The Yunta Hotel in outback South Australia has reopened under new management after closing a couple of months ago, with Jacki and Rob Williams taking over the 127-year-old pub in the town roughly 320 kilometres north of Adelaide.
Yunta Hotel reopens after months-long closure as new publicans take over 127-year-old outback pub
The Yunta Hotel in outback South Australia has reopened under new management after closing a couple of months ago, with Jacki and Rob Williams taking over the 127-year-old pub in the town roughly 320 kilometres north of Adelaide.
The Williams couple had spent the previous six years working at the Peterborough Caravan Park. Before that, Jacki had worked at the North Kapunda Hotel, which is claimed by some to be Australia's most haunted pub. Rob said he had no prior pub experience, describing the transition as learning the hard way, though taking over a hotel was something the couple had discussed for some time.
The Yunta Hotel, built in 1899, required work before it could reopen, including replacement of some plumbing. It is now open seven days a week, which Jacki said had not been the case for months.
Yunta Post Office manager Melanie Hampel said she received near-daily inquiries from residents asking whether the pub would reopen, describing it as a very important business for locals and tourists alike. Local grazier Ros Breeding, of Teetulpa Station, said the hotel serves as the town's main meeting place and said she was looking forward to the return of pub meals in the coming weeks.
- The source does not state who owned or operated the Yunta Hotel before it closed, or the reason it closed.
- The source does not state the purchase price or terms of the Williams couple's acquisition of the hotel.
- The source does not state the current population of Yunta or the number of staff employed at the reopened hotel.
- The source does not state the full scope of renovation work carried out before reopening, beyond the plumbing replacement mentioned.
- The source does not state how long the hotel had been closed beyond describing it as 'a couple of months'.
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