HOSPITALITY HOTSPOTS ON THE RISE

Health departments are increasingly concerned about transmission of the COVID virus in hospitality settings, such as pubs and clubs, with growing case numbers and big hikes in non-compliance penalties. COVID-19 case numbers have continued to increase in New South Wales,

AVC UNVEILS RENOVATION VICTORIA

Australian Venue Co’s investment into its southern venues continues with launch of the reinvigorated Victoria Hotel in Yarraville and the Rooftop Bar and offering at Albury’s Albion Hotel. After four months closed, the Yarraville’s Victoria Hotel re-opened with a refreshed

ALBION HOTEL HEADS TO MARKET

The bustling Albion Hotel in tightly-held southern NSW comes to market as long-time owners look to move on. The four-level Albion is a handsome Art Deco centrepiece of border town Albury, on main road Dean Street, central to a busy

$20K AWARDED TO MAN FALSELY ARRESTED AT ALBION HOTEL

A Liverpool man has been awarded $20,000, after a four-year battle following his removal from and arrest outside of Parramatta’s Albion Hotel, in mid-2012. Johnny and Ann Raad are said to have arrived at the Albion shortly after midnight, in

SOLOTEL GETS $60m FOR ALBION HOTEL LANDMARK

Bruce Solomon’s Solotel has achieved its second big-ticket sale and lease-back, settling on a bid of $60 million for the land holding of its Albion Hotel in Parramatta. The generous 3,135 m² block on the corner of George and Harris

PUBLICAN ‘WINS’ APPEAL WITH 5-YEAR BAN ON LICENCE

The live-in publican at the Albion Hotel in south-western NSW has lost his licence for five years on appeal for allowing a drunken sex romp in his beer garden. [caption id="attachment_7184" align="alignright" width="226"] Allan Francis Ogilvie[/caption] Allan Francis Ogilvie was

UPDATE: MELBOURNE PUB ARSON INSIDE JOB

A fire that destroyed a new near-complete Melbourne pub last October was deliberately lit by the builder struggling to meet the opening deadline. Police investigated the arson attack, reported by Andrew Winston McMahon at the time as started by two

SOLOTEL TO OFFLOAD ALBION HOTEL PARRAMATTA

Solotel is executing another big-ticket sale and lease-back, divesting the dirt at its Albion Hotel in Parramatta amid booming opportunity. After 30 years owning the generous 3,000 m² block on George St, facing the Parramatta river, Bruce Solomon has put

ARSONISTS DESTROY NEW MELBOURNE PUB

Police continue to investigate the arson attack on Monday that destroyed Melbourne pub the Albion Hotel, owned by a group of footballers. [caption id="attachment_7468" align="alignright" width="336"] Artist's impression of the redeveloped hotel[/caption] It is reported that two men wearing balaclavas