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OSCARS LAUNCH THE PORT INTO DARLING HARBOUR

Posted on October 7th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Oscars Hotels has launched huge new venue The Port in Darling Harbour, bringing a lockout-free Riviera experience to Sydney. Located on the western side of the iconic Darling Harbour foreshore, in the former home of Margaritaville, the all-new pub sports

NORTHIES THROWING BIG SHARKS PARTY SUNDAY

Posted on October 7th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Cronulla faithfuls will be rewarded this weekend with free food and drink at Laundy’s Northies Hotel, as the pub matches shock-jock Kyle Sandilands’ pledge on the Sharks’ win. rLast weekend Australia watched Cronulla’s pride and joy edge out the Melbourne

FORTUNE OF WAR RE-OPENS AFTER RENO

Posted on October 7th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Following months of painstaking, history-stained renovations, Sydney’s oldest pub will re-open tomorrow to serve pub fare for another two centuries. The Rocks’ famous Fortune of War pub closed back in July for a well-earned refurbishment, and owners, Steven Speed’s WDS

PADDY WAGON COP SHOP PUB OPENS TO LEGAL OMENS

Posted on October 7th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
New Irish pub Paddy Wagon has opened on the site of the old Glenorchy cop shop, greeted with warnings from the Premier about cutting the number of poker machines in the State. Extensive renovations have transformed the nondescript brick building

CALLIGEROS & CO. TO SELL TOP-10 ACACIA RIDGE HOTEL

Posted on October 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Peter Calligeros and Stephen Farley are releasing the massive Acacia Ridge Hotel to a hot Sunshine State market. After landing the trophy asset in mid-2014, business partners Calligeros and Farley have executed a calculated makeover and refresh of the business

TERMINUS ‘GHOST’ PUB TO LIVE AGAIN

Posted on October 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney’s time-capsule Terminus Hotel is preparing to reopen, after 30 years of slumber. The Federation style pub on Harris Street, Pyrmont ceased trading in 1986 when the enigmatic Isaac and Susan Wakil purchased and promptly closed it. It has remained

QHA 2016 AWARDS HONOURING ‘MAJOR ROLE’ OF PUBS

Posted on October 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Queensland Hotels Association 2016 Awards for Excellence drew over 1,000 industry professionals to witness the crowning of the State’s best pubs. Dozens of Queensland’s best and brightest compared endeavours in competition for 41 Awards, within Brisbane’s Conference and Exhibition

PATRONS ON THE ROOF AT THE LIGHT BRIGADE

Posted on October 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
After years of waiting, and a serious overhaul, the Light Brigade will finally see patrons on its roof enjoying skyline views of Sydney’s CBD. As featured in this month’s PubTIC Magazine, the Bayfield family bought the Paddington corner pub in

LANTERN TAKE ‘BEST OFFER’ FOR CENTRAL QUEENSLAND PUB

Posted on September 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Lantern has taken the money and run, “meeting the market” for the deeds on its Bundaberg freehold to complete the exit from Queensland. In June, ASX-listed Lantern (LTN) listed the freehold going concern of the Central Hotel, Bundaberg, in a

VIOLENT PATRONS SLUGGED JUST DESSERTS

Posted on September 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Men in Victoria and Queensland have been hit with tough penalties for their roles in two incidents of antisocial behaviour in pubs. On 6 May at the Railway Hotel in Bannockburn, two men not known to each other got into