ORANGE GROVE ON OFFER: FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS

Veteran Queensland-based hotelier Bruce Hedditch has listed the Orange Grove Hotel, in one of Sydney’s most tightly held precincts, marking its first time to market in four decades. Hedditch has held the prominent 934sqm corner site in Lilyfield for nearly

OXFORD HOTEL: BIGGER AND BETTER IN BATHURST

Having graced main drag William Street since 1864, the Oxford Bathurst has been reimagined to meet the evolving demands of the community and guests, becoming a beacon of NSW’s central west. The extremely large format hotel resides on a block

HUNT DIVESTING NEWCASTLE’S KENT

Stephen Hunt’s group is looking to divest Newcastle icon the Kent Hotel, at the centre of Hamilton’s bustling Beaumont Street precinct.   Built 1924, the big two-storey brick pub occupies a substantial 667sqm lot, with dual street frontage and an

REGULATOR TAKING SCALPS OVER ATM RULES

The NSW regular is taking a strict stance on the new laws around ATMs in pubs and clubs, issuing scores of penalty notices, including a hefty fine for Northlakes Tavern. Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&G) has been conducting inspections and

VACANT KURRAJONG SELLS TO NEW GROUP

The Kurrajong Hotel at Erskineville, repossessed out of Jon Adgemis’ fading Public Hospitality fund, has sold as a vacant freehold for $20 million to a new hotel investor assembling a growing portfolio. The big corner pub is an Art Deco

PARKVIEW TO GO UNDER THE HAMMER

The freehold investment of the soon-to-be-vacant Parkview Hotel in Alexandria is headed for the auction block, marking yet another new chapter for the infamous inner-city pub. Image: Australian National University, Noel Butlin Archives Located around four kilometres south of the

DAMIANAKIS OFFERS HIS WARREN VIEW

Inner west icon the Warren View Hotel is to be sold for the first time in nearly two decades as long-time owner-operators Theo and Tanya Damianakis look to an exit from the industry. For the past 17 years the couple

SMITHAM GROWS INTO QUEENSPORT

Smitham Hotel Group has taken on the prized Queensport Tavern near Brisbane, bringing plans to capitalise on both its attributes and history. Around 11 kilometres north-east of the Brisbane CBD, Hemmant is primarily an industrial suburb supporting Port of Brisbane

COLOSIMO’S SILVERWATER FOR SALE

Marcello Colosimo’s Momento has sent to market the sprawling Silverwater Hotel in Sydney’s west, less than three years after its rebirth from being a club. Building on a string of successful new developments in the recent years, including Mullane’s Hotel

DENNIS FAMILY DIVEST TO DENMEADE

The Dennises have divested their big suburban Aussie in Nowra to experienced local hotelier Andrew Denmeade. The Australian Hotel is a suburban stalwart, with public bar and gaming, bistro and bottleshop. It sits on a 2,665sqm site adjoining an ALDI