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Desley Peach and Chelsea and Nicole Hancock have taken over operations at the Hivesville Hotel, and say they’re really enjoying the experience of running a country pub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

January 28, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

A life-long desire to run a country pub and a lucky Google search have seen a trio of women move up from the big smoke to take over running the Hivesville Hotel.<\/p>\n

Nicole Hancock, her daughter Chelsea and mother Desley Peach recently began operating the iconic property, which has been at the heart of Hivesville – in one form or another – since 1911.<\/p>\n

While it’s a far cry from their former lives in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Beaudesert and Townsville, they say they’re really enjoying the experience.<\/p>\n

Nicole said owning a country pub had been one of her longstanding ambitions, and she stumbled over the property online by accident a few months ago.<\/p>\n

An inspection followed, and soon afterwards the family took over the pub without knowing much about the South Burnett at all … including how to get to Murgon.<\/p>\n

But locals have been more than willing to help the trio find its feet, and the women say they’re having a lot of fun meeting everyone.<\/p>\n

“Trapper Ramke, who everyone calls the Mayor of Hivesville, dropped by not long after we opened and told us a lot about the place,” Nicole said.<\/p>\n

“We found out Trapper had done a lot of work on the building over the years, including all the beautiful woodwork in the public bar.<\/p>\n

“He’s an amazing man, and I call him Mr Mayor whenever he comes in.”<\/p>\n

The trio intends to continue the hotel’s operations largely “as normal”.<\/p>\n

This includes daily lunches and dinners, friendly bar service and offering overnight accommodation in the hotel’s rooms or cabins located out back.<\/p>\n

But one thing Nicole would like to do is bring in a bit more live music.<\/p>\n

“The Kennel Jam Sessions that used to run here once a month won’t be running any more because they were created by the previous owner, but we’re looking around to see what else we can add,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Maybe some country music, maybe some karaoke … we’ll see what turns up.”<\/p>\n

Footnote:<\/strong> The Hivesville Hotel was established by George Seymour in 1911 but was called the Proston Hotel, a name that caused a lot of confusion for travellers. It was destroyed by fire in 1935 and the current hotel – renamed the Hivesville Hotel – was built to replace it. During construction, a temporary bar operated across the road in the former butcher’s shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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