BIG BELMORE RACES TO MARKET
The Brownlee family have put to market their monarchical Belmore Hotel, in the NSW equine capital. Built 1866, the two-storey Belmore of Scone was originally named the Railway Hotel, before being renamed the Belmore in 1871, following a visit by
THE BIRALLEE JOINS AVC
Australian Venue Co continues its investment into regional Victoria with acquisition of the popular Birallee Tavern of West Wodonga. The Tavern is a sandstone and brick structure, built in 1994, located in a shopping centre precinct in a significant residential
LEWIS LAND GROUP EMPLOYEES WALK 43 MILLION STEPS
Lewis Land Group has put $50k on the line, challenging employees to walk 30 million steps, in pursuit of wellbeing and helping people with cerebral palsy. With the goal of combatting the lockdown blues manifesting in its NSW staff, and
GRAVANIS BROTHERS GO TO TOWN WITH THE PUB GROUP
Oscars’ Mario and Bill Gravanis have made their first big move into the red hot regional market, partnering with Craig Power to purchase the entire The Pub Group Tamworth portfolio from Bevan Douglas. The Pub Group, based in the NSW
HOTEL STAFF SHORTAGE MEETS LOW UNEMPLOYMENT
Faced with a pending summer of pent-up demand and falling unemployment figures, pubs around the country are working to find workers in the great hospitality staff crisis. Anticipating extraordinary demand over the warmer months, Australian Venue Co has launched an
CUB’S STIRRING ODE TO THE PUB
Carlton & United Breweries has launched a campaign in support of pubs, reminding Australians of everything they’ve missed at their beloved watering holes. The ads focus on the things Aussies love about the pub, and their vital role in communities.
MATHIESON BUYS MERRIMAC TAVERN THROUGH NEW PUB GROUP
A new pub outfit headlined by Bruce Mathieson has secured the Merrimac Tavern, on the Gold Coast. The Queensland OLGR website reports approval for the licences to Merrimac Operations P/L, as trustee for the Merrimac Tavern Operations Unit Trust, which
MANLY HOTEL FUTURE UNCERTAIN AS McDONALDS EXIT
After 51 years and too many beers to count, the McDonald family’s tenure at the celebrated Manly Hotel will come to an end at the end of the month. Stewart and Dulcie McDonald took on a lease at the pub
DRINKING IN THE RIVERS
Furthering the folklore that was The Pub the Whole Pub and Nothing But the Pub, intrepid advocate of the mighty watering hole Colin Whelan has now released the picturesque Drinking in The Rivers. Whelan began his affair with Australia’s wide
LAKE ILLAWARRA LEGACY SALE
After nearly four decades behind the wheel, the Hampton family has handed its Lake Illawarra Hotel in Windang to a growing hotelier. Once a Tooth’s brewery, the Lake Illawarra occupies a 6,038sqm site a stone’s throw from its namesake, around