MELBOURNE PUB GROUP SUE McDONALD’S AROUND THE CORNER

An institutional Melbourne pub group is taking on American fast food giant McDonalds over a copyright and trademark infringement of The Corner. Swancom P/L has for years operated the immensely popular live music venues Northcote Social Club and The Corner

RIVERSDALE LOOK TO FUTURE AS INDUSTRY FLIES

Back from the very public sell-down of the bulk of its portfolio, Riversdale is looking to its future and further acquisitions, as the group celebrates a milestone in operations. Riversdale is group operator for John Singleton, Geoff Dixon and Mark

CRITERION TO MARKET AS BRISBANE BUILDS

As Brisbane powers on with public and private development in all directions, the Criterion Tavern in the heart of the business district has hit the market. The Criterion Tavern occupies 863sqm of the lower level of a high-rise office building

INDUSTRY MOURNS PUBLICANS PASSING

The pub industry has lost two of its finest with the passing of Ian Larkin and Mick Leis. Larkin was a pillar of the Ballarat and broader Victorian pub community, as a prominent long-time delegate for the AHA in Victoria,

PHMG UNVEILS NEW TOXTETH FOR A MODERN GLEBE

PHMG has reopened the reinvented Toxteth Hotel, where “nostalgia meets innovation”, following a comprehensive six-month renovation. Public House Management Group (PHMG) bought the inner-west pub early 2017 for $22 million from Singleton and Dixon’s Riversdale Group. The Toxteth – aka

DOYLES OFFER PARADISE VALLEY GOING CONCERN AND POTENTIAL

The Doyle family has put to market their big Paradise Valley Hotel in Clematis, offering a rare freehold going concern with expansion potential in the outer reaches of Melbourne. The Paradise Valley is located on a generous 9,916sqm block on

NEWCASTLE TRADIE WINS BIGGEST KENO PRIZE EVER

The biggest cash prize in Australia in Keno history has been won by a Newcastle tradie, his ten numbers collecting him $7,898,799.30. The 43-year-old worker, who has asked to remain anonymous, has been a player of Keno’s regular five-number game,

LEVY REOPENS SURRY HILLS’ STAR AS LOOK TO THE FUTURE

Marcus Levy has opened his reinvented pub in Surry Hills, leaving behind the grunge of the Evening Star for a sophisticated female-friendly cheeky offering to the locals and residents. The Evening Star long represented the working-class roots of its precinct,

RESEARCH FINDS AUSSIES TOP ANOTHER BEER LIST

Research looking at data on beer consumption in 30 cities across 23 countries has found Melbourne and Sydney lead the world in dollars spent on beer, while faring a little better on quantity and proportion of income splurged. Emanating from