FEATURE / Brothers Cairns
Brothers Cairns rebirth begins New Q Sports Bar adds to bistro and function centre, with gaming room and café to come
BROTHERS LEAGUES CAIRNS has revealed
back to the club and construction has just been
renovation plan.
features dedicated seating for punters and
new facilities and part of a major $7m In late February, the club unveiled its
refurbished second-floor function facilities after it moved a block of toilets from the Dreams
function room to another location at the back
of the smaller boardroom function spaces. That
completed on the new Q Sports Bar which
sporting enthusiasts as well as high-definition projection screens for racing and live sports,
alongside TAB, Keno and bar facilities with a
separate entrance for members in Anderson St.
The next stages of the project are the gaming
created an opportunity to open up the space to
room, expected to open in late May, and the café
natural light into the venue.
lounge will be expanded to allow for improved
new northeast-facing windows bringing in more Dreams can now cater for up to 200 guests
and features an island bar and alfresco deck area. While the upstairs provides a boost for functions,
it’s downstairs where the club is spending serious
with a scheduled launch in July. The gaming
spacing between machines following the club’s
success in reducing EGM numbers and improving spacing after the COVID shutdowns in 2020. Brothers Group General Manager Shane
money on a major transformation of its food
Fitzgerald said that decision just made sense.
Constructions on-site working in stages since
that there was more space between patrons,”
and beverage offerings, with builders Rubicon November last year. 26 / Club Management
Last month the renovated bistro was handed
its new Q Sports Bar, among the first of its
“Our members took comfort from the fact
Shane says. “Aside from the positive perceptions
