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Iconic rugby family scores a $16M try after selling regional hotel

The rugby-playing Burke family has sold their Northside Hotel to fund manager Harvest Hotels for $16.2 million. The Burke’s who owned the hotel since...

Listed hospitality groups among those that must disclose JobKeeper payments

Publicly listed companies will, from Tuesday, be required to disclose the JobKeeper payments they received during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Australian...

Profits up, but acquisitions are costly for Justin Hemmes’ Merivale

Justin Hemmes has reported enormous profits despite the pandemic. Just-lodged accounts show Hemmes Trading made a profit of $17.3 million for the year,...

Billionaire ‘Twiggy’ Forrest set to transform the Indiana Tea House at Cottesloe Beach

Investment business Tattarang plans to transform the Indiana Tea House at Cottesloe Beach in Perth to include three levels of dining.  Tattarang is owned...

Addressing the skills shortages and adopting new trends will ensure hospo’s survival

For the hospitality industry to thrive and survive in 2022 it will need to adopt a range of different trends, including conscious dining, gourmet takeaway...

Historic Marrickville pub evacuated, and cat dies after arson attack

A historic pub in Sydney’s inner west was gutted by fire in a suspected arson attack that tragically killed the pub’s cat ‘Whiskey’.  The Royal...

Gold Coast cafe in liquidation after real estate stoush

A Gold Coast café has been placed into liquidation after claims were made that it was trading insolvent.  The fate of the Sandbar Cafe, on the Esplanade...

Gold Coast restaurant fined $225K for underpaying cook

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $225,500 in penalties in court against the former operators of two Chinese restaurants on the Gold Coast who underpaid...

Opera House dining no longer a dog’s breakfast as canines shoo the seagulls away

The Sydney Opera House restaurant strip has found a novel way to keep the seagulls at bay: hired dogs have been brought in to scare them away. For over...

High school students help QLD restaurant owner sort out staff shortages

In a bid to tackle current staffing shortage problems, the owner of a high-end Hastings St restaurant in Queensland has taken a unique recruitment approach:...