INVESTORS SELLING VILLAGE OF MT DRUITT

The racing Kelly family has launched a campaign on its big Village Hotel in Mount Druitt, offering the title for the first time in nearly 40 years. The private family stakeholders are known for interests in thoroughbred horse breeding and

TIME’S UP AT THE TAV

After four years and multiple challenges, James Thorpe’s Odd Culture Group has regrettably announced the end of its tenure at the Oxford Tavern in Petersham. OCG issued a statement Thursday, prior to publishing on social media. “This pub has always

EASTER DELIGHT FOR SECONDBITE

Australian Venue Co is driving fundraising for food charity SecondBite across the Easter long weekend, donating money from every ‘parma’ sold at pubs across the country. SecondBite is Australia’s largest free food rescue organisation, assisting 1,400 charities, with a mission

ROBIN HOOD STEPS UP IN THE EAST

The fabled Robin Hood Hotel has come to market in Sydney’s east, heralding an end to three generations of family ownership. Overlooking the Charing Cross intersection – gateway to the Bronte retail precinct and some of Sydney’s most affluent suburbs

ODD CULTURE FOUND IN FITZROY

James Thorpe’s Odd Culture Group is primed to launch its first Victorian venue, on Melbourne’s legendary Brunswick Street, in Fitzroy. Odd Culture Group (OCG) is known for venues with a strong focus on inclusive and diverse brands, and the pleasure

KELLY SADDLES UP IN HORSE COUNTRY

Frenetic bush hotelier Ned Kelly has thrown up his hands in the Hunter, offering the freeholds of a pair of Scone pubs poised for potential. Vendor on the assets is Kelly & Co Hotels, fronted by plundering publican Ned Kelly,

MORE INVESTOR FUNDS FLOWING INTO PUBS

Former finance CEO Byram Johnston has furthered the sophisticated investment hitting the sector, doubling his new portfolio with purchase of the historic O’Connell Hotel of O’Connell. Mid-2022 Byram and Deborah Johnston purchased their first pub, the Tarana Hotel, establishing Johnston

KIN KIN TO BEGIN AGAIN

The historic Kin Kin Hotel near Noosa has announced its imminent reopening after being closed for a year for attentive renovation. David Ezrine and Matthew Flynn bought the pub, long known as the Country Life Hotel, for $1.1 million mid-2021,

QUEENS ARMS EXTENDED TO MARKET

The regal Queens Arms Hotel of Bendigo is seeking a suitor, as long-timers look to time off and the city benefits from post-pandemic regional migration. Set on a 625sqm corner of Russell and Steel Streets, enjoying combined street frontage of

FIRE DESTROYS HISTORIC KY WEST HOTEL

Investigators are treating as suspicious a fire that destroyed the historic and beloved Ky West Hotel in northern Victoria. Just before midnight on Monday (20 March), emergency services were summoned, and police and more than a dozen CFA vehicles rushed