IRIS PASSES TWO REGIONAL PUBS TO KEEN LOCALS

Iris Capital has sold off two regional pubs, putting enthusiastic local operators into promising local watering holes. The Kearsley Hotel at Kearsley and Condobolin’s Royal Hotel are both two-storey venues with impressive street presences on major regional thoroughfares, providing food

FAIRFIELD UNICORN NEW VICTORIA TAVERN FOR SALE

Rare bird and Top100 Fairfield LGA pub the New Victoria Tavern has been offered up to a red-hot market by Matsal Investments. Located in Wetherill Park, the New Vic hosts a lively sports bars and TAB facilities, with Punters Paradise

IRVIN PUSHES NORTH, INTO GIBSONS’ BUNGALOW

Joe Irvin has furthered his push into Queensland hotspots, taking over the Bungalow Hotel in Cairns from long-timers the Gibson family. The original Bungalow Hotel was built in the early 1970s, and in 1989 its name was changed to the

NEW HOTEL GOSFORD EMERGES

Harris Narvo Hotels has announced the completion of a labour of love and official opening of the brand-new historic Hotel Gosford. The milestone comes after a decade of planning and a renovation that has taken the past 18 months. “It’s

SOLOTEL JUMPS ON BIG-TICKET CAROUSEL

The Stanford family has continued its divestment run with another massive transaction, selling the Carousel Inn of Rooty Hill to Bruce Solomon’s Solotel Group. After sale of Little Big House in May and of Green Park Hotel last November, purchase

LEWIS GIVING AWAY NEW CARS TO ATTRACT STAFF

Lewis Land Group is pushing the limits of the staff crisis bandwagon, giving away two brand new cars to hard-working staff at its supersize venues The Fiddler and Camden Valley Inn. On offer is a new Volkswagon T Cross with

RARE FLYING DUCK SALE TAKES OFF

A rare opportunity has come to the Victorian market, with sale by the Inge Group of the freehold and business interest of popular Melbourne city-fringe pub the Flying Duck. Located on Bendigo Street in Prahran, the two-level Duck sits on

KICKON WELCOMES A NEW VENUE AND STAKEHOLDER

The fast-growing Kickon Group has taken its next step into Queensland, and kick-started its progressive new Pub Partner Program. Kickon has now settled on the iconic Osbourne Hotel in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, which is its first official acquisition since rebranding

LORD NELSON SET TO SALE

For the first time in 35 years the iconic Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel in Sydney’s historic The Rocks is for sale, along with its famed beer brand, Lord Nelson Brewery. Standing statuesquely on the corner of Kent and Argyle Streets

TILLEY & WILLS THROW OPEN NEW-LOOK RICHMOND INN

The dynamic duo of Simon Tilley and Nick Wills have unveiled a major renovation and reopening of their recently acquired Richmond Inn. The award-winning hospitality group secured the deal on the pub in Sydney’s burgeoning north-west growth corridor in July.