REDCAPE PULLING OUT OF FAIRFIELD WATERS DEVELOPMENT
Redcape Hotel Group is relinquishing one of its future plans, divesting its Fairfield Waters site to focus on core assets. One of the country’s largest gaming-based hotel groups, Redcape currently operates 26 venues nationally, and is looking for more Sydney
‘THE EDGY’ BACK ON THE BRINK OF NOWHERE
A troubled Victorian heritage pub is again under threat as local stakeholders refuse to compromise on making its restoration commercially viable. The Mentone Hotel – colloquially known as ‘The Edgy’ due to its former moniker of the Edgewater Hotel –
JAMES SQUIRE’S THE SWINDLER SNATCHES GOLD AT WORLD BEER CUP
James Squire’s The Swindler has just stolen Gold over the weekend, at the World Beer Cup, in Philadelphia. Competing against 6,596 beers by 1,907 breweries, hailing from 55 countries around the globe, The Swindler took the gong for English-style Summer
ALH’S AUSTRAL HOTEL & DAN’S UP FOR GRABS
Another ALH plot of gold has come to market, with a private investor offering up the Austral Hotel and adjoining Dan Murphy’s Liquor Barn. Occupying 4,360 m² in the heart of Mackay, the site boasts an exceptionally long 70-year lease
ALH RE-SHUFFLE SEES MATHIESON JR RETURN TO FORMER ROLE
Australia’s biggest publican is returning to a more ‘hands-on’ management structure, with Bruce Mathieson Jr resuming his role as national operations manager. The partnership between the Mathieson family and Woolworths that resulted in Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) has seen
FITZROY PUB ASKS NON-PATRONS $4.50 TO USE TOILETS OR P-OFF
One Melbourne pub has gotten the sh*ts with hordes of people off the street using its amenities and instigated a $4.50 ‘fee to pee’. Nearly a year ago Tom Tshul bought Fitzroy’s The Stone Hotel, which is located on the
CALLINAN REVIEW SUBMISSIONS – WHAT THEY SAID
Authorities have released the 1800+ submissions made to the Review on Sydney’s ‘lockouts’ and trade restrictions, with all but a few stakeholders failing to even address the real issue. In line with the dirge of media and commentary emanating from
PUB BANDITS STEAL THOUSANDS AND BASH FEMALE MANAGERS
Police are searching for two men that committed a violent robbery and assault at Gladstone’s Central Lane Hotel on Monday morning. CCTV footage showed a man armed with an axe force his way into the Hotel behind a female manger
QUEUES AT BRUNSWICK PUB FOR ICE AND COCAINE
Managers from a Brunswick pub have appeared in Court over charges relating to “huge amounts” of drugs sold on the premises. The sale of drugs was reportedly so prolific customers had to queue outside the hotel’s office to purchase their
BIG TICKET RENO FOR ALH ‘FLAGSHIP’ PUB
ALH has announced the impending re-opening of its heritage-listed landmark pub, the Crows Nest Hotel. Stage one of the head-to-toe multi-million dollar overhaul of the pub is set to be revealed in a couple of weeks, bringing all-new food and
