Central Coast

NO MORE MONKEY BUSINESS: WOODPORT

Posted on September 17th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Beloved Central Coast hospitality icon the Sunken Monkey has recently closed for extensive renovations and a rebrand back to days of old. The pub, which sits on the banks of Erina Creek, will now be known again as the Woodport

CENTRAL COAST PUBLICANS SWING BIG CHARITY CHEQUE

Posted on December 3rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Central Coast hospitals were beneficiaries of another big cheque following another successful annual golf day for the local AHA NSW sub-branch. The event began in 2014, and has so far seen over $100,000 raised to support both Gosford and Wyong

LAUNDY SELLS BIG BATEAU BAY

Posted on August 30th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Laundy group has capitalised on the market for coastal freehold properties, divesting the big-format Bateau Bay Hotel for circa $13m to a growing local operator. The Laundy Hotel Group purchased the Bateau Bay Hotel (BBH) in early 2015 for around

‘BLANK CANVAS’ GATEWAY LOOKS TO NEW DIRECTION

Posted on August 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
One of Newcastle’s most colourful and full of promise pubs has hit the market, offering “untapped potential” to a serious operator. Sitting resplendent on a prominent corner of Maitland Road in Islington, the Gateway has been operated by a local

HAPPY DAYS AND BIG WINS AT LAUNDY HOTELS

Posted on May 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Laundy Hotels have been especially hospitable of late, helping one industry newcomer into ‘paradise’ and making another a millionaire. Arthur Laundy’s operation took on the idyllic Tea Gardens Hotel in February of 2015, in partnership with Steve and Trish Rodgers