Collins House has a makeover
HERITAGE-LISTED Collins House is in the midst of a dramatic transformation into a pub thanks to high-profile restaurateur Matt Moran and his business partner, hotelier Bruce Solomon.
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800km odyssey with Steve Waugh
Steve Waugh’s “Captain’s Ride’’ will cover 800km across Tasmania in six days and includes a challenging 11,000m of vertical climbing.
Peter Beattie sells family home
FORMER premier Peter Beattie and his wife Heather have off-loaded the old family home in Brisbane in an off-market deal that went unconditional last week. It sold for a whole lot more than the family paid in 2003.
Youngs guns in Silicon Valley
THE next Steve Jobs or Bill Gates could be among a lucky group of young Australian entrepreneurs now on a 10-day tour of Silicon Valley.
Phillip Di Bella gets ready to party
Coffee king Phillip Di Bella plans to host a lavish party with about 200 guests at Portside’s Moda event space in Hamilton this Friday.
Kleenmaid trial jury discharged
SUNSHINE Coast-based white goods distributor Kleenmaid collapsed eight years ago with nearly $100 million in debts but the legal dramas it spawned are still stewing.
TJ Peabody to close opulent eatery
BRISBANE restaurateur TJ Peabody splashed out a huge sum on the lavish fitout of Nickel Kitchen & Bar but dwindling patronage is forcing him to close after the Melbourne Cup.
Afghan War vet with bold plan
EX-SOLDIER Sean Mulqueen nearly lost his life in Afghanistan and now he’s got a bold plan to honour his 41 unlucky brothers who didn’t survive.
$20 million retail float shelved
A RECENT board spill inside Brisbane startup Franchise Retail Brands has led to the indefinite shelving of a long-planned $20 million IPO.
Dose of reality for one quiet city pocket
A BRISBANE riverfront mansion full of loud and often drunk young Europeans partying virtually non-stop for a reality television show. What could possibly go wrong?
Brisbane developer plans $10m float
Brendon Ansell arrived in Brisbane in 1995 with $60 in his pocket. Now he’s a millionaire with plans to take his company public.
Not all’s well at Curtain Wonderland
It seems all’s not well inside Curtain Wonderland, which is part of Australia’s biggest window covering empire.
Girls run legal rings around boys
THE boys have a bit of catch up to do in the lawyering stakes if Deborah Bean, partner at global law firm K & L Gates, is to be believed.
‘Building blackout wiped out server’
A MINING and property billionaire eagerly awaiting the completion of his $325 million Brisbane hotel is being hit with allegations of bad management in another nearby building.
Port Hinchinbrook battle brewing
THE battle over who redevelops Port Hinchinbrook pits two camps, one of which includes the US-based co-founder of the Croc’s footwear empire, against each other.
Bar so secret you might not find it
ONE of the latest entrants in Brisbane’s explosion of laneway culture presents a formidable challenge for potential clients. How do you find it?
The real reason E’cco Bistro is relocating
CITY Beat can reveal the real reason Brisbane restaurateur Philip Johnson will relocate his E’cco Bistro to Newstead early next year.
BoQ chief’s disappearing ‘yes’ vote tweet
BOQ boss Jon Sutton tweeted his support of the “yes” camp on same sex marriage but within hours the post had been removed.
Rock legends ready for Riverfest
PA Foundation boss Damian Topp hopes to better last year’s haul of $280,000 to fund cancer research grants thanks largely to a small army of rubber ducks.
Cameron Clyne predicts Wallabies win
Former NAB boss Cameron Cyne parachuted in to Brisbane on Thursday to talk everything Rugby with the Gregory Terrace Old Boys Association.
South Bank mourns death of CEO
SOUTH Bank Corporation is reeling after the sudden death of newly-appointed, much-loved CEO Jemina Dunn.
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