SINGO AND DIXON’S MARLBOROUGH HOTEL SALE NOW CONFIRMED

Making the most of a booming market, Singleton, Dixon and Carnegie’s Australian Pub Fund and Riversdale have officially listed the large-format Marlborough Hotel. Maintaining their M.O. of business mixed with flare and media management, the high-flying names behind the Australian

BURFORD LISTS MEREWETHER BEAUTY BURWOOD INN

Newcastle identity Ian Burford is part of the leap into 2017 pub sales, offering up his alluring Burwood Inn to the growing pool of value-hungry hotel buyers. The Burford family bought the Merewether pub in 2009 and meticulously updated and

BEACH HOTEL & SUPERMARKET FREEHOLD SET TO ENTICE

By Chris Kirby-Ryan Right across from the South Melbourne Beach on the Beaconsfield Parade, Albert Park, the Beach Hotel is popular with locals and tourists alike for its vibrant atmosphere and picturesque views across Port Phillip Bay. Having been a

POSTMAN’S TAVERN RETURNS TO MARKET PENDING RETIREMENT

A long-term hotelier is hanging up the bar mat, listing his Postman’s Tavern ahead of pending retirement. Located on a 692 m² corner site with street frontage on three sides, the imposing Postman’s is a landmark in the Nowra region,

REVERENCE HOTEL FREEHOLD SALE MAY END ANOTHER OLD MUSIC PUB

The procession of Melbourne pubs under threat of redevelopment continues with the freehold sale of Footscray’s home of live music, the Reverence Hotel. After years playing host to hundreds of independent and up-and-coming bands, the pub may be demolished to

NORTH COAST IVORY TAVERN GOES TO LAWLESS

Sydney hotelier Brendan Lawless is following the money, purchasing Tweed Heads beauty the Ivory Tavern – with options. Lawless Hotels is expanding on its NSW north coast operations with the Ivory, having bought Mullumbimby’s Middle Pub in 2013 from Redcape,

BEST BEER GARDEN PUB HITS MARKET

One of Melbourne’s best beer gardens and Fitzroy favourite has reluctantly come to market amid good trade but changing circumstance. Industry veteran Sam Silva is divesting his hugely popular Fitzroy Beer Garden after the unfortunate passing of his business partner.

BOURKE ST BUYS KING ST BOTANY VIEW

Prominent publican Paddy Coughlan has secured another inner west pub, lauding southern King St and the Murphy family’s Botany View Hotel. The Murphys have owned and operated the Botany View (BVH) for the past 26 years, and the modest pub

SHAKY TIMES FOR OLD MELBOURNE PUBS

The battle to save Melbourne’s historic pubs rages on, with two currently facing demolition and redevelopment into residential apartments. St Kilda’s Greyhound Hotel closed suddenly in the first week of January, despite community efforts to save it, with developers applying

LANTERN’S CROWN HERALDS END IS NIGH

Continuing its run of blockbuster sales capping 2016, Lantern Hotel Group has listed its second-last, landmark Surry Hills corner pub, the Crown Hotel. The ASX-listed Lantern has all but completed the strategic sell-off of its entire pub portfolio, executing a