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Proposed St Kilda hotel to be draped in ‘sheer dress’ facade

25 January 2021

An uninspiring hotel in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, could be transformed into a bigger, five-star hotel with a dramatic “sheer dress” facade draped over the extended building.

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Yeh Hotel Group purchases first Melbourne guesthouse off-market

8 April 2020

Sydney based Yeh Hotel Group has made its first Melbourne acquisition – an interest in the budget Ibis Little Bourke Street, previously known as Ibis Accor Hotel and before that, All Seasons Paragon.

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New Fitzroy Street hotel expands on the QT

15 February 2020

The Erdi Group has quietly acquired a Fitzroy Street property next door to the Rydges hotel it is planning to convert into a funky new QT Hotel.

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Pullman Melbourne Launch Party

15 January 2020

Entering the unknown at the Pullman Melbourne on Swanston’s Grand Opening

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Louden Place mural – by artist Cam Scale

22 November 2019

The mural depicts an image of Dr Leslie Erdi OAM, who with his wife Eva were much-loved figures within the hotel and wider community.

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Erdi Group to bring funky QT hotel to St Kilda

30 October 2019

Fresh from a $30 million transformation of its flagship hotel on Swanston Street in the Melbourne CBD, the privately owned Erdi Group is looking to bring EVENT's popular QT lifestyle brand to St Kilda.

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New Pullman Hotel Unveiled in Melbourne CBD

22 October 2019

A $30 million investment to transform an existing property into a brand-new Pullman hotel – the first for Melbourne's CBD – has been officially unveiled.

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Jeffrey Pinch opens the new Eva and Les Erdi Emergency and Trauma Centre at the Alfred Hospital.

26 June 2018

Today, Jeffrey Pinch was delighted to open the Eva and Les Erdi Emergency and Trauma Centre at the Alfred Hospital on behalf of the Erdigroup and the Eva and Les Erdi Humanitarian Charitable Foundation.

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ErdiGroup donates over $16,000 to help Mirabel Foundation break cycle of addiction

18 August 2017

A donation from the Swanston Hotel Grand Mercure and the Eva and Les Erdi Charitable Foundation is providing crucial support to a charity helping break the cycle of addiction.

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Eva and Les Erdi

15 October 2015

Eva and the late Les Erdi are the couple behind the highly successful Erdigroup.

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Melbourne hospital receives its largest-ever donation

3 July 2015

The Eva and Les Erdi Humanitarian Charitable Foundation has given The Alfred Hospital the single largest donation it has ever received.

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Farewelling a communal giant

1 February 2013

FOR a patriot of his adopted country, businessman and philanthropist, Dr Les Erdi passed away with fitting symbolism on Australia Day.

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