Public Hospitality Group

THE LADY GETS LUCKY

Posted on November 4th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
After suddenly closing “indefinitely” last month citing storm damage, facing an uncertain future, it’s been revealed the Lady Hampshire will return as a pub. Previously known as the Old Hampshire Hotel, the old-school watering hole was established on bustling Parramatta

SALE OR LEASE ON THE HIGH-PROFILE CLIFTON

Posted on August 28th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne’s landmark Clifton Hotel is for sale or lease through receivers and managers FTI Consulting, in the fallout from Jon Adgemis’ collapsed Public Hospitality Group. Built 1868, the Clifton is a hospitality institution, dominating a high-profile corner of Kew Junction

RECEIVER SALE ON BALMAIN EXCHANGE

Posted on February 16th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Receivers have listed Jon Adgemis’ Balmain icon the Exchange Hotel, offering a multi-level opportunity in one of Sydney’s greatest pub ‘burbs. The three-level Exchange was built in 1885 in the Georgian style, on a generous 645sqm block. Laying claim as

RECAST KURRAJONG HOTEL HITS THE MARKET

Posted on May 9th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Inner west sweetheart the Kurrajong Hotel of Erskineville is being sold, after repossession and a bare-bones renovation, for an ‘all-new’ offering on Sydney’s fringe. Built in the 1930s, the big, three-storey corner pub is an Art Deco classic, featuring ornate

PUBLIC HOSPITALITY CREDITORS TAKE FIVE

Posted on September 18th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The party is winding down for Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality Group (PHG), as a major lender calls in receivers and managers on five venues in the collection. Last week FTI Consulting’s Vaughan Strawbridge and Joseph Hansell stepped in, under security

PUBLIC HOSPITALITY PUBS JOIN WAVE OF INSOLVENCIES

Posted on June 21st, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Adgemis Public Hospitality empire is in flux again, threatening its refinancing efforts, as two pubs in the portfolio enter administration alongside a record-breaking number of Aussie businesses. Public Hospitality Group (PHG) is scrambling to retain its collection of over

SYDNEY’S FIRST SUSTAINABLE BAR FINDS NEW HOME

Posted on March 15th, 2024 by Jane Louise
A new collaboration has ensured one-of-a-kind Sydney venue Re will continue its pioneering efforts in sustainability. Re, which was established in 2021 in South Eveleigh, Sydney, announced its closure in February this year. Re is known for its strong commitment

THE LADY MAKES A NOISY RETURN

Posted on March 17th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Camperdown’s Old Lady is back, under the Public Hospitality Group banner, championing its newfound dedication to live music. For decades the pub on Parramatta Road at Camperdown was known as the Old Hampshire Hotel, until Paddy Coughlan and co took

PUBLIC HOSPITALITY HITS BONDI WITH PLANS FOR NOAH’S

Posted on June 8th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality Group has beat major developers to buy the well-known Noah’s Backpackers on Bondi Beach for $68 million. Noah’s occupies a prominent 1,087sqm site at the world-famous Beach, comprising two corner buildings configured for 260 beds and

PHG UNVEIL NEW OLD-SCHOOL THE STRAND

Posted on May 11th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Ninety-nine-year-old Darlinghurst icon The Strand is welcoming a new era inspired by the roaring twenties, as Public Hospitality Group transform it into a four-level dining and hotel precinct. The extensive refurbishment is taking place in two distinct phases. Open now