Cairns Council

TREASURED COURTHOUSE HOTEL LANGUISHES

Posted on September 15th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The heritage-listed and battle-trophy Courthouse Hotel Cairns has become a dormant site of itinerants and drug paraphernalia since Council purchased it from Pelathon last December. Built in 1922 as part of a scheme to employ returning WWI soldiers, the building

COUNCIL GETS ITS PUB, PELATHON SAYS FAREWELL

Posted on December 21st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
In a final twist of the Cairns Courthouse caper, Pelathon has surprised the Council and pulled the pin and will cease trading this week. Following the announcement that Pelathon Management Group would be buying Lantern’s historic Courthouse Hotel in Cairns,

HAPPY ENDING FOR PELATHON IN CASE OF COURTHOUSE

Posted on December 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A “positive outcome for all” has been achieved with Cairns Council announcing the purchase of Pelathon’s Courthouse Hotel – just bought from Lantern Hotel Group. Lantern listed the Hotel for sale back in June, executing an Expressions of Interest campaign

COUNCIL TO ACQUIRE PELATHON’S JUST-BOUGHT COURTHOUSE HOTEL

Posted on November 28th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Just days after taking the keys, Pelathon will part with its newly-acquired Courthouse Hotel after Council determined they want it more. The listed Lantern Group (LTN) first discussed parting with the landmark Cairns pub last year. Built from the city’s