BROWNING FAMILY PUTS UP BALLARAT COLLECTION
The Browning family has put their portfolio of hospitality venues in Ballarat on the market, representing more than an acre of freehold assets in the heart of one of Victoria’s largest regional centres. Billed as ‘The Ballarat Collection’, leading the
TILLEY & WILLS PUT UP 400
Hospitality bandidos Simon Tilley and Nick Wills have promised to revive the tequila era with launch of Mexican-Inspired bar and kitchen Four Hundred, in association with the Greenwood Hotel. Located on Greenwood Plaza rooftop, Four Hundred is a relaxed, contemporary
RAINBOW’S ROYAL UPDATES TO KING CHARLES III
An enterprising publican in regional Victoria has re-crowned the Royal in Rainbow into Australia’s only King Charles III Hotel. Built in the 1890s, during the reign of Queen Victoria, the embossed and stately Royal is a classic example of its
GREENGATE ORDERED TO COMPENSATE UNRULY PATRON
The historic Greengate Hotel on Sydney’s north shore has been ordered to pay compensation to a patron, after a court ruled he was assaulted and “falsely imprisoned” by staff and security. James Mansour attended the Greengate in Killara with friends
LOUGHNANS LETTING GO THE IRONBAR
Put to market for the first time ever, iconic north Queensland hotel the IronBar Saloon in Port Douglas is being sold by long-term family owners. Renowned for its laid-back holiday lifestyle and boutique businesses, Port Douglas, approximately 67 kilometres north
KIRRA BEACH HOTEL’S $380m MAKEOVER
Years in the making, the recreated Kirra Beach Hotel in Coolangatta will reopen this month as the cornerstone in the massive $380 million Kirra Point Precinct. The Gold Coast beachfront pub closed early 2021, set to become integral to the
OLD BAR NEW FOR QUINN AND CO
Kelly & Co Hotels has announced the quick-draw sale of Old Bar Tavern on the NSW mid-north coast to a partnership headed by growing regional hotelier Nick Quinn. Old Bar Tavern is found around two hours north of Newcastle, on
CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL HITS VOLUNTEER PAYDIRT
The election-promised cashless gaming trial due to be rolled out in venues across NSW has been flooded with volunteer operators, and may involve many more gaming machines than originally stipulated. Under pressure from anti-gaming advocates and in the wake of
AUBURN GROWS IN THE HEART OF HAWTHORN
After more than a century serving the Hawthorn community and a $4.3 million transformation, AVC has fully reopened the Auburn Hotel, ushering in more trading space and addition of new attraction ‘The Pavilion’. The site neighbouring the Hotel has previously
CORKMAN ‘COWBOYS’ TO REBUILD HISTORIC PUB
After years of legal disputes, massive fines and threat of prison, the owners of the site of the former and much-disputed Corkman Irish Pub at Carlton will build a replica of the historic watering hole they illegally demolished. Late 2014
