VIRTICAL RULE OUT THE REPUBLIC

In the spotlight developer Virtical has offloaded the Republic in the Sydney CBD to industry veteran Chris Thomas for a significant loss. After bursting into the picture in 2023, spending over $125 million in a matter of months including more

DAYLESFORD FATAL PUB CRASH DRIVER WALKS

A magistrate has opted to dismiss all charges against the driver of a car that crashed into the outdoor area of a Daylesford pub last year, with families and survivors challenging the ‘injustice’. According to police and witnesses, around 6pm

PUBLIC HOSPITALITY CREDITORS TAKE FIVE

The party is winding down for Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality Group (PHG), as a major lender calls in receivers and managers on five venues in the collection. Last week FTI Consulting’s Vaughan Strawbridge and Joseph Hansell stepped in, under security

AVC MOVES INTO HALLMARK

Weighing into the recent return in pubs activity, Australian Venue Co has struck its first major deal under its new majority owners, buying 10 venues from Hallmark Hospitality in SEQ. The Melbourne-based group has paid around $50 million for the

HOSTPLUS AND CHARTER HALL TAKE A SHOT AT HPI

Listed real estate investment powerhouse Charter Hall and teamed again with Hostplus to attempt a takeover of the country’s last remaining listed pub landlord, Hotel Property Investments (HPI). Charter Hall Retail REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) touts its interest in

FRANCIS GROWS WITH REDCAPE’S WATTLE GROVE

The Redcape reshuffle rolls on with the group’s twice-owned Wattle Grove Hotel becoming the next step in the northward expansion of Melbourne-based Francis Group. This is the second Redcape Hotel Group (RHG) acquisition by the southerners, headed up by Tom

POLICE INVESTIGATE SERIES OF ARMED ROBBERIES

Police are appealing for information from the public on a series of surprisingly similar armed robberies on hotels, in Adelaide and south-western Sydney. Reportedly two men, armed with a handgun and a knife and with their faces covered, rushed the

REDCAPE OFFLOAD VAUXHALL TO ORION

Redcape has continued the portfolio hygiene with divestment of the Vauxhall Inn at Granville to the growing Orion Hotels. Established in 1852 on a corner of Parramatta Road, the two-storey heritage-listed hotel was rebuilt in the 1930s in the distinctive

CHATSWOOD CLUB SELLING UP TO SURVIVE

The venerable Chatswood Club, in the heart of what has become one of Sydney’s north shore hubs, is selling its two-level site in the hope of preserving its future. Established in 1954, it was previously known as the Chatswood Businessmen’s