SOUTHERN HIGH AS MYSTERY BUYER TAKES TWO
Goulburn’s elegant Southern Railway Hotel has sold to an unnamed, up-and-coming hotelier – just weeks after they secured the freehold and lease of the town’s Empire Hotel. The Southern Railway was built 1872 on sizeable 1,531sqm lot as the Coolavin
HALLMARK HURLS SHOOTERS INTO THE ASYLUM
Hallmark Group is unveiling its lavish and lunacy-inspired reinvention of famous Gold Coast nightspot Shooters, daring patrons to leave their sanity at the door and enter Asylum. Billed as a “refuge for errant psyches and wayward types” Asylum is an
DE ANGELIS SWOOPS ON DE ANGELIS’ INGLEBURN HOTEL
Another De Angelis has taken the title to another big south-west Sydney pub, bringing the Ingleburn freehold and operation under one roof through Bonnie Hotels. De Angelis Hotels & Investments (DHI) has been the established tenant at the Top100 Ingleburn
AHA WA NIGHT OF NIGHTS ‘19
Western Australia’s hospitality elite gathered at Crown Towers on Monday night to celebrate the 2019 AHA & Aon Hospitality Awards for Excellence at the Byron Bay Premium Lager Gala Ball. The Awards recognise the State’s leading hospitality venues and staff
SHORT BETS SYDNEYSIDERS A FREE BEER
Fraser Short has laid down the gauntlet in the form of free beer for everyone if Sydney’s much-anticipated light rail succeeds in delivering passengers before Christmas. After four long years of construction, currently marking 18 months since its prior scheduled
RECEIVERS LIST FORMER McLAREN’S LANDING SITES
The former, somewhat notorious McLaren’s Landing sites have come to market through receivers, offering over a hectare of beachfront hospitality on South Stradbroke Island. The once-thriving day resort features two jetties, bars, seating area and facilities for functions. McLaren’s Landing
IRIS TAKES SPORTSMAN’S FROM IRVIN
Another big NSW pub has transacted, with Sam Arnaout’s Iris Group taking the title for the Sportsman’s Hotel in Blacktown from Paul Irvin Hotel Group. The Sportsman’s is a large-format single storey pub near Blacktown train station, around 37 kilometres
HIT-AND-RUN DRUNK DRIVER GETS OFF MURDER
A man that killed another with his van minutes after an altercation in the carpark of a pub, has had his murder conviction downgraded and will soon be eligible for parole. On 21 February 2014 Michael Meakin, 50, arrived at
IS YOUR PUB AML & CTF COMPLIANT?
Federal agency AUSTRAC has been focusing on compliance issues in gaming venues across Australia, potentially bringing significant problems for pubs not exercising best-practises. Any pub in Australia that operate or holds entitlements to over 15 Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) must
DE ANGELIS SNAPS UP ‘ENHANCED’ RABY TAVERN
Industry heavyweight Peter De Angelis has swooped on the Raby Tavern and shopping centre, beating stiff competition to take the prize early for $35 million. Raby Tavern is a single-storey premise forming part of a small retail shopping centre on