MAY BUYS BURLEIGH HEADS BEACHFRONT PAVILION
Colourful hotelier Ben May has partnered with his Manly Wharf landlord Robert Magid to buy iconic beachside property The Burleigh Pavilion. One of Australia’s only absolute beachfront premises, the Burleigh Heads building currently houses the Rick Shores bar-restaurant, Oskar’s Restaurant,
PUB DEATH PERPETRATORS RELEASED EARLY ON PAROLE
Two brothers jailed for a pub fight that killed a man have been released on parole after only 18 months in prison. Mitchell Clay Dowling and his half-brother Jay David Blazely were each sentenced to around two and a half
GALLAGHER PARTNERSHIP SELLING PJ’s LEICHHARDT
The landmark PJ Gallagher’s Leichhardt has hit the market, as thirsty investors await the continuation of the 2015 bumper year in pub real estate. Prompted by their own craving for expansion, the partnership of Patrick Gallagher and Jack Daly have
PUB PATRONS TURN PARTICIPANTS AMID UFC UPSET
UFC 196 hit pubs across Australia yesterday and amid the bloody upset a testosterone-charged pack of men played wanna-be outside the Hurstville Ritz. The Ultimate Fighting Championships cage-fighting phenomenon is a raw, often graphic embodiment of violence, between highly trained
DIXON PUB SCENE OF SOCCER HOOLIGAN BRAWL
Inter-city rivalry saw one of Dixon Hospitality’s inner-Melbourne pubs become the scene of a brawl between two groups of soccer fans on Saturday. Victoria Police confirmed they were at the Imperial Hotel, where “There were two groups involved in a
TAG-TEAM PUNCH-UP LEAVES OAKEY MAN IN COMA
Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault of a man outside a pub that resulted in him being airlifted to hospital in a coma. Around 12:30 am on Sunday, local man Shane Smith got into an altercation with two
BIG GAMING LOSES IN HIGH COURT
Gaming giants Tatts Group and Tabcorp have lost their final chance for compensation over Victoria’s poker machines, with the High Court ruling against the foundation of their appeals. After three and a half years and massive legal fees for both
AUSTRALASIAN GAMING EXPO FILLING FAST FOR BUMPER YEAR
The Australasian Gaming Expo is still five months away, but is shaping up to be the biggest yet as exhibitor space and bookings near capacity. This year’s Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) will take place Tuesday, 9 August, through to Thursday,
PUB CHEFS & INDUSTRY CEOs NEED HELP FEEDING HOMELESS
Some big names in Australian hospitality will take part in the fifth big year of the OzHarvest drive to increase awareness about homelessness, food security and wastage. Hospitality foodservice businesses are subject to tremendous food wastage, and as such a
ZAGAME’S ALH PORTFOLIO BOUGHT FOR $75m
The Charter Hall and Hostplus alliance has struck again, snapping up Bobby Zagame’s portfolio of ALH freeholds for $75 million. Continuing the goal of the companys’ current vehicle – the second round of the Long WALE Investment Partnership (LWIP2) –