BRISTOL’S GREEK REVIVAL: ROOFTOP KOUZINA TAKING DINING TO NEW HEIGHTS
Hospitality leaders Oscars Group has reopened The Bristol Arms after its closure in 2019, rebranding as The Bristol. Oscars, who purchased the Unanderra Hotel from Redcape last year, the massive WestWaters Hotel & Entertainment Complex in a record deal in
RYANS DRINK IN THE TEA GARDENS
John Purkis and family have passed the reins of the landmark Tea Gardens Hotel in Bondi Junction to Ryan hotel dynasty principals John and Sally Ryan. Purkis bought the big multi-storey Art Deco hotel mid-2014 from Aussie Leisure Group, but
GOVT INTRODUCES SAFE DIGITAL ID VERIFICATION
The Federal Government has introduced a new digital verification tool that will allow businesses to establish proof of identity using a government-issued QR code. Known as the ‘Trust Exchange’, or ‘TEx’, it connects a business with a user's MyGov Wallet
RIGHT TO DISCONNECT – WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW
The Fair Work Ombudsman recently released further information on employees’ right to disconnect, where changes to workers’ rights will begin to come into effect from next week. From Monday 26 August 2024, outside of working hours, employees will have the
NEW UNIVERSAL SEES NEWTOWN TO MARKET
Continuing its portfolio shake-up, Universal Hotels is selling the Newtown Hotel in Sydney’s inner west, meeting the surging market for high cashflow operations. Well located at the gateway to the famed and vibrant King Street retail and entertainment strip, the
FORMER KIRRIBILLI CLUB FOR SALE
The site of the failed, former Kirribilli Club is being offered for sale, presenting opportunity for a revised offering to capitalise on its north shore location and sweeping harbour views. Lot 1 at 11-23 Harbourview Crescent in Milsons Point spans
CRANKIN: SAVED FROM DEMOLITION
When a popular and historic Adelaide pub was facing the threat of demolition earlier this year, locals got together, petitioning the government in the hopes of saving the iconic venue. By April, the petition had reached the Green’s Heritage and
PARRAMATTA’S CROWN SEEKS A MONARCH
Receivers have listed high-profile pub development play the Crown Hotel in Parramatta, offering a suite of opportunities for the right player. Crown Hotel, at 295 Church Street, is on a large 1,075sqm site with 35 metres of frontage on Parramatta’s
COMMODORE MEETS ROADBLOCK IN DRIVING CHANGE
Glenn Piper has hit opposition to plans to reconfigure the Commodore Hotel in McMahons Point as part of the goal to become a live music venue, triggering the traditional pushback by locals plus a private school. The pub built on
NEW HOTEL SCHOOL TO STRENGTHEN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY WORKFORCE
A new hotel school has been launched to address the national demand for a stronger tourism and hospitality workforce. Tasmania’s Visitor Experience Training (VXT) had its new hotel school launched by Jeremy Rockliff, the Premier and Minister for Tourism and