Lantern’s divestment and turnaround marches on, with Sydney-based hotelier Andrew Lazarus snapping up the Beaumont Exchange for a tidy sum. Located in one of the best regions of NSW’s second-largest city, Newcastle, the Exchange is a diverse business with significant opportunities for upside. “It represents great value,” Lazarus told PubTIC of the $6.625 million sale […]
The Bayfields have unveiled their magnificent new lounge and rooftop bars in the Light Brigade, sporting incredible views of the city and exquisite Art Deco restoration. The Bayfield family purchased Haritos Hotels’ Woollahra pub almost a year ago, shortly after divesting their sprawling landmark pub, the Newport Arms, to Justin Hemmes. Dean Haritos had already
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The NSW State Government yesterday announced a new chair and board for ILGA that will hopefully produce a “better result” for licensed venues. The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) is a statutory decision-maker, regulating licensing and disciplinary matters for pubs, clubs and casinos. Its new chair will be lawyer Philip Crawford, who acts as a
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Australia’s only listed brewer is rolling out its new national craft beer on-premise focus, after reducing its commitment to brew for Woolworths and winning the AIBA top award. Based in Western Australia, the ASX-listed Gage Roads Brewing (GRB) has brewed big success making high-volume beers under contract for Pinnacle Liquor Group P/L – a subsidiary
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Australian beer-loving scientists have achieved a world first, reviving the oldest known samples of beer from a 220-year-old Tasmanian shipwreck. The Sydney Cove was one of the first commercial ships to make the perilous journey to the colonies, back in 1797. Unfortunately, it sprang a lead and ran aground on tiny Preservation Island, in Bass
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The massive UEFA Champions League Final took place recently in Spain, and to celebrate, Heineken invited key Australian clients to a weekend party in Ibiza. Saturday, 28 May saw the culmination of the 61st Champions League for the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) play out in Madrid, with two teams from that city fighting
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PJ Gallaghers Leichhardt has sold between well-known publicans, as national assets and values see more businesses heading to the pub. The partnership of Patrick Gallagher and John Daly that resulted in a prominent corner pub becoming PJ’s Leichhardt, has divested the property for around $14.5 million. The buyer is long-time hotelier Peter Walker, cashed up
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PHMG’s The Collaroy swapped a master chef for a wild weekend as a storm front struck Sydney and battered the northern beaches. Gale-force winds and wild seas stripped the beach away along the northern Sydney coastline, with Collaroy and Narrabeen devastated for not the first time. Standing sentry on Collaroy beach, The Collaroy and neighbouring
Award-winning mega-pub Sandstone Point will soon hold its inaugural Sandstone Rocks concert, headlining with major Australian acts. The Sandstone Point Hotel is the current title-holder of the QHA’s ‘Best New Hotel’, ‘Best Outdoor/Non-Enclosed Facility’ and ‘Best Overall Hotel’. It is taking the ‘outdoor’ appeal to a new level, announcing the first annual Sandstone Rocks Major
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A new pub syndicate led by well-known hotelier Peter Ashelford and Sydney Roosters chairman Nick Politis has snapped up the Thomas’ Treetops Tavern on the Gold Coast for $20 million. The Treetops occupies a prominent 7,000 m² site in the Gold Coast’s Burleigh Waters, consisting of a public bar, lounge bar, bistro, 45 gaming authorities,
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