OPPORTUNITY RISES IN THE EAST
The landmark East Brunswick Hotel on Lygon Street has come to market, providing an opportunity seldom seen in Melbourne to acquire a freehold going concern. The prominent three-storey corner pub resides on a 380sqm block less than 20 minutes from
KEESEY DOES IT: AUSSIE COUPLE TACKLES THE ULTIMATE PUB CRAWL
In 2019, a Queensland couple began the ultimate pub crawl, aiming to visit every single pub in Australia. Now, five years into their anticipated eight-year journey, Andrew and Ursula Keesey have visited over 2,900 Aussie pubs, averaging around three each
MAN DIES AFTER CUP DAY ASSAULT
A man is behind bars, facing escalated charges after a man he allegedly punched at the Ettamogah Hotel has died of his injuries. Around 8pm on Tuesday night, following a Melbourne Cup event, emergency services were called to ALH’s premise
SONNEL EMBRACES INCLUSIVITY THROUGH SPORT
The newly rebranded Sonnel Hospitality is breaking new ground in Sydney’s sports and hospitality scene with an initiative amplifying inclusivity through a focus on women’s sports and events. ‘Her Sport, Her Bar’ (HSHB) aims to make sports bars welcoming, inclusive
VGCCC PROVIDES CLARITY ON GAMING IN PUB SALES
Victoria’s regulator continues its tight rein on gambling activities in the state, but concedes that marketing material on pubs advertised for sale must be able to detail their gaming assets. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has taken
BACKYARD BREW-TIFUL: MELBOURNE’S SUBURBAN OASIS
A new pop-up is set to take Suburban Melbourne to new heights of culture. ‘The Backyard’, a combined effort from iconic venue The Suburban and popular craft brewery Mountain Culture Beer Co, opens Friday, 15th November, just in time for
TILLEY & WILLS EXIT RICHMOND, HEADING NORTH
Tilley & Wills have divested their large-format Richmond Inn Hotel to a local ‘Lion’ as the intrepid operators forge north. Popularly known as the Ricky Inn, the historic suburban hotel was built 1864, occupying a 2,996sqm corner opposite the train
THE SNOW GOOSE TAKES FLIGHT
Alpine hotspot the Snow Goose Hotel has migrated back to market as a freehold going concern, through owner-operator Andrew Smith. The Goose resides on a big 2,447sqm plot in the centre of Adaminaby, accessed from the Snowy Mountains Highway. Popularly
KING WILLIAM RISES FROM THE DIGITAL ASHES
The King William Hotel, formerly the Ambassadors Hotel, has been in the Adelaide CBD for over one hundred years, but technical issues with Google have meant that until last month the pub did not exist online. Owner Darren Brown, who
NIMBYS TUT-TUT AT TOTTI’S
Having witnessed their historic local the 3 Weeds blossom again, residents of Rozelle are now complaining about the success and popularity of the Merivale-reinvented pub on the insular peninsula. Long known as the Rose Shamrock & Thistle Hotel, the beloved