Coogee Pavilion

IVY GROWS AND COOGEE IN THE MIDDLE

Posted on January 22nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale has finally unveiled its much-anticipated ‘Middle Level’ of Coogee Pavilion, as well as further iteration of the ever-growing ivy and Hemmes’ proposition to reinvigorate Sydney’s nightlife.  Five years after purchasing the Coogee venue, late 2019 Justin Hemmes’ Merivale design

MERIVALE’S MUCH-AWAITED COOGEE MIDDLE AND SUMMER PARTY

Posted on December 6th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Five years after acquiring the Coogee Pavilion, Merivale is unveiling the much-anticipated middle level, boasting three distinct and well-considered spaces deserving of the location. Taking the keys to the former Coogee Palace in 2014, Justin Hemmes’ hospitality juggernaut swiftly reworked

HEMMES CALMS STORM OVER TATTOOED SOCIALITE DENIED AT COOGEE

Posted on March 22nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale found itself the centre of a media storm this week, after socialite Gordana Poljak was refused entry by an overzealous doorman due to her gratuitous tattoos. The tattoo queen champions her decorative ink and operates a business combining the

PUBS WAKING TO THE ALLURE OF COFFEE CULTURE

Posted on September 12th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Just as the gastro pub is drawing dining custom from restaurants, plenty of pubs have tapped into the all-day allure of fine coffee and the café atmosphere. The $6 billion annual coffee service industry has been in strong growth for

COURT HEARS HEMMES TO KEEP COOGEE PAVILION

Posted on July 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Supreme Court stoush between Justin Hemmes and David Kingston over the Coogee Pavilion has reached an “in-principle agreement”. [caption id="attachment_2367" align="alignright" width="390"] Justin Hemmes[/caption] The pair ended up before the court after Kingston issued several Notices to Merivale in

MERIVALE’S COOGEE DISASTER IN COURT

Posted on May 11th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A dispute over the sale of Coogee Pavilion could see Merivale’s Justin Hemmes in court against the vendor, former Rothschild CEO David Kingston. An agreement in March last year saw the celebrity operator sign on to take over the former