POLICE HUNT COMMY BANDITS
Police are investigating a violent armed robbery last week at the Commonwealth Hotel in Cooks Hill where a worker was seriously injured. Officers from Newcastle City Police District were called to the premises at the intersection of Union and Bull
MELBOURNE HISTORIC LEASE ON OFFER
The Melbourne hospitality landmark formerly known as Oddfellows Hotel is being offered for lease, marketed as a chance to be part of the city’s celebrated dining landscape in one of its oldest surviving buildings. Vendors ISPT have put up the
COUNCIL ORDERS DEMOLISHED CROOKED HOUSE BE REBUILT
The twisted tale of the arson and demolition of Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ last year has taken another twist, with the owners ordered to rebuild it back to how it was. Originally constructed in 1765 as a farmhouse, the structure had
RARE UNICORN JUMPS IN PADDINGTON LIMELIGHT
The rare and unique Unicorn Hotel in Paddington has hit the market as a freehold going concern for the first time in over 15 years, representing a marked opportunity in Sydney’s tightly held eastern suburbs. Set on Oxford Street, close
FAIR WORK LAWS ‘CLOSING LOOPHOLES’
The Federal Government has announced its amendment to the Fair Work Legislation, known as the ‘Closing Loopholes’ No.2 Bill, heralding significant changes for staff and employers in hospitality. Changes to the legislation passed both Houses in February. They include new
THE RESILIENCE AND FIGHT-BACK OF THE AUSSIE PUB
Approaching four years since the world turned upside down and the unthinkable happened – the pubs were shut – Jennifer Hale reflects on the lessons learned. * By sharing photographs from an exhibition entitled Resilience, the state library of Western
GUARD KILLED IN ‘COWARD PUNCH’ IN SUTHERLAND
A hotel patron has been charged over the ‘coward punch’ death of a security guard, following an alleged assault outside a Sutherland pub. Emergency services were summoned to the Royal Hotel around 2am Sunday morning, told 30-year-old security guard Mousa
AVC’S HARLOW ‘RARE’ MELBOURNE SALE
Australian Venue Co’s Harlow in ‘Silicon Yarra’ is being sold and expected to attract strong and varied interest, as hospitality continues to shine and PAG finalises its billion-dollar acquisition of the group. The pub is located on a 485sqm corner
AUSSIES HELP THE OASIS HELP TRUCKIES DOING IT TOUGH
A remote Aussie pub 160 kilometres west of Charters Towers in North Queensland has grabbed attention from people all over Australia, thanks to one social media post. Oasis Exchange Hotel publican Priscilla Meli did not expect the huge response to
PREMIER FIGHTS TO BUILD
The Thomas family’s landmark Premier Hotel is battling to get approval for a ground-up overhaul that would see a major mixed-use development on the prominent Nineways intersection at Broadmeadow. An application lodged with City of Newcastle proposed a $34 million
