HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT WHERE VENUES ARE HUMANISED, COMMUNITIES ARE OPTIMISED, AND GROWTH & INNOVATION ARE PRIORITISED 

With hospitality management in his genes, Stephen Hunt has established a private equity firm with six venues and 250 employees, where entrepreneurs and local businesses are effectively blended. Savvy at executing multimillion-dollar deals, including product/service innovations and property acquisitions, Stephen’s Hunt Hospitality has evolved into a capital investment, local grassroots powerhouse.  

Providing employment and entrepreneur opportunities focused on establishing fun and attractive local entertainment and investment offerings, the current portfolio includes:

♦ Kent Hotel
♦ Duke of Wellington
♦ Lakeside Village Terrace
♦ Oceanview Hotel
♦ Seabreeze Hotel
♦ Finnian’s Tavern

Recalling pub tradition ‘with a twist’, some of Hunt Hospitality’s standout hospitality management and other business offerings include:

♦ localised food, beverages and entertainment
♦ commercial partnerships (incl. high-end investors)
♦ grassroots sponsorships (incl. sport and arts)
♦ family-oriented, people-come-first workplaces 
♦ fundraising and other community contributions
♦ private equity and entrepreneur opportunities

Fully compliant including with local liquor accords, recognition of Hunt Hospitality’s private equity entrepreneurship and sense of community includes: 

♦ Variety Platinum Sponsor Award (2019)
♦ Excellence in Customer Service Nomination (2015)
♦ Excellence in Business Nomination (2015)
♦ Business Leader of the Year Nomination (2015)
♦ 11 x AHA Awards for Excellence Nominations (2016)

More personally, its support of local business and community endeavours has been recognised as:

♦ “Making a significant contribution to the arts and cultural life” (Melinda McMillan, Newcastle ArtSpace)
♦ “Allowing connection with a wider community” (Ray Milton, Bay Rugby Club)
♦“Valued part of the wider community” (Jason Bourke, Variety – Children’s Charity)

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