Pubs
Sydney barrister Brian Dooley calls last drinks at Courthouse. It’s yours for around $20m
Another four other venues in Tamworth have changed hands for $160 million.
- Carolyn Cummins
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Heady times for hotels as Perisher’s Sundeck sells and Oaks fetches $140m
The Sundeck Hotel in Perisher Valley, said to be the country’s highest-altitude hotel, has been bought by hospitality investor Peter Dean.
- Carolyn Cummins
Brewpub closure to leave hole in heart of West End pub scene
The 11-year-old inner-city haunt has joined a lineup of local brewpubs closing amid rising operational costs.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
‘Worse than lockouts’: Outcry over police plan to crack down on Sydney hotspot
Critics say a bid to introduce facial recognition cameras and booze restrictions at the popular late-night venue would have a “chilling effect” on crowds.
- Megan Gorrey
Popular Prince gets a multimillion-dollar makeover after $28m sale to Godfreys’ vacuum heir
St Kilda’s Prince of Wales Hotel is getting a major revamp – new rooftop bar and updated bandroom – from its leaseholder Australian Venue Co.
- Nicole Lindsay
Receivers to sell Exchange Hotel; AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda swoops in Mosman
Balmain’s Exchange Hotel – the last of the doomed Jon Adgemis-led Public Hospitality Group’s portfolio – is being sold by the receivers, McGrathNicol.
- Carolyn Cummins
No convictions for league great after altercation with police
Rugby league legend Trevor Gillmeister has blamed sporting injuries for not being able to comply with police instructions after a disturbance at an inner-city pub.
- Rex Martinich
Sydney Roosters chairman buys Brisbane’s Caxton Hotel for $50m
The iconic pub has changed hands for the first time in almost 30 years.
- Alex Condon
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Victory Hotel’s beer garden to be converted into gaming room
One of Brisbane’s most famous beer gardens will soon make way for a temporary pokie gaming room while the pub undergoes a years-long refurbishment.
- Cameron Atfield
Gutted hotel set for restoration ... and a high-rise tower
The 136-year-old Broadway Hotel in Woolloongabba has been in ruins since it first caught fire in 2010.
- William Davis