CALLIGEROS & CO. TO SELL TOP-10 ACACIA RIDGE HOTEL
Peter Calligeros and Stephen Farley are releasing the massive Acacia Ridge Hotel to a hot Sunshine State market. After landing the trophy asset in mid-2014, business partners Calligeros and Farley have executed a calculated makeover and refresh of the business
TERMINUS ‘GHOST’ PUB TO LIVE AGAIN
Sydney’s time-capsule Terminus Hotel is preparing to reopen, after 30 years of slumber. The Federation style pub on Harris Street, Pyrmont ceased trading in 1986 when the enigmatic Isaac and Susan Wakil purchased and promptly closed it. It has remained
QHA 2016 AWARDS HONOURING ‘MAJOR ROLE’ OF PUBS
The Queensland Hotels Association 2016 Awards for Excellence drew over 1,000 industry professionals to witness the crowning of the State’s best pubs. Dozens of Queensland’s best and brightest compared endeavours in competition for 41 Awards, within Brisbane’s Conference and Exhibition
PATRONS ON THE ROOF AT THE LIGHT BRIGADE
After years of waiting, and a serious overhaul, the Light Brigade will finally see patrons on its roof enjoying skyline views of Sydney’s CBD. As featured in this month’s PubTIC Magazine, the Bayfield family bought the Paddington corner pub in
LANTERN TAKE ‘BEST OFFER’ FOR CENTRAL QUEENSLAND PUB
Lantern has taken the money and run, “meeting the market” for the deeds on its Bundaberg freehold to complete the exit from Queensland. In June, ASX-listed Lantern (LTN) listed the freehold going concern of the Central Hotel, Bundaberg, in a
VIOLENT PATRONS SLUGGED JUST DESSERTS
Men in Victoria and Queensland have been hit with tough penalties for their roles in two incidents of antisocial behaviour in pubs. On 6 May at the Railway Hotel in Bannockburn, two men not known to each other got into
NSW vs VICTORIA FOOTY FINAL FEVER GOES TO THE PUB
It’s footy final weekend, and plenty of pubs around the country are gearing up – and dressing up – for the twin NSW v Victoria grand final games. As the red & white Swans head south to their city of
UPG BLITZES OKTOBERFEST REVELLERS
Urban Purveyor Group is in the grips of Oktoberfest, and bringing some serious crowd-pulling bier cheer to revellers in three states. The Group (UPG) operates a collection of licensed venues, with some of the largest being their Bavarian Bier Café
SOLOTEL GETS $60m FOR ALBION HOTEL LANDMARK
Bruce Solomon’s Solotel has achieved its second big-ticket sale and lease-back, settling on a bid of $60 million for the land holding of its Albion Hotel in Parramatta. The generous 3,135 m² block on the corner of George and Harris
WAUGHS UNVEIL BUENA FOR MOSMAN
Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Management Group will tomorrow re-launch the Buena, Mosman cornerstone, bringing pub gastronomy to the elite foreshore ‘burb. [caption id="attachment_7394" align="alignright" width="338"] The Buena Vista Hotel, 2011[/caption] PHMG burst into prominence in May last year when it