ANGLER’S TAVERN REELS IN THE CROWD FOR ITS GRAND REOPENING
The Anglers Tavern, on the Maribyrnong River Melbourne, will officially re-open Thursday (18 July) after almost two years closed following the October 2022 floods. Image: ABC news The much-loved local has been restored and redesigned after floods destroyed the lower
ASENSIO OFFERS KULETO’S ON KING
Long-time owner Donna Asensio has offered up the quirky Kuleto's hotel on King Street in inner west Newtown, holding plenty of upside for a hands-on operator. Formerly known as the Milton Hotel, the three-storey venue is at the northern end
O’HARAS INK STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
One of NSW’s largest pub operators, the O’Hara Hotels Group has recently benefited from strategic partnerships with major industry suppliers Tabcorp and Quantaco. OHG owns and operates pubs throughout metro and regional NSW, counting a suite across Sydney, as
MALLOW, MALLOW TOIL AND TROUBLE
Ballarat’s historic and celebrated Mallow Hotel has closed in a cloud of questions, as its husband and wife operators disappear. A pub was first built on the site in 1862, but the current structure was likely constructed later that century
KINSELAS AND COURTHOUSE DEAL IN COURT
The big-ticket sale of Kinselas and the Courthouse Hotel by MA Financial to operator-developer Virtical has fallen over, with parties now arguing the specifics in court. Last September news broke that Moelis was divesting the pair of pubs at Taylor
MAYBE SAMMY SPLITS WITH PUBLIC
The Adgemis Public sunder has taken another twist with operation partners The Maybe Group announcing today the immediate end of their tenure together. Award-winning cocktail bar Maybe Sammy and Randwick pizzeria Maybe Frank will return to The Maybe Group, led
PUNTERS CLUB REBOOTED: MELBOURNE’S INDIE DARLING RETURNS TO THE STAGE
Melbourne institution the Punters Club, remembered for its heyday from the mid-eighties to 2002, is set to reopen in August under the same name. The Brunswick Street venue was well known as a top player in Melbourne’s indie music scene,
MORTGAGEE SALE ON PUBLIC’S PADDINGTON FLOWER
Lender Australia Pacific is selling Public Hospitality venue El Primo Sanchez Hotel – formerly the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle – as Adgemis’ collection unravels. One of Paddington’s historic pubs, the Rose, Shamrock & Thistle first opened in 1884, on the
LOCAL VISION FOR OCEAN VIEW HOTEL
The run of Victorian regional pub sales has continued with new locals taking over the picturesque Ocean View Hotel in Kilcunda. Found in the heart of Victoria’s picturesque Gippsland coastline, the ‘Killy Pub’ is the flagship of the seaside town
NSW INTRODUCES NEW LAWS TO CURB GAMBLING HARM
This month marked the commencement of new laws in New South Wales aimed at minimising gambling harm in venues with gaming machines. Studies have indicated that gaming machines pose the greatest risk of gambling harm. In response, the NSW Government
