CHEF MATT MORAN BUYS ROCKLEY PUB
Matt Moran, celebrity chef and partner to Solotel, has bought the historic Rockley Pub, bringing big plans for the town. Rockley is a picturesque village 35 kilometres south of Bathurst, or 220 west of Sydney. Built 1872 by William Brownlow
JULIEN MOUSSI SCORES AT ROBERT BURNS HOTEL
The iconic Robert Burns Hotel in Collingwood has been purchased by Julien Moussi’s up-and-coming Only Hospitality Group, heralding plans for a new era and new name. Julien Moussi is a former VFL footballer, who stopped playing for the Box Hill
HUNT GETS AHEAD WITH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Stephen Hunt has produced a video explaining the benefits of his group’s Employee Assistance Program for workers and the venue. In his role as managing director of Hunt Hospitality International, Stephen Hunt periodically presents informative updates on the workings and
SAND HILL ROAD HEAD $10bn IN COVID INSURANCE CLAIMS
Pub frontrunners Sand Hill Road are prominent in a posse of Australian businesses seeking the payment of interruption insurance over COVID-19, with battles already being fought in the High Court. Sand Hill Road (SHR) owns and operates nine pubs in
McGUIRES BEGIN $16m GREENFIELD SOUTH OF BRISBANE
Queensland-based McGuire Hotel Group has begun construction on a $16 million family-friendly tavern for the Yarrabilba community. Set to occupy a 4,000sqm site adjacent to a Coles shopping centre in the heart of the precinct The Terrace will encompass approximately
AVC RESUME STUDENT STALWART THE HAWTHORN
After nine months dark, AVC has this week reopened Melbourne institution The Hawthorn Hotel. The iconic 153-year-old pub closed in September 2020 due to the impacts of the coronavirus, but after a new deal was negotiated with the landlord and
ALH ENTERING NEW ERA OF EXPANSION
On the eve of its debut on the ASX and uncoupling from Woolworths, ALH is looking to let loose the cheque book to secure further acquisitions and market share in accommodation. Billionaire major shareholder Bruce Mathieson has said “people will
COMMERCIAL SALE IN SUNSHINE CENTRAL
The Commercial Hotel in the regional Queensland town of Biloela is for sale as a re-stapled freehold going concern, as the publican looks to retirement. Known locally as the ‘Top Pub’, the Commercial occupies a 1,247sqm site in the heart
NORTHO HOTEL TO STARTER MARKET
The leasehold interest of the North Eastern Hotel in Benalla is for sale, as newcomers continue to look to pub operation for a lifestyle business tree change. Established in 1905, the North Eastern is an attractive single storey pub on
ALH CUT LOOSE AS ALE BACKS OFF
Australia’s largest publican is set to go it alone, as shareholders approve the demerger of Endeavour and ALE quietly divests more of the coveted ALH freeholds. On Friday 360k Woolworths shareholders overwhelmingly approved the spin-off of Endeavour Group from the