Pub

LANTERN’S CROWN HERALDS END IS NIGH

Posted on January 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Continuing its run of blockbuster sales capping 2016, Lantern Hotel Group has listed its second-last, landmark Surry Hills corner pub, the Crown Hotel. The ASX-listed Lantern has all but completed the strategic sell-off of its entire pub portfolio, executing a

LOCALS’ SHENANIGANS AS THOMAS FAMILY EXITS PUB GAME

Posted on January 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Two brothers and three mates have taken the plunge with their first pub, beating hungry Sydney operators to buy the Thomas family’s long-held Shenanigans at The Imperial. Mike Thomas has been a staple of the NSW hotel industry for over

MOMENTO GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR MACQUARIE PARK PUB

Posted on January 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The Colosimo family’s Momento Venues has gained approval for a brand new upmarket hotel in the booming Macquarie Park business district. Macquarie Park is in the heart of western Sydney, and in the past decade or so has become home

MELBOURNE PUBS RATTLED BY GUN INCIDENTS

Posted on January 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Pubs in north Melbourne suburbs had brushes with the city’s underbelly on Tuesday night, with one man shot and another waving a gun at security and patrons. Victorian Police report being called to the corner of Sydney and Mahoneys Roads

BYE BYE BAIRD: PROTESTORS UPBEAT AS PREMIER DAMPER DEPARTS

Posted on January 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Opponents to the NSW lockout laws, WestConnex and Council amalgamations are hopeful the resignation of Minister Baird could begin changes to the unpopular policies. The 44th Premier of NSW, the Minister for Infrastructure and Western Sydney and party leader, resigned

OPERATORS BOOTED AS MT ERICA HOTEL CLOSES

Posted on January 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Prahran’s historic Mt Erica Hotel has closed suddenly, with the landlords changing the locks on its most recent incarnation. Built in 1853, the Stonnington History Centre says the pub is one of the oldest in the area, in Melbourne’s east.

BEER+BUBS GETTING DADS-TO-BE IN PUBS

Posted on January 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Beer+Bubs is a program that teaches men what they really need to know about childbirth – in the comfortable setting of a pub amongst other men. The program has been running in Sydney since 2004, and nationally since 2009, and

BIG LIDCOMBE HOTEL SALE SETS TONE FOR ANOTHER BIG YEAR

Posted on January 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The sale of a top-50 gaming pub has kick-started what is expected to be another big year in Australian pub real estate. The freehold of the Lidcombe Hotel was purchased by Marcus Levy’s Marvan Hotels eight years ago from Hedley

CHEUNG UNVEILS FIRST STAGE FOR CBH’S NEW LOOK

Posted on January 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Chris Cheung has unveiled stage one of his ongoing project to reinvigorate the iconic Coogee Bay Hotel. Overlooking Coogee Beach, with one of the country’s most famous beer garden courtyards, the CBH has been synonymous with alfresco hospitality and beachside