CityMag

InDaily

SA Life

Get CityMag in your inbox. Subscribe

Cranker

September 25, 2024
Cranker

Where is the Cranker’s new home?

It's time for an update. We've compiled a list of possible pop-up venues for the Crown & Anchor Hotel. Watch this Instagram Reel to see where.

More
September 11, 2024
Cranker

Pop-up venue hunt continues as Save the Cranker laws pass

Legislation preventing the demolition of the Crown & Anchor pub has passed parliament but a temporary home for the live music venue is yet to be found, with just six months until the business has to vacate for up to two years as part of the deal.

More
August 22, 2024
Cranker

Pub with no beer setback to Cranker ‘pop-up’ search

Hopes that a vacant Grenfell Street pub could become a temporary base for the Crown & Anchor have been set back due to a surprise new tenancy, as the state government scrambles to relocate the Cranker business before the hotel’s looming shutdown.

More
August 19, 2024
Cranker

Crown & Anchor ‘pop-up’ considered after development deal

The unprecedented deal to save the Crown & Anchor hotel has stirred debate about planning laws, as the publican considers a new site to keep the business and dozens of jobs afloat during the enforced shutdown looming as part of the compromise.

More
August 18, 2024
Cranker

Cranker saved from demolition under historic deal and legislation

The Crown & Anchor hotel will be guaranteed a long-term future as a pub and live music venue under a landmark agreement between the state government, Save The Cranker campaign and the developer which wanted to build a student housing tower on the site – but the compromise deal comes at a cost.

More
August 15, 2024
Cranker

Premier in talks with developer as Save The Cranker rally looms

Premier Peter Malinauskas is negotiating with the developer aiming to demolish the Crown & Anchor hotel for a student housing block, and hopes to broker a compromise deal which would save the pub – but says there’s no guarantee of success.

More
July 16, 2024
Cranker

Crown & Anchor development decision pushed back

A hearing to rule on a developer’s bid to demolish the Crown & Anchor hotel will be delayed after the government ordered a three month extension for public submissions on state heritage listing, saying it was “in the public interest”.

More