PADDINGTON’S VILLAGE STAYS INN
The fashion label owners of Paddington’s Village Inn have lost their court appeal to convert the site into a flagship store, as the pub’s trade benefits from the community outrage. Located near the corner of Glenmore Road and Oxford Street,
VGCCC REPORTS A BUSY YEAR
Victoria’s liquor and gaming regulator reports it has held industry “to account” through its new risk-based, intelligence-led regulatory approach, leading to a year of proactive enforcement. In 2023–24, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) implemented the revised approach
NSW LAUNCHES ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK NEON MARKETPLACE
The NSW Government’s Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner has created an Australian-first online B2B platform for venues, artists and players, called Neon Marketplace. A key component of the Office's new 24-hour economy strategy, Neon Marketplace aims to facilitate collaboration
INDUSTRY SLAMS ‘NOT CREDIBLE’ REPORT ON CASHLESS GAMING
The long-awaited report on the NSW trial of cashless gaming has landed, and industry is calling the exercise a complete failure, as the oversight panel admits it could never achieve what was hoped. In response to electioneering and the NSW
GV SLAPPED WITH $100K FINE FOR APPLICATION OMISSION
The Victorian regulator has issued Goulburn Valley Hotel in Shepparton a fine of $100K, after finding it provided false information on an EGM licence application. The GV Hotel applied to the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) for a
AVC CONTINUES THE CAPEX IN MELBOURNE
Australian Venue Co (AVC) continues to invest in Melbourne pubs, this time opening the Gardiner Hotel in Malvern while simultaneously unveiling its renovation of the Flinders Hotel on the Mornington Peninsula. Previously the old National Bank building, The Gardiner’s doors
OSCARS TAKE LUNA PARK
Bill and Mario Gravanis’ Oscars Group has acquired Sydney’s famous Luna Park, with plans to further increase its hospitality appeal. Enjoying a picturesque and totally unique location on the shores of Sydney Harbour, the historic Luna Park Sydney is a
AVC ROCK THE FLEET
Australian Venue Co has made the controversial decision to not do Australia Day celebrations at all of its 200-odd pubs around the country, and nationalistic pundits are not impressed. Australia Day on 26 January is commemoration of the day that
HAKFOORT ENTERS THE COUNTRY CLUB
Hakfoort Group has bought the resurrected Country Club Hotel, settling in with plans and a prompt name change in tune with the precinct. Located on Cunningham Street in the heart of Dalby’s town centre, on a prominent and expansive 2,073sqm
IMG HEADS TO THE BEACH
The Turnbull family’s Investment Management Group has taken the deeds for the McElhone family’s idyllic Cabarita Beach Hotel in northern New South Wales. Positioned literally metres from what has more than once been voted Australia's #1 beach, the Cabarita Beach
