CHATSWOOD CLUB SELLING UP TO SURVIVE
The venerable Chatswood Club, in the heart of what has become one of Sydney’s north shore hubs, is selling its two-level site in the hope of preserving its future. Established in 1954, it was previously known as the Chatswood Businessmen’s
RABBIT HOLE OPERATORS FINED OVER ‘UNACCEPTABLE PRACTICES’
A north Queensland operator has faced charges and been fined over unsafe promotions on the premises, in Townsville and Mackay. On June 23 last year the popular Rabbit Hotel nightclub ran the Ballin’ on a Budget promo package, allowing patrons
DEANGELIS LISTS RABY ROSE AND SHOPPING CENTRE
The DeAngelis family has listed the blooming Raby Rose Hotel and shopping centre in Sydney's booming south-west corridor, as they prepare for their next endeavours. Raby Rose – formerly the Raby Tavern – is a single-storey premise forming part of
DEVELOPERS LOSE BATTLE OVER CONTRACTED WORK BY VENDOR
The forces behind developers Virtical and Core Asset Development have lost in their attempt to sue the prior owner of the historic Hotel Australasia over supposedly contracted works not completed. Image: Australian National University archives The heritage-listed Hotel was built
NEW TECHNOLOGY EMPOWERS VENUES TO ‘VIRTUALLY’ CASH IN
A revolutionary new software tool could help pubs and other venues improve their booking revenue by allowing people to explore the site from anywhere. Last week HeadBox, a digital meetings and events platform released its latest product, ‘HeadBox 3D Studio’.
THE SALMONS’ SHIFTING TIDES AT CHATSWOOD
Rod Salmon has passed his newly rebranded Chatswood Hotel on Sydney’s north shore to a growing local operator. The two-level pub, previously known as the Chelsea, occupies a 765sqm strata site surrounded by residential and commercial buildings and opposite the
QUANTACO GROWS WITH CTB AND CO.
Australian hospitality services provider Quantaco has announced acquisition of cloud-based kitchen management software CTB and Co. A leading provider of financial technology and advisory services to the sector, Quantaco cites a mission is to help customers further digitise historically analogue
HOTEL WINS BACK LOCALS’ FAVOUR IN PIVOTAL MOVE
Popular St Kilda venue Post Office Club Hotel has pivoted once again, to the delight of its locals. Over the past 153 years the pub, once known as the Buck’s Head Hotel, has seen a lot of changes. From a
COLLINS CONFIDENT ON THE SHAKY
The beloved ‘Shaky’ Shakespeare Hotel of Surry Hills, operated by legend Margaret Hargreaves for nearly half a century, has sold to the proprietor of Balmain’s The London. The hotel was established in 1879, found on Devonshire Street just 300 meters
HOTEL STRUGGLES AMID POKER MACHINE BAN
Yackandandah Hotel publican Peter Cook has worked in hospitality for decades, but has never experienced such a difficult time for pubs as now. The pub, in the Indigo Shire in the northeast of Victoria, has served its community for over
