PELATHON PUTS NEWER ORANA TO MARKET

Pelathon has listed its burgeoning Lake Macquarie Orana Hotel, as it deploys capital to its expansion in the Sunshine State. Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Management Group (PMG) secured the coastal pub last year, via the estate settlement of long-time owner Malcolm

TAMWORTH LOCOMOTIVE TO HIT THE ROAD

One of Tamworth’s workman’s pubs has hit the market, as owner Matthew Zell seeks to free time for his other hotels and businesses. The large-format Locomotive Hotel occupies 2,500 m² just off the Oxley Highway in Tamworth, unsurprisingly, adjacent the

HISTORIC TABLELANDS’ TARALGA HOTEL TO AUCTION

After just 12 months and a partial renovation, the Norfords will soon part with their elegant Taralga Hotel via auction. Brad and Rob Norford purchased the pub with expectations of operating it for at least five years, but sadly ill

SEGERSTROM AND SCHUBERT TO SELL BOMADERRY PUB & PROSPECTS

Amid the hot run on coastal hotels radiating north and south of Sydney, long-time publican Lloyd Segerstrom and league legend Ian Schubert are divesting their resurgent Bomaderry Hotel. Segerstrom and Schubert bought the large-format pub as partners in 2014 from

NEW ERA BECKONS FOR EMPIRE HOTEL AT AUCTION

The elegant Empire Hotel will go to auction later this month, with the somewhat tired Victorian pub presenting plenty of options. The two-story Empire, located on Railway St in Kurri Kurri, formerly a pit-stop on the highway going west from

BELMORE AND UNANDERRA JOIN BIG HOTEL AUCTION DAY

In a stock-starved market where strong regional pubs are becoming the ‘new black’ – two more Sydney-satellite freeholds will soon test the waters at a group auction. Murphy Hotels is putting up the large-format Belmore Hotel, dominating Maitland’s main street.

HISTORIC MIRANI HOTEL LISTED BY VETERAN FAMILY

After 75 years in the family, Scott and Casey Cronin will soon bid a reluctant farewell to their historic Mirani Hotel. Mirani is a town in the heart of sugarcane country, a transport hub mid-way on the Mackay to Eungella

THE ELI AND THE BLOCK TO TEMPT TASSY SPIRIT

High-profile pub ‘The Eli’ plus land package have come to market as the Apple Isle strides into its tourism boon and its builder owner needs a break. The large-format Elimatta Hotel sits on the banks of the Mersey River, adjacent

BYRON ‘TOP PUB’ HAS ANOTHER CRACK IN HOT MARKET

Byron Bay’s Beach Hotel is rumoured to be still on the market, with price expectations of $75 million. The massive beachside operation, known locally as the ‘Top Pub’, occupies 4,585 m² overlooking picturesque Main Beach. It was built in 1990