PARKVIEW TO GO UNDER THE HAMMER

The freehold investment of the soon-to-be-vacant Parkview Hotel in Alexandria is headed for the auction block, marking yet another new chapter for the infamous inner-city pub. Image: Australian National University, Noel Butlin Archives Located around four kilometres south of the

PHMG STEPS UP AGAIN FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES

Public House’s seventh Annual Ladies Luncheon was held this month in support of the Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick, Sydney. This year the event was supported by Merivale, held in its Coogee venue Mimi’s, and raised an astounding $800,000.

DAMIANAKIS OFFERS HIS WARREN VIEW

Inner west icon the Warren View Hotel is to be sold for the first time in nearly two decades as long-time owner-operators Theo and Tanya Damianakis look to an exit from the industry. For the past 17 years the couple

SMITHAM GROWS INTO QUEENSPORT

Smitham Hotel Group has taken on the prized Queensport Tavern near Brisbane, bringing plans to capitalise on both its attributes and history. Around 11 kilometres north-east of the Brisbane CBD, Hemmant is primarily an industrial suburb supporting Port of Brisbane

FUTURE MENUS VOL 3: TOP TRENDS SHAPING FOODSERVICE

Unilever food Solutions (UFS) has recently released its third annual trends report, Future Menus Vol. 3, highlighting the top four trends set to shape the future of the foodservice industry. The report is compiled not just from in-depth input by

COLOSIMO’S SILVERWATER FOR SALE

Marcello Colosimo’s Momento has sent to market the sprawling Silverwater Hotel in Sydney’s west, less than three years after its rebirth from being a club. Building on a string of successful new developments in the recent years, including Mullane’s Hotel

DENNIS FAMILY DIVEST TO DENMEADE

The Dennises have divested their big suburban Aussie in Nowra to experienced local hotelier Andrew Denmeade. The Australian Hotel is a suburban stalwart, with public bar and gaming, bistro and bottleshop. It sits on a 2,665sqm site adjoining an ALDI

A GOLDEN MILESTONE FOR HURLEY HOTEL GROUP

Renowned South Australian operator Hurley Hotel Group is celebrating fifty years of providing hospitality. Managing directors Peter and Jenny Hurley acquired their first pub, Wuddina Hotel, on the Eyre Peninsula, in 1975. In December 1979, the couple acquired the lease

AGE: INSIGHTS, CONNECTIONS AND LOOKING FORWARD

It was another big year for the Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE), which sustained its ‘must-see’ status for hospitality professionals across three days at ICC Sydney, 12-14 August. In defiance of one of the wettest Sydney Augusts on record, affecting a

DE ANGELIS DIVESTS BATH ARMS

The De Angelis family has divested their big, brassy Bath Arms Hotel in Burwood, in the latest high-profile Sydney sale in an effervescent market. Joining the roadside inns established along Parramatta Road to service the coaches on the Sydney-Parramatta run,