JACKSONS IS BACK ON GEORGE
After five years and complete reconstruction, iconic sticky-carpet late-night George Street grunge pub Jacksons has reopened as a sophisticated and contemporary venue under DTL Entertainment, fronted by Maurice Terzini. Infamous wee hours destination pub Jacksons on George closed early 2018
THE ALEX HEADS FOR THE HAMMER
Mountains sweetheart the Alexandra Hotel of Leura is headed to auction, as the satellite town grows ever closer to Sydney. Built in 1903, the two-storey ‘The Alex’ is a quintessential country-style hotel, and a Blue Mountains institution, being the only
NEW DIRECTION FOR GRAND JUNCTION AND BROWNS PLAINS
Australian Venue Co has rolled out another two overhauled local watering holes, bringing the Grand Junction Tavern and Browns Plains Hotel back online after multi-million-dollar investments. The Grand Junction of Pennington reopened after a $2 million renovation pitching a new
KELLY & CO JUMP SHIP AT CORINDI BEACH
Ned Kelly and partner are selling their big development opportunity in coastal Corindi Beach to hone in on an alternate prize. Previously known as the Amble Inn, the rebranded Corindi Beach Hotel occupies an enormous 16,120sqm site just half and
ST ANDREWS BEACH BREWERY ON THE BLOCK
The famed and multi-award-winning St Andrews Beach Brewery on Victoria’s prized Mornington Peninsula is being sold, with major expansion options. Located just over an hour’s drive from the Melbourne CBD, the property is 37-ha (92 acres), and was previously a
APPLEJACK TURNS ON THE TAPHOUSE
Sydney-based Applejack hospitality group has jumped into the next addition to the portfolio, reinvigorating and recreating Darlinghurst’s iconic Taphouse. Following a “serious nip and tuck” top-to-bottom refurbishment, the heritage pub reopens to the public Wednesday (13 September), claiming a concept
TWO MORE QUICK SALES FOR REDCAPE
Chasing the news of two sales in the past fortnight, Redcape Hotel Group has announced the off-market sale of both the Shafston Hotel in Brisbane and the Central Hotel in Shellharbour. The big, multi-level Shafston Hotel is in East Brisbane,
LONG-TIME OWNERS LIST MACKAY’S MCGUIRES
On the heels of Redcape listing two pubs in town, the heritage-listed McGuires Hotel of Mackay is on offer by long-timers for the first time in nearly four decades. A pub has stood on the site since 1882, but the
EMPLOYEE CHARGED FOR TRYING TO STOP PATRON DRINK DRIVING
A pub employee has been convicted and fined for an over-zealous attempt to stop a patron from drink driving. According to police documents tendered in court, 47-year-old Andrew Winter from Catalina, who works at the Bay View Hotel in Batemans
DOUGHERTYS CALL TIME AT THE CLOCKTOWER
Local legends the Dougherty family are winding up at their striking Clocktower Hotel, in the northern NSW town of Grafton. The pub commands a corner in the commercial core of Grafton, on a 1,221sqm site with more than 80 metres