UNIVERSAL CATCHES AN EVENING STAR
Colourful stalwart of Surry Hills the Evening Star has been snatched by the Kospetas family’s cosmic Universal Hotels. The Evening Star holds history attendant with the precinct, once home to media and newspaper tycoons partaking of its liquid offerings. Located
GAMING EXPO BEGINS
The latest and greatest Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) is set to take place next week at the Sydney International Convention Centre, from Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 August. The very first AGE was held in Sydney in 1990. The Expo
PIE-FECT COMPETITION: LOCAL PUBS BATTLE FOR TITLE OF THE BEST
Five local pubs threw their hats in the ring for Ballarat’s Best Pie competition this year to showcase the town’s finest chefs and local produce. The pubs faced stiff competition, with 23 other contenders from local restaurants, cafes, bars and
FUN FALLS YEAR-ON-YEAR: ABS
Data from the ABS and NIQ finds Australians are spending less on events, accommodation and food, as inflation and tax hikes raise prices and hit sales in Australia’s pubs and bars. Official numbers last week from the Australian Bureau of
VICTORIAN REGULATOR ORDERS MANDATORY GAMING SHUTDOWN PERIODS
Victoria has introduced mandatory closure periods for gaming rooms in all hotels and clubs across the state. Victorian Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation, the Hon. Melissa Horne MP, has decreed that venues are prohibited from allowing gaming machines
AUSTRAL HOTEL OPERATORS FIGHT TO STAY
The tenants and landlord of the Austral Hotel are in an ongoing legal dispute over whether or not the operators can continue at their investment, after disputes over an alleged renewal agreement. In 2020 Brettski Stewart and Ian Stewart, cousins,
FINANCE AND A FRYING PAN FOR ADGEMIS’ PUBLIC
Aspiring hotelier Jon Adgemis has reportedly finally locked in the $400 million refinancing to save Public Hospitality Group, as lenders mandate management and a Masterchef joins the project. According to sources in finance, Deutsche Bank and other lenders have executed
TOMSIC TALKS ANOTHER GRAND IDEA
Dave Tomic’s bellicose Black Rhino has chased down another prized local in Millicent, adding the Grand Hotel to the growing portfolio.
The elegant two-storey Grand Hotel, built in 1900 in the Federation style from local sandstone, is the most recent
A COMPETITION WITH THE LOT
Chef Ryan Davey took out the winning title of the AHA South Australia’s Best Pub Burger 2024 amidst stiff competition from forty other venues. Davey, who was representing the Belgian Beer Café from Adelaide’s East End, won the final round
VCAT WIN FOR MIDDLE PARK HOTEL SEES BLUE SKY
AVC’s Middle Park Hotel is moving up, hurdling a protracted battle with locals in VCAT for expansion and a rooftop terrace in the ‘quaint’ central Melbourne precinct. National pub operator Australian Venue Co looked to undertake one of its signature
