RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE DEMONSTRATE CHANCE
A spate of unlikely violent incidents highlights the unpredictable nature of random acts by people on people, and the near-impossible ask of controlling for everything. In September, 18-year-old Brody David Marston went to the Currimundi Hotel with his brother, drinking
OXFORD HOTEL MEANS TAYLOR SQUARE HATTRICK FOR UNIVERSAL
Universal Hotels has landed a trifecta in Taylor Square with acquisition of Pelathon’s Darlinghurst icon, the Oxford Hotel. The pub on the corner of the eponymous Oxford Street and Bourke Street went through several name changes and minor geographical repositioning
NEW GROUP REINVENTING NEWMARKET HOTEL AND PUB GAME
A group of hospitality veterans is reviving and reinventing both the Newmarket Hotel and the landlord rule book, embracing insightful investment. Leisure Investment North Queenland (LINQ) Hotel Management is fronted by Richard Mraz, who arranged purchase of the freehold property
KERR LISTS THE BEAUFORT AT CLARE CASTLE
After half a decade at the helm, Dave Kerr is passing the baton on his Carlton pub, The Beaufort. Kerr took on operation of the Clare Castle Hotel over five years’ ago, and brought it into the twenty-first century in
THE FIDDLER GOES TO NEXT LEVEL WITH 78-ROOM ACCOMMODATION
Lewis Hotel Group has landed approval to take The Fiddler to another level, with plans for a four-storey 78-room accommodation wing to the big Hills district pub. The large-format The Fiddler at the intersection of Commercial and Windsor Roads Rouse
ARK GROUP OPEN BIG NEW MARKET GROUNDS PUB
ARK Group has unveiled its huge new pub Market Grounds in Perth’s Kings Square, ready to capitalise on the future potential in the Perth City Link precinct. The big Market Grounds is located on the site of the former Perth
ALH AUCTION ON BRIGHTON HOTEL FETCHES $3.7m
ALH has divested the freehold going concern of its Brighton Hotel in Mandurah, a strong auction drawing $3.7m for the former Compass pub. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) bought up the entire 12-venue portfolio of the failed Compass Group for
NEW DIRECTION FOR $40m HIGHWAY HOTEL PROJECT
Martin Palmer is seeking approval for revised development plans at his $40 million project at the award-winning Highway Hotel, Plympton. Palmer Hospitality operates the celebrated Highway and Warradale Hotels, and has been exploring plans for a large residential and retail
LONG-STANDING AIDONE BROTHERS SCORE WITH CENTRAL CLUB HOTEL
After more than four decades at the bar, the Aidone brothers have sold their beloved Central Club Hotel in North Melbourne for a record-setting $7.925 million. The two-storey Central Club Hotel sits on a corner of Victoria Street, with triple
VCGLR ROLLING OUT E-LICENCE SYSTEM FOR RENEWALS
It’s liquor licence renewal time, and Victorian licensees and permit-holders are being invited to step up to the new ‘eLicence’ system. Licensees and permit-holders in Victoria are receiving their renewal notice in the mail this month. Renewal fees are due