THE LARRIKIN OF BOWEN HEADS TO MARKET
After more than two decades at the helm, Bruce Hedditch cements retirement plans with a sale campaign on the iconic Larrikin Hotel in coastal northern Queensland. Bruce and Halina Hedditch came to the area in 2012 to operate the Larrikin for a
HUNT SHAKEUP USHERS HARRINGTON HOTEL
The waterfront Harrington Hotel of Harrington is being sold in the vibrant mid-north coast, marking the latest Hunt Hospitality venue on offer in a recent portfolio shakeup. The Harrington resides on an enviable 3,004sqm site with uninterrupted views of the
SAND HILL ROAD UNVEIL REBUILT WATERSIDE
After eight years of investment, Victorian trailblazers Sand Hill Road will reopen the all-new The Waterside Hotel, revealing its transformation into a seven-level worldclass hospitality destination. Located in midtown, on the corner of Flinders and King streets, a pub was
FEROS WINS GREEN LIGHT FOR BINGARA ACCOMMODATION
Development approval has been granted to south-west Sydney’s Bingara Gorge Country Club for an accommodation precinct. An extension of the Club, the approximately 2,500sqm site that adjoins the Club in Bingara Gorge, Wilton, was purchased by Feros Group, who will
ETTAMOGAH HOTEL AND IP BEING SOLD
One of the most distinctive pubs in Australia, the original wonky-walled Ettamogah Hotel outside of Albury, is for sale together with its madcap Maynard cartoons glorifying bush life. The Ettamogah Hotel was built and opened in 1987, in Table Top,
FOOD WASTE DOESN’T BELONG ON THE MENU
29 September will mark the United Nation’s sixth annual International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, which aims to reduce the problem by promoting awareness and collective action. Pubs and other businesses in the food industry are invited
AUTOMATED EFT JACKPOT PAYOUTS LIFT THE GAME
UTOPIA Gaming Systems has added key functionality for its Global CCU gaming system, automating link jackpot payouts for faster, more secure and compliant transactions. The number of link jackpots continues to grow across gaming venues, and traditional payout methods are
LIVINGSTONE PASSES HIS AUSSIE ON THE HILL
Warren ‘The Fanatic’ Livingstone has sold his reinvented Australian in Sydney’s rapidly expanding north-west growth corridor, McGraths Hill. An institution in the burgeoning precinct, the original pub was built on the corner of Pitt Town and Windsor roads by the
NEW AHA NATIONAL PRESIDENT: DAVID BASHEER
Acclaimed South Australian hotelier David Basheer has taken over from David Canny in the role of President of the National Australian Hotels Association. The Association (AHA) announced Basheer was elected unopposed to the position. Paul Palmer from the Northern Territory
SOUND NSW UPGRADE FUNDING TO AMPLIFY NEWCASTLE’S NIGHTLIFE
Newcastle’s King Street Hotel is one of the thirty-nine live music venues that are recipients of a Venue Upgrade Grant, courtesy of Sound NSW. Part of Russell Richardson’s Richardson Hotels, King Street received $100K for soundproofing from the NSW Government
