GRAND VIEW LOOKS TO ‘ENERGETIC’ NEW OWNER

The Grand View Hotel overlooking the Blue Mountains is looking for a loving new owner, as its long-standing patriarch throws in the towel in pursuit of retirement. Vendor Ben Tufrey has owned and operated the Grand View for 16 years,

THOMPSON SETS RED LION ON MARKET

The Thompson family has listed its newly refurbished Moorooka pub, the Red Lion, in Brisbane’s booming south. The Red Lion occupies a prominent corner block on bustling Beaudesert Road, around nine kilometres from the Brisbane CBD. Simon Thompson and partners

COUGHLAN OFFERS UP HIS LADY AS HE EYES FRANK STRONGS

Just over a year since he revived the Hampshire and made it a Lady, Paddy Coughlan has listed the inner-west local to chase opportunities in the craft market. Former Riversdale CEO Coughlan took on the lease of Camperdown’s Hampshire Hotel

COLES TO EXIT NSW PUBS WITH NORTHLAKES LISTING

Wesfarmers’ Coles is looking to exit the NSW pub game, listing the Central Coast’s Northlakes Tavern as it focuses on off-premise-heavy Queensland. Coles and Woolworths have been feeling the squeeze in the retail world in the wake of Aldi’s influence,

WARMING LISTING HOT ADELAIDE PUB PROPERTY

The freehold of Adelaide’s stunning Sarries and offices have come to market, as the city welcomes widespread development. The landmark corner Saracens Head hotel, known as Sarries, has stood on Carrington Street since 1873, the elegant two-storey stone pub and

INVESTORS LIST OPPORTUNE OPHIR TAVERN

The affluent Ophir Tavern in Orange is on offer, boasting a massive block and development opportunity at an undercooked pub in a rising regional town. The Ophir, taking its name from a Biblical port famous for its wealth, is one

BELLEVUE HOTEL OPPORTUNITY IN FAR NORTH SOUTH

After a dozen years in the top end, owner-operator Wayne Hornby is ready to call time at his popular South Townsville pub – just as the area is “about to boom”. Former Brisbanite, Hornby moved to the northern capital –

DY’S DECK HAS HIT THE MARKET

Dee Why’s only beachside “pub” has hit the market, as the northern beaches basks in big-budget renovations by the biggest names in the game. Deck is a bar-restaurant at the northern end of the retail strip on Dee Why beach

SHERMAN SENDS MARY ELLEN TO MARKET

Adam Sherman has put to market his elegant Mary Ellen Hotel in the Newcastle suburb of Merewether, offering a growth trajectory in the newly refreshed pub. Local resident Sherman purchased the Mary Ellen off-market just 15 months ago, entering the

RIVER ROYAL BACK – AND BACK ON MARKET

Local mining identity Dale McNamara is parting with his painstakingly restored Morpeth pub, the River Royal Inn, having breathed life back into the drowned historic building. A ‘super storm’ in early 2015 brought a wall of water crashing through the