TARALGA GEM HEADS TO AUCTION
The pride of Taralga is being sold, in the southern tablelands, as its Sydney-based owner looks to focus closer to home. Built 1876, the Taralga Hotel is the only pub on the town’s main street. Occupying a 3,230sqm block, on
VGCCC SLAPS $1m FINE ON TABCORP OVER OUTAGE
The VGCCC has fined Tabcorp $1 million for not complying with Commission directions issued during an investigation of the company’s major system outage in 2020. This is the largest ever fine imposed by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission
SHORT SETS SALE ON THE SEABREEZE
After 22 years of continuous ownership, Marty Short and family have determined it’s time to sell their well-known Seabreeze Beach Hotel and separate commercial properties, in picturesque South West Rocks. The large-format Hotel comprises public bar and wagering, dining service,
BELLS PAYS TOLL FOR GAMING TAX BREACHES
Victoria’s regulator has penalised a Melbourne pub, issuing a letter of censure and fine, for breaches relating to payment of its gaming taxes. In accordance with the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 and the Accounting and Auditing Venue Requirements set out
BRIGHTON’S MARINE GOES UNDER
The popular Marine Hotel in south Melbourne has suddenly closed, blaming a cocktail of council headaches, rising costs and NIMBYs. The robust Georgian-style pub has operated since 1856. In 2013 sale of the freehold fetched $13 million, sold at auction
GRIFFITHS GETTING OUT OF GOULBURN
Winding up in town, Peter Griffiths has listed his popular Tattersalls Hotel in the under-pubbed region of Goulburn. Built in the 1960s, the pub boasts one of the largest trading footprints and is widely considered to be the best pub
CANBERRA IS BACK IN BALLARAT
The historic Hotel Canberra of Ballarat is being revived under the captaincy of two brothers and a chef, as the region blooms as a tourism destination and grows a reputation for dining and boutique accommodation. Previous known as The Columbian,
LIVE SPORT STREAMING SERVICE FOR PUBS
Global sports network beIN Sports has teamed with innovative streaming platform Screach to deliver live sport, including elite world soccer and tennis, to thousands of venues across Australia. It’s no secret Australians love their sport, and in light of the
SALISBURY IN RELUCTANT SALE
Ged Dore and company have put up the handsome Salisbury Hotel in Stanmore, as an investor partner seeks to cash out. Built 1899, the three-level pub enjoys triple street frontage, occupying a prominent 800sqm corner lot on the main retail
MAJOR SYDNEY CLUBS AND PUBS HARSHLY ACCUSED OF MONEY LAUNDERING
Documents newly tabled in NSW parliament are driving calls for investigation into the role – or at least insufficient diligence – suspected regarding money laundering at major Sydney clubs and pubs. The documents were made public this month following a