ROYAL ON 99 MAKES 44 FOR THE RHINO

Waratah Hotel Group has successfully divested its acclaimed hotel Royal on 99 to Dave Tomsic’s rampaging Black Rhino group. Located in the major regional Queensland town of Roma, the purpose-built pub opened in 2016, replacing the former Royal Hotel, which

LAUNDY PACKING UP IN REDFERN

Arthur Laundy and his Redfern partners have offered to market their refurbished, undercooked local, on the fringe of the Sydney CBD. In 2021 the pub king collaborated with new operators Aaron Crinis and Justin Tynan to buy the three-storey suburban

RYANS DRINK IN THE TEA GARDENS

John Purkis and family have passed the reins of the landmark Tea Gardens Hotel in Bondi Junction to Ryan hotel dynasty principals John and Sally Ryan. Purkis bought the big multi-storey Art Deco hotel mid-2014 from Aussie Leisure Group, but

NEW UNIVERSAL SEES NEWTOWN TO MARKET

Continuing its portfolio shake-up, Universal Hotels is selling the Newtown Hotel in Sydney’s inner west, meeting the surging market for high cashflow operations. Well located at the gateway to the famed and vibrant King Street retail and entertainment strip, the

FORMER KIRRIBILLI CLUB FOR SALE

The site of the failed, former Kirribilli Club is being offered for sale, presenting opportunity for a revised offering to capitalise on its north shore location and sweeping harbour views. Lot 1 at 11-23 Harbourview Crescent in Milsons Point spans

PARRAMATTA’S CROWN SEEKS A MONARCH

Receivers have listed high-profile pub development play the Crown Hotel in Parramatta, offering a suite of opportunities for the right player. Crown Hotel, at 295 Church Street, is on a large 1,075sqm site with 35 metres of frontage on Parramatta’s

AVC SECURES FUTURE IN AIRLIE BEACH

Australian Venue Co has doubled down on its investment in town with a partnership acquisition of the windswept and interesting Airlie Beach Hotel, in association with restorative owner-operator Mick McFie. Occupying a generous lot just metres from the destination Whitsundays

BAYSIDE BRIDGE TO MARKET

Prized waterfront icon the Bridge Hotel of Mordialloc has officially been listed for sale, offering a trophy asset in the southern capital. While the current two-storey structure was built 1870, a hotel has been on the site since circa 1851,

FORBES GOLF & SPORTSMANS ON PAR FOR HANDS-ON OPERATOR

The Forbes Golf & Sportsmans Hotel, overlooking the idyllic Forbes Golf Course, is for sale by private owners. Forbes is a vibrant town in NSW’s central west on the banks of the Lachlan River, about 380 kilometres west of Sydney, counting local

PUB KING TAKES ON THE LORD

One of Sydney’s oldest and most beloved pubs, home of the first pub-brewery, the Lord Nelson in The Rocks, has been bought by pub king and brewer of late, Arthur Laundy. Landmarking the corner of Kent and Argyle Streets, the