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AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN WA REVEAL EXCELLENCE

Posted on November 9th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The grand ballroom at Perth’s Crown Casino came to life Monday night for the 2016 AHA-Aon Hospitality Awards for Excellence, recognising hotels, pubs, bars, restaurants and tourism venues across Western Australia. Forty-two acknowledgements for Excellence were awarded to venues, operators

DE ANGELIS WELCOMES LANTERN’S UNCLE BUCKS PREMIUM PUB

Posted on November 7th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Listed Lantern Group’s final countdown has begun, with news of the premium sale of Uncle Buck’s Hotel to the family-operated De Angelis Group. The ASX-announcement by Lantern (LTN) said the sale price of $25.3 million represented a 30.5 per cent

COLLECTOR HOTEL & BENEFITS ON SALE IN BOOM TOWN

Posted on November 7th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Collector Hotel in Parramatta has come to market boasting lessee assets in the town of opportunity. Parramatta is alive with development activity, hosting the lion’s share of building sites that have seen Sydney leading the record-breaking crane count across

VCGLR MOVING WITH TIMES AND TECH

Posted on November 7th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian liquor regulator continues its push toward “modernisation” and integration, recognising the challenges of the twenty-first hospitality environment. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) announced Stage Two of its transformation plan in August, 2015, building on

FEROS TO ROLL AUCTION DICE WITH PRIMED TENNYSON

Posted on November 4th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
John Feros’ JDA Hotels has been tempted to market with its newly-acquired top-100 Tennyson Hotel. Just 14 months after snapping up the asset for around $27 million, JDA has re-listed the Tennyson with high expectations for a hot market especially

OPERATORS SENT BROKE BY RED TAPE AND SHIFTING GOAL POSTS

Posted on November 4th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A Toowoomba pub is closing this weekend, with the owners saying they simply could not compete given the hurdles and rising number of licensed venues in the area. Brothers Simon and Liam Janetzki purchased the lease of the Bellevue Hotel

DIXON DANCES WITH KKR FOR $40m SLICE OF KEYSTONE

Posted on November 2nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The high-profile sale of the Keystone portfolio has taken a twist, with creditors KKR helping Dixon Hospitality into a $40m deal for six Sydney venues including Kingsley’s fine-dining restaurant. Despite previous statements denying interest in assets of the beleaguered The

MELBOURNE CUP WRAP AND ANOTHER ONE FOR MAX

Posted on November 2nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The 2016 Melbourne Cup delivered another action-packed result for pubs and punters, and Max Hitchins nailed another notch in his belt of predictions. Australia’s largest betting operator, Tabcorp, reported $141.5 million wagered at its locations throughout NSW, Victoria and the