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SHERMAN SENDS MARY ELLEN TO MARKET

Posted on January 31st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Adam Sherman has put to market his elegant Mary Ellen Hotel in the Newcastle suburb of Merewether, offering a growth trajectory in the newly refreshed pub. Local resident Sherman purchased the Mary Ellen off-market just 15 months ago, entering the

IVY COULD BE REDEVELOPED INTO ACCOMMODATION HOTEL

Posted on January 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale has responded to implications the days of ivy are numbered, clarifying news to demolish the site in favour of an accommodation hotel are “still so far from final” and it is business as usual. Justin Hemmes’ bought the site

COP STABBED AND PERP SHOT DEAD IN MAROUBRA HOTEL

Posted on January 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Maroubra Junction Hotel was in turmoil on Australia Day, as a mis-handled arrest led to one officer being stabbed twice and the perpetrator shot dead in a crowded beer garden. After failing to appear in Penrith Court last Wednesday to

BALD FACED TENANTS EVICTED AMID SCANDAL

Posted on January 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Just eight months after taking the keys, the tenants of the Bald Faced Stag have been evicted over claims of late rent and unpaid bills. After a stint on the market, Ulladulla Property Services P/L took on the operation late

GABS HOTTEST 100 CRAFT BEERS 2018: NEW AND TRENDING

Posted on January 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Back for its tenth big year, the Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS) Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers list was released over the Australia Day weekend. (full list below) Saturday saw over 45 events held around the country, with patrons partaking

SYDNEY PUB ICONS CLOSING FOR DEVELOPMENT

Posted on January 24th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
As tourism-driven capex continues to flow into Australia’s cities, two Sydney institutions call time ahead of ambitious developments. Jacksons on George has stood at the gateway to The Rocks since 1986, at times considered a rite of passage of youth

WAGGA PUBS DRIVING VIOLENCE DOWN AND DROUGHT RELIEF NORTH

Posted on January 24th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Wagga publicans are driving change, banning trouble-makers precinct-wide and supplying aid to drought-stricken farmers. The hoteliers and licensees of the city of around 54,000 banded together eight years’ ago to form the Wagga Liquor Accord. They further undertook a ‘banned

VIC REGULATORS BLOCK ALH EGM APPLICATION

Posted on January 24th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has upheld a ruling by VCGLR to deny ALH the 40 EGMs applied for at the Commercial Hotel, South Morang. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) had requested the gaming machines for the Commercial, which

IRIS NEARS KINGS CROSS $47m DEVELOPMENT AS WOWSERS HUDDLE

Posted on January 22nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Iris’ proposed $47m development in Kings Cross is under attack before it begins, with a local interest group fighting to scare Council into blocking the proposal. Kings Cross is back in the headlines, no longer for scandal or its infamous