AVC BRINGING BACK SARAH SANDS

Australian Venue Co. has announced a new addition to its portfolio with purchase of Brunswick’s historic, newfound Sarah Sands Hotel. Located in Melbourne’s eclectic north-side neighbourhood, the Georgian-style Sarah Sands has stood sentry on the corner of Brunswick and Sydney

ALBURY’S ALBION AND ASTOR AWAY

Thriving border city Albury has seen two recent pub transactions, with sale of both the Astor Hotel and Albion Hotel. Hugging the Murray River and NSW-Victorian border, Albury LGA boasts populace of almost 80,000 residents, counting a diverse mix of

SUMMER TREND ALERT: WHISKY HIGHBALLS

By Emma Castle Whisky Highballs are the drink of this summer, according to Diageo National Whisky Ambassador, Katie Nagar. Whisky’s popularity has been on the rise for a while now, but a recent survey of bar owners, cocktail enthusiasts, bartenders

WALKERS EXITING RISING RABY TAVERN

Kent Walker and family have listed their big Raby Tavern in booming Campbelltown LGA to focus on other acquisitions. The Tavern is the only pub in the catchment of Raby, with 20,000 residents, between Ingleburn and Campbelltown. It forms part

PARTNERS LIST REBOUNDING ROYAL

John McAuliffe and partners have put to market their Royal Hotel at Taree, on the banks of the Manning River, as business back in Sydney calls. Taree LGA is a mid-north NSW precinct around 300 kilometres north of Sydney, with

SOLOTEL GOES CUCKOO AT THE MARLY

Solotel has refreshed and transformed the upper Marly with the weird and wondrous world of Cuckoo. Venturing up the stairs and down the rabbit hole patrons are greeted with what is promised to be a “new kind of venue experience”

BIG WINNERS AT CHEUNG’S CBH GOLF DAY 2019

Chris Cheung’s annual Coogee Bay Hotel Charity Golf Day achieved new heights this year, reaching another million-dollar milestone and the first-ever hole-in-one – taking a $100k prize. In 1993 the Coogee Bay Hotel (CBH) began its ‘POWcH Day’ in support

CENTRAL COAST VENUES’ TOUGH ‘BANNED FROM ALL’ SCHEME

The Brisbane Water Liquor Accord has rolled out its updated hard-line policy against patron misbehaviour, announcing ‘Banned From One, Banned From All’ across around 30 central coast venues. In a hard-hitting warning to potential offenders, the Brisbane Water Liquor Accord

VICTORIAN REGULATOR RELEASES FY19 REPORT

The Victorian regulator has released its annual report for FY19, outlining key outcomes and achievements including three complex investigations into major gambling licensees. The Victorian Commission for Gambling & Liquor Regulation’s (VCGLR) report for 2018-19 was tabled in State Parliament last

CHANGES TO NSW BAND CLASSIFICATIONS

The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has approved updates to the band system used to assess applications for gaming machines to reflect data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2016 Census. The ABS sets the Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2)