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FLANAGAN’S Bar in Traralgon is the place to be on Sunday.
The venue is playing host to Our Kinda Country, an annual fundraiser for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
Organisers have promised this year’s festivities will be ‘twice as special’ having had to cancel proceedings last year due to COVID-19.
“This year’s event is two years in the making,” spokesperson Dawn O’Connell said.
“We’re looking forward to an absolutely huge day.
“This is our 10th edition and we’ve raised more than $25,000 for the Royal Exchange Hotel’s Cork Club, which raises money for the annual Good Friday Appeal.”
John Lewis diversifies pubs portfolio with Ramada hotel deal
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Sydney pub veteran John Lewis has expanded the family business into the hotel accommodation sector after paying $40 million to buy the Ramada Hotel & Suites in Cabramatta in the cityâs south-west.
The 81-room hotel includes a public bar and outdoor sports lounge, restaurant and gaming room with 25 machines, and conference and meeting facilities.
Standing on an 8000 square metre site at 161 Hume Highway, the Ramada was sold to Lewis Hotels by the Farhad familyâs Z Hotels, which had owned it since 2012.
Previously known as the Ibis Styles Sydney Lansvale, the hotel was rebranded as Ramada Hotel and Suites Sydney Cabramatta in 2018 as part of a franchise agreement between American hotel giant Wyndham and Z Hotels. The rebrand marked the debut of the mid-scale Ramada brand in Sydney.