CLAREMONT OWNERS SUING NATIONAL BUILDER FDC
The landlords of AVC’s glittering Claremont Hotel, which re-emerged this year after a massive makeover, are allegedly suing builders FDC Construction over matters relating to ‘breach of contract’. A hotel opened on the site in Perth’s western suburbs in 1886,
MULLETFEST: FIGHTING BRAIN CANCER
Winners of the 2023 Mulletfest, attracting international competition, have been awarded their party-in-the-back prizes after the big event over the weekend. Mulletfest began in 2018 at the Chelmsford Hotel, in Kurri Kurri. It raises money for a cause very close
DEADLY DRAUGHT CLAIMS THREE IN BURKE ST PUB
Three people have been made extremely sick and one has died after drinking draught beer in a pub in North Carolina. The Burke St Pub in Winston-Salem, NC, was established in 1997, and is your classic American pub, with a
VENUES UNLOCKED GOES LOUD
Furthering its pledge to support the live music industry, the NSW government has rolled out its Venues Unlocked program to increase the number of live performance venues and events, coupled with industry best-practice sound control and management. In October the
WELDBOROUGH PUB PULLS APPLICANTS WITH ‘VIRAL’ SOCIAL MEDIA POST
A pub in a Tasmanian tourist town has solved its staffing crisis with a social media post with a twist, calling for “high achieving” workers, or thereabouts. Late November the Weldborough Hotel posted that it was looking for staff with
KELLY AND THE GANG EXIT GULGONG
Kelly & Co Hotels have furthered their strategic portfolio consolidation with the sale of the Centennial Hotel in Gulgong to a pair of newcomer siblings. Situated on a prominent corner site of 1,345sqm with excellent street frontage, the pub known
OLD GILROY’S RINGS IN NEW BELROY
An old north shore favourite has become a new local as the Belroy Hotel takes over and expands the former Gilroy’s Hotel of St Leonards. For the past decade the site has been owned and operated by Garry McGrath’s Sonenco
LEWIS LAND BRING BACK THE BELVEDERE
Queensland’s renowned and historic Belvedere Hotel on picturesque Bramble Bay announces a grand reopening after a multimillion-dollar redevelopment “years in the planning”. Well positioned midway between the Sunshine and Gold Coasts, the Hotel has serviced travellers and the local community
BALMAIN’S DRY DOCK BACK ON DECK
Peninsula Hospitality reopens Balmain landmark the Dry Dock this week, following a transformative restoration to re-establish its place as a cornerstone of the community. The historic venue was built in 1857, found at the similarly historic Mort Bay Park –
NEW EAST COAST LAWS AROUND INTOXICATION AND DRUG POSSESSION
Victoria and NSW have furthered their goals toward a “health-based approach” for people in need of support, with critical reforms around decriminalisation of public intoxication and drug use. Beginning this month, being intoxicated in public in Victoria will be treated
