UNDIES BANDIT ON THE LOOSE
A would-be bandit wearing budgie smugglers on his head is on the run from police, after an attempted hold-up of a pub in Port Melbourne. According to police, the man entered ALH’s Rex Hotel around 2.15am on Wednesday, 22 May.
HOTELIER CONVICTED OF STEALING MILLIONS FROM ABORIGINAL TRUST
A septuagenarian hotelier and financial advisor has been found guilty of swindling nearly $3 million from the Yugunga-Nya trust, supposedly to prop up his pub. Thomas Graham Greenaway operated as trustee to the charitable fund, distributing mining royalties to
MEERS UNVEILS GUILDFORD’S GRAND CELEBRATION OF CULTURE
The Guildford Hotel’s long-awaited relaunch happened over the weekend, coinciding celebrations with the Back to Guildford Street Festival. Cumberland City Council ran the free, family-friendly street festival to launch the upgrade of Guildford Laneway, built to be a safer environment
LEURA LISTED FOR PREMIUM PRICE
After less than two years, private owners have listed the handsome Leura Hotel in Camperdown with option to lease or buy. Found on the corner of Manifold and McNicol streets, the striking two-storey pub was built 1857. Ealy in the
MAY HANDS ARTEMUS THE REINS OF MANLY WHARF
Settlement on internationally recognised landmark Manly Wharf was finalised last month by Artemus Group, owners of Brisbane’s Howard Smith Wharves. The heritage-listed Manly Wharf, first built in 1855 as the northern terminal for the Sydney to Manly Ferry, is Artemus
OFFICER HIT AND RUN BY STOLEN CAR AT BURVALE HOTEL
Two men have been arrested after a stolen car was used to hit a senior police officer attempting to stop a getaway, in the carpark of the Burvale Hotel in Melbourne’s east. According to investigators, the men stole a white
LOCAL SYNDICATE TAKES MUDGEE’S PARAGON
New locals have taken the Fitzgerald prize, adding Mudgee’s historic Paragon Hotel to their growing portfolio. Built 1857 amid the region’s goldrush, the hotel was originally known as the Bushman’s Home. Around a decade after it was established it was
NEW OWNER RESTORES HOPE TO HISTORIC CAPTAIN
Captains Flat Hotel has seen its share of ups and downs over the last nine decades, and with new owner Sharanne Witt it’s set to be on the rise again once it is back serving the locals next month. An
VICTORIAN HOSPITALITY NIGHT OF NIGHTS
The annual highlight of Victorian hospitality took place Monday night as the industry’s best were honoured across 40 categories at the 2024 AHA (Vic) State Awards for Excellence. The Association welcomed 1,200 guests at Crown Palladium for the sold-out gala
PIT PONY TAVERN RIDES
Retiring owner-operators have listed the Pit Pony Tavern and associated businesses in Collinsville, primed to capitalise on activity in the area. The Pit Pony is the only pub in Collinsville, on a 2,935sqm lot in the heart of town. It
