SOUTH MELBOURNE’S HISTORIC WATER RAT TO MARKET

South Melbourne’s historic Water Rat Hotel is on the market, with a short lease and favourable zoning and development potential on the 1858 property. Druids Hotel was the original to open on the prominent corner of Park and Moray Streets,

HOW PUBS WIN BIG ON THE CUP: MELBOURNE CUP MAX

Famed authority on the Melbourne Cup, Max Hitchins, was also the former proprietor of Bondi Junction’s iconic Billy the Pig’s, which won every year, courtesy of its dedication to the race that stops the nation. Hitchins – known in certain

ALE TESTS MARKET WITH BERWICK

In a market probing for opportunity, Australia’s biggest pub landlord is testing the waters with one of its prized ALH-leased properties, Paddington’s Berwick Hotel. The ASX-listed ALE (ASX: LEP) holds a portfolio of 86 properties across the five mainland States,

SCHWARTZ PUTS UP $80m OF MELBOURNE HOTELS

The Schwartz family has listed two big Melbourne investment properties, including the city’s oldest pub – Dixon Hospitality Group’s Duke of Wellington. Melbourne freeholds continue to lead the charge on yield benchmarks, averaging below six per cent and dipping below

TATTERSALLS LITHGOW TO RECEIVER AUCTION

Against the trend in a booming industry, the receiver sale of Lithgow’s Tattersalls Hotel has emerged, the neglected property and stalled business heading to auction. The freehold of the Tattersalls was bought around a decade ago by the incumbent, offering

ASHEMORGAN EXITS BRISBANE WITH SALE OF DARLING & CO

Property investment specialist AsheMorgan has listed the popular Darling & Co in Brisbane’s trendy Paddington precinct, as it exits pubs in the capital. AsheMorgan is a real estate investment and advisory group founded in 1987 that seeks rewarding opportunities to

LET’S DANCE AT CARINDA HOTEL MARKS FESTIVAL SEASON

Typifying the enterprising festive events that take place around the country, the Let’s Dance Festival stems from the legendary David Bowie’s surprise appearance at the outback Carinda Hotel. Australia prides itself on festival events based in local history, locally produced

CAPTAIN COOK SET TO SALE

Paddington’s Captain Cook Hotel opposite Allianz Stadium has come to market, as the operators look to new projects in development. The Captain Cook has stood since 1882 at the intersection of Flinders St and Anzac Parade, where eastern suburbs arterial

SAND HILL RD OPENS WATERSIDE

Sand Hill Rd has thrown open its reinvigorated Waterside Hotel in Melbourne’s ‘edgy’ King St, prophesying new life for the old Hotel and district. Built on the prominent corner of Flinders and King Streets, in the late 1800s the Waterside

BIG AMENDMENTS FOR NSW SMALL BARS

NSW Liquor & Gaming continues its support for small bars, with new relaxed drink service conditions following recent increases to patron numbers and trading hours. Small bars in the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross will now be able to serve