ALH TAKE JOE IRVIN’S BARKLY

ALH has unleashed the chequebook, taking the title to Joe Irvin’s Barkly Hotel in booming Mount Isa. The Barkly enjoys a massive 1.35-Ha site in the regional town of Mount Isa – affectionately known as the ‘oasis of the outback’

SA AWARDS HERALD RETURN TO EXCELLENCE

The AHA|SA Awards for Excellence for 2020 took place last night at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, ushering in a return to large industry events and honouring the Hurley Group’s magnificent Marion as Best Overall Hotel in South Australia. The 2020

ROMANO’S WAGGA WAGGA BACK TO MARKET

Stalwart of Wagga Wagga hospitality, Romano's Hotel, is being offered for sale amid high demand and unrealised opportunities in regional strongholds. After unsuccessful attempts by long-time operator John Hussey to sell the asset in 2015 and 2016, Hayes Advisory was

HAWTHORN HOTEL BACK UNDER NEW AVC DEAL

Institutional university pub the Hawthorn Hotel will live again in 2021, courtesy of an “innovative partnership” between Australian Venue Co. and Swinburne University of Technology. The 152-year-old pub was built 1868, on a corner of Burwood Rd in the Melbourne

BIG PRICE FOR BEST LITTLE PUB

An unnamed Sydney investment company has snapped up seaside local the Jacobs Well Bayside Tavern for $8.5 million as market conditions bring south-east Queensland hotels further into focus. Jacobs Well Tavern Bayside enjoys a 3,946sqm block adjacent to the Jacobs

NEW CLARENDON ON OFFER

The all-welcoming Clarendon Tavern has been listed for sale, boasting a recent renovation and loyal locals amid further opportunities and an entry-level price tag. The Clarendon has become a hugely popular neighbourhood watering hole, providing all-comers a big public bar

LEWIS FIRES BACK AT LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Last weekend local legend The Fiddler presented $100k to local fire brigades, in the latest act of community support by operators Lewis Leisure. The generous donation went to four local brigades, to help them recoup from the devastating bushfires of

ANOTHER BIG STEP TO GET ‘EM IN

A quintessentially Australian pair of items has joined the unmistakably Australian venerable list of big things, in the pursuit of greater tourist appeal for the otherwise unfamous town of Calen. Found a leisurely 56 kilometres north of Mackay or more

TOURIST HITS THE OPEN HIGHWAY

The freehold going concern of the stately Tourist Hotel in Queanbeyan has come to market, as regional strongholds continue to see the greatest pandemic rebound. The Tourist is set on a large 1,928sqm block on main drag Monaro Street in

PERTH ON HOLD OVER HOTEL GUARD POSITIVE

Perth and surrounding areas are in the midst of a snap lockdown dropped this week after a hotel quarantine security guard returned a positive COVID-19 result on the weekend. It has emerged that the guard from Perth’s Four Points Hotel