NEW ERA FOR THE TERMINUS

The Terminus Hotel lives on under new ownership, with a local investor taking the title to Marulan’s only watering hole. The Terminus is a classic corner pub in the heart of town, set on a 4,713sqm with ample parking. It

HALLMARK REVIVES THE LEFTY’S LEGEND

Brisbane good-time venue Lefty’s is back, Hallmark Group reviving its systemic Americana and swinging the doors open again last week.   Lefty’s Music Hall is a honkey-tonk style venue with rockabilly flair on Caxton Street, in the heart of the

RESTAPLED FITZROY STEPS UP

Windsor’s big, pink Fitzroy Hotel has been put to market as a freehold going concern, representing a strong trader with considerable upside potential in a Sydney growth corridor. Incumbent operators Michelle and Craig Thomson took on the lease in 2017,

COOREY MAKES ROYAL CONNECTION IN SHEARER’S ARMS

Hotelier of the Year Matt Coorey has formed a partnership with the Malouf’s Royal Hotels for acquisition of the Shearer’s Arms Tavern south-west of Brisbane. The big-ticket sale is the second in a week in the region, following HPI’s deal

HUNT SPONSORS SHOOT YOUR LOCAL

Pub commandant Stephen Hunt has tempted Newcastle region locals to Shoot Your Local, offering $5,000 cash for capturing the heart of Hunter pubs. The competition welcomed both amateur and professional contenders residing in the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens

ALH’S WESTMEADOWS TAVERN UNDER SIEGE

The Westmeadows Tavern saw squads of heavily-armed tactical police swarm the site in the early hours this morning, as two armed bandits were believed to be inside. Police were called to the ALH pub in northern Melbourne around 5am, receiving

ILGA TRADING HOURS DECISION OVERRULED FOR IRIS

A landmark ruling has been handed down by NCAT, overruling an ILGA decision to prevent late-trading at Iris Group’s Station House Hotel in Campsie. In 2015 Canterbury Council granted development approval for what was to become the Station House, on

LAUNDY FINDS GOLD AT THE QUARRYMAN’S

Colin M. Parras is back on the ground, taking The Quarryman’s Hotel in Pyrmont from Arthur Laundy in the latest mid-market transaction. Laundy bought the Quarryman’s, located on the corner of Harris Street and Pyrmont Bridge Road, in 2011 for

WILLOW TREE FOR SALE IN THE HUNTER

The Willow Tree Hotel in the NSW Hunter region has hit the market, offering a well-presented local in one of the State’s booming regions. The two-storey Willow occupies a 1,556sqm site on the New England Highway (Kelly Street) through town,

BRITAIN’S WORST PUBLICAN

Steve Cotton, proprietor of the Poltimore Arms, is the self-confessed least interested publican in Britain, making patrons serve themselves and having eyes only for his feral rescue cat named Hitler. The 59-year-old former engineer encountered opportunity to take over the