Co-founder
Matt Stirling
Co-founder, Caretaker's Cottage
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Portrait of Matt Stirling
i. Biography
Matt Stirling is a co-owner and co-founder of Caretaker's Cottage, the Melbourne CBD bar inside a heritage cottage at 139-141 Little Lonsdale Street. He is identified in coverage as part of the founding trio with Rob Libecans and Ryan Noreiks, and the venue won the World's 50 Best Bars Michter's Art of Hospitality Award in 2024. Coverage also places him in Melbourne's hospitality scene before Caretaker's Cottage, including Fancy Free, the Black Pearl, and the Lincoln Hotel Melbourne.
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