PHILLIPS LIST BLUE MOUNTAINS BEAUTY

The Phillips’ are calling time on running pubs and parting with their period-style Blue Mountains Hotel in the NSW highlands, which they’ve owned for 33 years. Historic Lawson is a Blue Mountains town around 90 kilometres due west of the

FLOWER DANCES FOR MONEY – AND RESEARCH

Well-known publican Alistair Flower is dancing up a storm in the name of cancer research, hoping to raise awareness in fellow 40-somethings that it could happen to them too. Flower is a career publican with plenty of experience and some

PELATHON SELLING QUEENS HOTEL AFTER 1 WEEK

Pelathon is testing the waters in Gladstone – hand-balling its newly acquired Queens Hotel as the mining region begins to gather steam again. Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Management Group purchased both the Queens Hotel and Tandara Hotel in Sarina in one

NEGLINE SELL-DOWN BRINGS TATTERSALLS TO MARKET

The Tattersalls Hotel in Narrabri has come to market, as its Central Coast owners increase focus on businesses closer to home. Narrabri is around 450 kilometres due west of Coffs Harbour, about 500 north-west of Sydney. It is a country

MELBOURNE TEAM RELAUNCH MT ERICA

UPDATE: The team of Melbourne publicans behind the successful Marquis of Lorne have unveiled their latest project – the Mount Erica Hotel, in Prahran. After the Hotel closed suddenly late last year, along came Will Benjamin, Matt Vero and Callan

MERIVALE MOVES INTO BONDI AT THE ROYAL

After some speculation, Merivale has confirmed its acquisition of the famed Royal Hotel at Bondi. The Royal is a Bondi Road institution, and part of local folklore. It saw the founding meeting of the historic Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving

GREGORY HILLS HOTEL & THE PRINCE CROWNED

Greenfield builds the Malouf’s Gregory Hills Hotel and Feros’ The Prince were crowned best in their class at the NSW Master Builders’ Awards for Excellence on Saturday. The Malouf family realised a long-term goal with the opening of the Gregory

LITTLE’S RUDD’S PUB GOES UNDER THE HAMMER

Sam and Robyn Little have put to market their iconic Rudd’s Pub in south-east Queensland, ending a dozen year tenure at the country landmark. The town of Nobby, population around 500, lies just south of Toowoomba, around 150 kilometres west

KILLER OF TEEN IN PUB BRAWL SENTENCED

The man who killed teenager Patrick Cronin with an unprovoked punch to the head during a brawl at the Windy Creek Hotel, has been tried and sentenced for manslaughter. A brawl at the pub in Diamond Creek in outer Melbourne

HISTORIC ADMIRAL RISES AGAIN AT THE PORT

The historic Port Admiral Hotel has triumphantly reopened, after more than a decade in hibernation and a big two-year renovation. Built in 1849 in the Victorian Georgian style, the Port Admiral was once the hub of the Port Adelaide wharf