Pubs
Yang family selling Bexley North pub in a frothy market
The Yang family is selling the sprawling Bexley North Hotel, which has the potential to be redeveloped as a mixed-use site.
- by Carolyn Cummins
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Does Paddington need another dress shop? Not if it means losing a pub
Plans to transform The Village Inn in Paddington into a clothes shop have prompted opposition from residents and a prominent property developer.
- by Andrew Taylor
Port Melbourne’s popular Pier pub up for sale
After 23 years, the owners of Port Melbourne’s Pier Hotel have put the popular pub up for sale.
- by Carolyn Cummins
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After 45 years, a popular Sydney watering hole is on the market
Sydney local Margaret Hargreaves is putting the Shakespeare pub at Surry Hills onto the frothy pub market, after decades of pulling beers.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Lansdowne pub owners call last drinks in frothy market
One of Sydney’s most-loved live music venues, the Lansdowne Hotel, is being put up for sale. The price tag? About $25 million.
- by Carolyn Cummins
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Poker machines
Harm reduction measures for pokies thrown out by court
A Supreme Court decision backing several pubs against the gaming regulator has called into question the legality of harm reduction measures in poker machine rooms statewide.
- by Michael Koziol
‘Something from the Northern Territory, not Mosman’: Bowls club noise stoush turns ugly
Amid a neighbourhood dispute over noise from a bowling club in Mosman, an anonymous racist email has circulated the community complaining about children running amok.
- by Michael Koziol
Fremantle Hungry Jack’s building could find new life as three-storey sports bar
Developers have set their eyes on the dormant building on the cappuccino strip to create “a new architectural landmark” for sports fans in Fremantle.
- by Cameron Myles
Historic North Melbourne pub The Central Club Hotel reopens after extensive renovation
The corner pub has reopened after a two-year closure, with restored features and a menu that makes the most of Queen Victoria Market produce.
- by Emma Breheny
Revealed: The inner Sydney pubs with the most annoyed neighbours
One Glebe resident who complained about numerous outdoor dining areas said the council had an agenda “to turn a city of villages into a city of beer swamps”.
- by Michael Koziol
‘Troubling in the extreme’: Demolition works stopped at historic pub
The owner of the heritage-listed Royal Hotel in Paddington wants the local council to lift a stop-work order that was issued after it had begun demolition inside.
- by Andrew Taylor