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DOLPHIN AND ICEBERGS TEAM LAUNCH BONDI BEACH PUBLIC BAR

Posted on December 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The team behind the acclaim of The Dolphin has opened a brand new Bondi Beach Public Bar, offering a sophisticated nod to Australian drinking culture of the 1970s and 80s. The massive Pacific development on Bondi’s Campbell Parade, stretching an

HISTORIC ADMIRAL RISES AGAIN AT THE PORT

Posted on November 8th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Port Admiral Hotel has triumphantly reopened, after more than a decade in hibernation and a big two-year renovation. Built in 1849 in the Victorian Georgian style, the Port Admiral was once the hub of the Port Adelaide wharf

PRIOR LOOSES NEW PYRMONT PUB WHIRLY BIRD

Posted on October 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Former Keystone foundations Ant Prior and Simon Barbato have teamed up to launch Whirly Bird, in the former Oscars Hotel at Pyrmont. Pitched as a sultry lit and eclectic space with casual elegance, Whirly Bird specialises in “fine poultry and

SAND HILL RD OPENS WATERSIDE

Posted on October 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Sand Hill Rd has thrown open its reinvigorated Waterside Hotel in Melbourne’s ‘edgy’ King St, prophesying new life for the old Hotel and district. Built on the prominent corner of Flinders and King Streets, in the late 1800s the Waterside

DRAUGHT DROUGHT BROKEN IN VICTORIA

Posted on August 28th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The drought has broken in Victoria, as the sleepy town of Woomelang celebrates the quiet yet triumphant return of its only pub. In 2014, Graham and Lisa Shore embarked from Brisbane on a long-awaited caravan expedition around Australia scheduled for

REVISED FOUR IN HAND NOW OPEN: WAUGH

Posted on July 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Mitchell Waugh’s PHMG has settled in and overhauled the legendary Four in Hand, reopening with new integration alongside a sustained homage to history in the heritage-listed pub. Bursting onto the scene mid-2015, Public House Management Group (PHMG) let loose the

NEW FLINDERS HOTEL OPENS TO REVISED SYDNEY MARKET

Posted on March 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Looking to the future, long-standing Sydney local the Flinders Hotel has reopened to a new environment in a new year. Located on Flinders Street, close to gay-central Taylor Square and just inside the wet-blanket lockout zone, the Flinders has had

SWEETER THAN SUGARMILL NEW POTTS POINTS HOTEL NOW OPEN

Posted on February 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A new pub group has re-launched Kings Cross’ famous Sugarmill – repositioning it to suit its increasingly gentrified locale as the Potts Point Hotel. Sydney’s original late-night entertainment zone has been decimated by the crowd-killing effects of the controversial ‘lockout’