HOSTPLUS AND CHARTER HALL TAKE A SHOT AT HPI
Listed real estate investment powerhouse Charter Hall and teamed again with Hostplus to attempt a takeover of the country’s last remaining listed pub landlord, Hotel Property Investments (HPI). Charter Hall Retail REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) touts its interest in
VICTORIA HITS THE RIGHT LIVE MUSIC NOTE
Victoria’s live music scene is set to receive a $3.9 million boost, with the state government reinforcing its commitment to supporting the industry and venues. The funding was designed to bolster the state’s beleaguered live music scene, and is part
FRANCIS GROWS WITH REDCAPE’S WATTLE GROVE
The Redcape reshuffle rolls on with the group’s twice-owned Wattle Grove Hotel becoming the next step in the northward expansion of Melbourne-based Francis Group. This is the second Redcape Hotel Group (RHG) acquisition by the southerners, headed up by Tom
POLICE INVESTIGATE SERIES OF ARMED ROBBERIES
Police are appealing for information from the public on a series of surprisingly similar armed robberies on hotels, in Adelaide and south-western Sydney. Reportedly two men, armed with a handgun and a knife and with their faces covered, rushed the
DARKAN HOTEL SEES THE LIGHT ONCE AGAIN
Western Australia’s tiny town of Darkan, around 200 Kilometres south-east of Perth, received a blow two years ago when its only pub closed its doors. The pub had been established at the same time as the town itself, back in
REDCAPE OFFLOAD VAUXHALL TO ORION
Redcape has continued the portfolio hygiene with divestment of the Vauxhall Inn at Granville to the growing Orion Hotels. Established in 1852 on a corner of Parramatta Road, the two-storey heritage-listed hotel was rebuilt in the 1930s in the distinctive
CHATSWOOD CLUB SELLING UP TO SURVIVE
The venerable Chatswood Club, in the heart of what has become one of Sydney’s north shore hubs, is selling its two-level site in the hope of preserving its future. Established in 1954, it was previously known as the Chatswood Businessmen’s
RABBIT HOLE OPERATORS FINED OVER ‘UNACCEPTABLE PRACTICES’
A north Queensland operator has faced charges and been fined over unsafe promotions on the premises, in Townsville and Mackay. On June 23 last year the popular Rabbit Hotel nightclub ran the Ballin’ on a Budget promo package, allowing patrons
DEANGELIS LISTS RABY ROSE AND SHOPPING CENTRE
The DeAngelis family has listed the blooming Raby Rose Hotel and shopping centre in Sydney's booming south-west corridor, as they prepare for their next endeavours. Raby Rose – formerly the Raby Tavern – is a single-storey premise forming part of
DEVELOPERS LOSE BATTLE OVER CONTRACTED WORK BY VENDOR
The forces behind developers Virtical and Core Asset Development have lost in their attempt to sue the prior owner of the historic Hotel Australasia over supposedly contracted works not completed. Image: Australian National University archives The heritage-listed Hotel was built
