WHITTEN-PROUT ON THE ROAD TO GUNNEDAH

The Gibbs’ have sold their Gunnedah Hotel in My Country to an expanding partnership of Daniel Whitten and Luke Prout. The best pub in one of the State’s rapidly growing towns, the Gunnedah is a big two-storey structure on 2,921sqm

ORANGE WHIP? RINGWOOD’S LATE-NIGHT VENUE ON OFFER

The toast of Ringwood has come to market, as three partners offer up their pumping bar-nightclub Orange Whip. Overlooking the Maroondah Highway at Ringwood, 28 kilometres east of the Melbourne CBD, the Orange Whip is a renowned late-night venue, operating

MANTLE EYES IPO FOR EXPANSIVE GROUP

Hot on the heels of Redcape’s long-awaited IPO, Queensland pub king Godfrey Mantle has divulged plans toward floating his Mantle Group portfolio mid-2019. Mantle owns a string of successful Queensland operations, including five Pig 'n' Whistle pubs, one of which

FLOWER EXPANDS IN PORT AND LAKE CATHIE

Celebrated community publican Alistair Flower has further expanded a growing portfolio with the purchase of the Lake Cathie Tavern, near his Port Macquarie haven. Current AHA National titleholder for Community Service & Achievement and winner again in 2018 at the

STOCKLAND BUILDING NEW TAVERN IN AURA MEGA-DEVELOPMENT

Large-scale developer Stockland has announced construction of a $6.5 million tavern, to be located in the heart of its massive Aura community, on the Gold Coast. Aura is the largest master-planned community ever built in Australia under single ownership, projected

ELEPHANT & CASTLE CHARGES TO MARKET

The amply proportioned Elephant & Castle Hotel in Bathurst has come to market, trumpeting plenty of blue sky in Australia’s oldest inland settlement. Bathurst is around 200 kilometres north-west of Sydney, and one of the State’s strong regional hubs, experiencing

McCOYS PASS HOTEL BENNETT TO TURNERS

The McCoy family have ended a 33-year tenure at their Hotel Bennett in Hamilton, divesting to former locals the Turners in a return to home. The McCoy family have owned pubs in Redfern and around NSW. John and Betty McCoy

HUGE WA VENUES ON OFFER AS INVESTORS DOWNSIZE

Offshore investors looking to downsize have listed two big WA assets, notably the Augusta Hotel, offering big opportunity for both hands-on operation and development. Built 1912, the Augusta is central to the town of the same name – where the

SUNKEN MONKEY SALES TO SYDNEY

Following a good stretch on the market, the Roys have sold Erina’s Sunken Monkey Hotel to Sydney buyers on a tight yield. The former Woodport Inn was purchased by Brian Roy and family, who performed a major renovation, opening with

HIGHWAY HOTEL ON ROAD TO MARKET

The striking Highway Hotel on the main road through historic Gin Gin has hit the market, offering an all-round business in the heart of sugar country. The handsome two-storey pub faces north-east over Gin Gin’s Mulgrave Road, with its manicured