUP WRAP AND ANOTHER ONE FOR MAX
The 2016 Melbourne Cup delivered another action-packed result for pubs and punters, and Max Hitchins nailed another notch in his belt of predictions. Australia’s largest betting operator, Tabcorp, reported $141.5 million wagered at its locations throughout NSW, Victoria and the
