GOULBURN GOLD TO MARKET BY REQUEST

In the wake of offers to sell, the Empire Hotel and operation in the heart of Goulburn is being offered to market.  The Empire occupies a sizable 1,578sqm block in Goulburn’s main retail and commercial area, in the centre between

HUNTER SURRENDERS REGAL STANCHION

Cessnock’s handsome Royal Oak Hotel has come to market, harbouring local opportunities in a region skirting top-of-market influences. The commanding two-storey brick Royal Oak occupies a sizeable 1,619sqm block on one of the busiest corners in Cessnock, around 50 kilometres

MURPHY GETS COMMERCIAL IN REDBANK

Another NSW hotelier has jumped the border, with Gerry Murphy paying circa $6 million for classic ‘Queenslander’ the Commercial Hotel at Redbank. The two-storey balcony-clad mostly timber pub was built 1915 on a generous 2,702sqm lot, in the block between

ALH ACQUISITION SHAKES UP LOCALS

Australia’s largest pub group has gotten a little larger on its road to independence, looking to shake up Ingham with a big-budget revival of the troubled East Ingham Hotel. The two-storey pub holds a generous 4,046sqm block, with main public

QUEENSLANDER HEADS TO FRISCO

A Queensland-based hotel investor has secured Woolloomooloo’s heritage-listed Frisco Hotel from the Micola family. The Frisco occupies a tidy 304sqm corner lot in Sydney’s historic wharf district, built back in 1856 to serve the public house needs of the local

SORRENTO SALE AS BROO BREWS FUTURE

Kent Grogan – owner of Broo Ltd – has put to market his Sorrento Brewhouse on the Mornington Peninsula, as recent expansion in the beer business consumes his focus. The Sorrento Brewhouse is a newly-refurbished limestone building, occupying a large

NORTHERN HOTEL TO COURT MARKET

The Court House Hotel in the NSW far north coast has been put to market, offering a diverse business with upside in the State’s arts and lifestyle precinct. Located in the middle of main street Murwillumbah, the two-storey Court House

KAUFLAND LOOKS TO PUBS WITH BIG DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

German supermarket giant Kaufland has begun showing the scale of its ambition, submitting plans for a ‘hypermarket’ and hotel in Queensland with Toowoomba Regional Council. Eyeing the Australian grocery and liquor markets, Kaufland has begun bold moves this year, including

IRVIN TAKES COOLANGATTA GOLD

Irvin Hotel Group has furthered its northern interests with the big-ticket buy of Taphouse Group’s striking Coolangatta Sands Hotel. Earlier this year Irvin sold the Belmont Hotel in Newcastle to Don Hodge Group, stating intentions to reinvest the capital. Irvin