COMMODORE MEETS ROADBLOCK IN DRIVING CHANGE
Glenn Piper has hit opposition to plans to reconfigure the Commodore Hotel in McMahons Point as part of the goal to become a live music venue, triggering the traditional pushback by locals plus a private school. The pub built on
NEW HOTEL SCHOOL TO STRENGTHEN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY WORKFORCE
A new hotel school has been launched to address the national demand for a stronger tourism and hospitality workforce. Tasmania’s Visitor Experience Training (VXT) had its new hotel school launched by Jeremy Rockliff, the Premier and Minister for Tourism and
SUPREME COURT FINDS FOR MA FINANCIAL
The NSW Supreme Court has ruled Mark Toma, owner of pub-developer Virtical, to complete the troubled $61 million Taylor Square deal and pay costs to the vendor, MA Financial. The unlisted MA Taylor Square Fund acquired the prominent Courthouse Hotel
AVC SECURES FUTURE IN AIRLIE BEACH
Australian Venue Co has doubled down on its investment in town with a partnership acquisition of the windswept and interesting Airlie Beach Hotel, in association with restorative owner-operator Mick McFie. Occupying a generous lot just metres from the destination Whitsundays
AARON NOT ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION
Two bizarre acts of violence outside pubs hit the headlines this week, after an assault in the Melbourne suburb of Epping and an attempted robbery on the Sunshine Coast caught the media’s attention. A man plead guilty to the charge
BAYSIDE BRIDGE TO MARKET
Prized waterfront icon the Bridge Hotel of Mordialloc has officially been listed for sale, offering a trophy asset in the southern capital. While the current two-storey structure was built 1870, a hotel has been on the site since circa 1851,
FORBES GOLF & SPORTSMANS ON PAR FOR HANDS-ON OPERATOR
The Forbes Golf & Sportsmans Hotel, overlooking the idyllic Forbes Golf Course, is for sale by private owners. Forbes is a vibrant town in NSW’s central west on the banks of the Lachlan River, about 380 kilometres west of Sydney, counting local
GRANVILLE HOTEL PUNISHED OVER SIGNAGE IN COMPLIANCE CRACKDOWN
Perhaps the first casualty of the new rules around gaming rooms signage, the Royal Hotel in Granville in western Sydney, has been hit with accusations of potentially leading to gambling-related harm. Last year as part of the Minns government gambling
PUB KING TAKES ON THE LORD
One of Sydney’s oldest and most beloved pubs, home of the first pub-brewery, the Lord Nelson in The Rocks, has been bought by pub king and brewer of late, Arthur Laundy. Landmarking the corner of Kent and Argyle Streets, the
THREE DAYS OF INDUSTRY SEMINARS AT THE GAMING EXPO
The 2024 edition of the Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) begins Tuesday at Sydney’s International Convention Centre, offering operators a one-stop line-up of 200 exhibitors, and 11 industry seminars. Taking place Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 August, the AGE has grown