LAUNDY BANKS IN MAITLAND

Furthering the Hunter’s quest as one of the country’s hottest regions for pub property, industry icon Arthur Laundy has snapped up the Clancys’ The Bank at Maitland. Going coastal from Sydney, in 2010 Terry and Tammy Clancy bought up the

50-YEAR OWNERS SELL SUBIACO TO LOCALS

After 50 years in the same hands, Perth icon the Subiaco Hotel has been bought by dynamic local publicans Dave Allan and Lawson Douglas. Michael and Judy Monaghan acquired the historic pub business in the late 60s, and bought into

HUNT SEEKS INVESTORS IN $50m PUB FUND

Newcastle-based hotelier Stephen Hunt has been courting investors to double the size of his hotels fund to $50 million, following strong growth and robust returns. SJH Hotel Fund, run by Hunt Hospitality, owns hotel trusts around the Lakeside Village Tavern

SAVIOA HOTEL SALE AS KEATING STEPS DOWN

The picturesque Savoia Hotel in Victoria’s famous spa country has come up for sale, as its long-serving owner-operator looks to retirement. The Savoia Hotel is the only pub in Hepburn Springs – a town around 120 kilometres north-west of Melbourne,

BALMORAL SNAG SHELL COVE’S WATERFRONT TAVERN

The newly-formed Balmoral Hospitality Group has announced another big greenfield build, winning the race to be the Waterfront Tavern at the massive Shell Cove development. Shell Cove is a $2.3bn mega-project by Frasers Property Australia and Shellharbour City Council, based

PARADISE IN VICTORIA KEEPS MARKET HOT

The Paradise Valley Hotel freehold going concern has been sold in a classic perpetuation of Victoria being the tightest market in the country. The Hotel is set on a big 9,916sqm block, offering a large public bar, TAB facilities, commercial

AVC STRATEGY TAKES EUROPEAN BIER CAFÉ

Continuing its portfolio tuning, Australian Venue Company has announced acquisition of a Melbourne bier, sport and comedy institution – the European Bier Café. The multi-level venue on Exhibition Street features a bar and function space, Aer rooftop bar, and a

GREAT CENTRAL SALE IN CELTIC COMMUNITY

Tony and Julie Hills are divesting their elegant Great Central Hotel in the northern tablelands, offering a balanced business in a popular tourism town. The Great Central is a quality food and beverage-based operation, providing a main public bar, commercial

NEW FISHER-DENMEADE GROUP TO RAISE FLAGSTONE

Industry identities Joel Fisher and Andrew Denmeade are back in the business, having secured a hot new site in one of Australia’s largest urban zoned greenfield developments. The Master Planned Community of Flagstone, within the Logan growth corridor south-west of

GUEST TAKES ON SURREY HOTEL REDFERN

Redfern’s historic Surrey Hotel is in new hands, with regional operator Adrian Guest taking the keys at the opportunity-laden pub on the city fringe. Built 1886 and continually licensed, the three-storey Surry is deemed both architecturally and historically significant by