Category: Hospitality Industry

Dave Tomsic’s Black Rhino Group has swooped on its fifth Queensland pub, snaring the large-format Hotel Hinchinbrook in Ingham. Around 100 kilometres north of Townsville, Ingham is a town on the Bruce Highway servicing local population approaching 5K residents, plus neighbouring rural communities. It is a popular stop for tourists traveling between Cairns and Townsville.…

Australian Venue Co has engineered its next phase of industry-leading growth, taking CVC Capital in as a new private equity partner. Australian Venue Co (AVC) is one of the country’s largest operators, currently keeping 243 licensed venues, primarily pubs, across Australia and New Zealand. CVC Capital Partners Asia VI is a private equity fund managed…

The Allan Labor Government in Victoria has resumed plans for its trial of carded poker machine play, due to begin next month, despite a recent rethink and the concept being scrapped in NSW.   As the next instalment in its gambling reforms, the government of Victoria is set to proceed with a trial of ‘mandatory…

Collingwood’s Gasometer Hotel (‘the Gaso’) has hit the headlines again, only months after closing. Former lessee James Martelletti has lashed out at landlord Jim Kurtulus, claiming he lost $250K in sale of the lease to the new tenant – restauranteur and chef Scott Pickett. In a post shared on The Gaso’s Instagram and Facebook pages,…

JDA’s Peakhurst Inn has been in damage control over the menu price of its top-shelf steak, with media and punters outraged at the cost for a pub meal in a challenging economic climate.   Around 25 kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD, the Peakhurst is a large venue that’s built a reputation around its restaurant,…

Western Sydney all-rounder the Doonside Hotel has been sold by Peter Walker to Jason Marlow, as he looks to bolster and further expand the family’s holdings. Built 1962, on a sprawling 7,278sqm plot within the Doonside retail and transport precinct, the large-format pub has an expansive trading footprint, incorporating public bar, TAB, kitchen and dining…

A Newcastle publican is wrapping up business in Wallsend landmarks, divesting the Fire Station and offering up the Museum. The Fire Station Hotel resides atop a large commercial site on a corner of Nelson Street, in the east of town. It provides a public bar ranging a strong selection of craft beer, featuring TAB, sports…

The iconic Woolloomooloo Bay ‘Woolly’ Hotel is in the spotlight for its role in the Sydney Giants’ wild end of season soiree that saw lewd and inappropriate acts, as the NSW regulator picks up after the AFL’s governing body.   Following their loss in the 2024 semi-finals to the Brisbane Lions, the Greater Western Sydney…

The Griffiths family is divesting the large-format Tattersalls Hotel in Goulburn, in the NSW southern tablelands, leaving a balanced business as they head south. Widely considered the best pub in Goulburn, The Tatts boasts one of the largest trading footprints, on a 2,883sqm site that enjoys dual frontage to both Auburn and Clinton streets. Built…

When Jaekyung (Jacky) Kim and her husband Jin Jung moved into the apartments in East Brunswick Village (EBV), it spurred on their dream of opening a modern Korean restaurant.   With encouragement from the village’s security guard, Charlie, the duo soon took the idea to EBV’s management. “We never thought we could do it here,…