Well-known publican Stephen Hunt has bought the Ocean View Hotel in an impulse deal that saw him prepare and take over the pub in just three days. Heading to Coffs Harbour with his boys for a rugby carnival, Hunt got a surprise call from the freehold owner of a pub he had previously looked at …
Old mates Marty Short and Sean O’Hara have signed for the Toormina Hotel in Coffs Harbour as coastal pubs keep surfacing in a hot market. Toormina, a southern suburb of mid north coast hub Coffs Harbour, borders seaside playground Sawtell. The Hotel is within the thriving Toormina Shopping Centre, boasting anchor tenants Woolworths, Coles and …
Popular NSW North Coast pub the Plantation Hotel is backing a local initiative to use trained fighters to raise awareness of the dangers of ‘coward’ punches. Martial arts instructor Michael Landas approached Plantation Hotel general manager Daniel Knox, who was eager to lend support for the anti-violence program. The ‘Don’t Be A Dog’ campaign is …
Two NSW hotels have sadly become embroiled in the tragic deaths of two patrons assaulted in the vicinity. Visitor to Coffs Harbour, 26-year-old Kyle Watkins, was struck in a seemingly unprovoked attack soon after leaving the Coffs Hotel with a group of friends around 10:15 pm last Saturday night. One friend witnessed an altercation between …
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The Coffs-Clarence Local Area Command has come out critical of the work of local hotels, as the wider district finds two of its pubs on the OLGR’s list of violent venues. Figures around the country show the continued drop in rates of alcohol-related violence – largely stemming from districts where cooperation between licensees, police and …
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