LOCALS CHOOSE GRUMPY OVER IRIS’ REBUILD OF HURLSTONE PARK HOTEL
Locals in Hurlstone Park are complaining about a Canterbury Council decision to allow Iris Capital to construct a mixed use six-storey apartment complex on the site of the old Grumpy’s Hotel. Iris bought Grumpy’s in 2014 for $11 million, and
BAIRD STUBBORN AS PARTY GOES TO DOGS OVER KNEE-JERK LEGISLATION
Premier Baird is standing firm one of his decisions, to ban the greyhound industry in NSW, despite mounting party pressure and the loss of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions. In July Premier Mike Baird and state National leader
FOOTY LEGEND TO TAKE OVER CREMORNE HOTEL
Geelong star Billy Brownless has bought the Cremorne Hotel in his old team’s heartland from long-time owner Grant Ryan. Located at 336 Pakington St, Newtown, the Cremorne boasts a large bar, beer garden, TAB and Keno, lounge and function areas
PUB HUB DOUBLES SPACE TIME DOMINION
Two guys have founded a company called Pub Hub – renting unused areas in pubs during the day as co-worker office space. The fledgling business is the brainchild of founders Daniel Rubin and Doron Maman, who noted the amount of
NATIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE WINNERS REVEALED
On Monday night over 460 guests and professionals of the hotel industry gathered to recognise the Australian Hotels Association’s 2016 National Awards for Excellence. The red carpet event was held at the RACV Royal Pines Resort and nominees from around
LAUNDY DOUBTFUL OF REDCAPE PURCHASE
Pub giant and active transactor Arthur Laundy has quashed rumours he is close to buying the $700 million Redcape portfolio. As the Australian pub industry waits with bated breath the fate of the New York hedge-fund-owned collection of big-performance gaming
LOCKOUT REVIEW PART II GAINS TRACTION
Just eight days since the ill-fated ‘review’ into Sydney’s lockout trade restrictions, plans for ‘Phase 2’ of the solution are gaining momentum. In accordance with the Liquor Act, Government is compelled to allow for a “flexible and practical regulatory system”
COLES LANDLORD HPI SELLS
Listed landlord to ALH and Coles pubs HPI has divested the Payneham Tavern to an unnamed Sydney investor. The Payneham Tavern and Liquorland drive-thru bottleshop are tenanted by Coles on a 20-year lease plus two ten-year options, with built-in annual
COMMODORE SETS SALE AS LANTERN PLOTS COURSE FOR EXIT
The compelling Lantern Hotel Group has put to market one of its final non-core hotels, as it asks shareholders to ponder selling up the lot. The 150-year-old Commodore Hotel – originally the First Old Commodore, and rumoured favourite haunt of
MP IN SPOTLIGHT FOR BOOZY PUB INCIDENT
A Queensland MP and her husband are in hot water over an alleged alcohol-fuelled incident at a pub in her electorate. Saturday 10 September, Brittany Lauga – first-term MP for the seat of Keppel – and her husband, Wayne, were
