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
NEW TECHNOLOGY EMPOWERS VENUES TO ‘VIRTUALLY’ CASH IN
A revolutionary new software tool could help pubs and other venues improve their booking revenue by allowing people to explore the site from anywhere. Last week HeadBox, a digital meetings and events platform released its latest product, ‘HeadBox 3D Studio’.
THE SALMONS’ SHIFTING TIDES AT CHATSWOOD
Rod Salmon has passed his newly rebranded Chatswood Hotel on Sydney’s north shore to a growing local operator. The two-level pub, previously known as the Chelsea, occupies a 765sqm strata site surrounded by residential and commercial buildings and opposite the
QUANTACO GROWS WITH CTB AND CO.
Australian hospitality services provider Quantaco has announced acquisition of cloud-based kitchen management software CTB and Co. A leading provider of financial technology and advisory services to the sector, Quantaco cites a mission is to help customers further digitise historically analogue
