PIPER LEADS LOCALS INTO TUMBY PUB

Glenn Piper’s Epochal Hotels has thrown in with a local syndicate to buy and rescue the beloved Tumbulgum Tavern, in the Tweed Valley, north of Byron Bay. Built in 1887 on the banks of the Tweed River, enjoying a view

WAYMARK MOVE ON MILLMERRAN

The Volz family have sold both their Mill Inn Tavern and Sundowner Hotel in Millmerran in a package deal to growing Queensland outfit Waymark Hotels. A town of the Southern Downs, in the Toowoomba Region, roughly 200 kilometres west of

SONNEL TAKE THE FIRE HOUSE

Sonnel Hospitality has taken the next step in its ambitious plans, purchasing the freehold going concern of the striking Fire House Hotel, marking the first in the North Sydney CBD in more than 40 years. Vendor Mark Barry has owned

NEWCOMER SNAPS UP SEQ’S OLDEST PUB

This month Queensland’s historic Inglewood Hotel has found a buyer, in a newcomer to the pubs industry. The purchaser, a Toowoomba ophthalmologist who heads up Tyson Acquisitions, was looking to diversify interests in the area when he saw the 94-year-old

INVESTOR SELLING RESTAPLED LAWSON PARK

The combined business and freehold of Mudgee’s landmark Lawson Park Hotel are being offered for the first time in years, along with adjacent properties, hinting at major development potential.   The two-storey LPH was built in 1860 and occupies a

NEW NAME INTO NAPIER

One of Fitzroy's favourites has been sold for the first time in nearly three decades, as Guy Lawson passes the title of the Napier Hotel to a new entrant to pubs. Established in 1866 under the same moniker on the

MILESTONE BOUNTY FOR HARVEST

Hospitality investment manager and operator Harvest Hospitality has cashed in some capital, parting with both the Milestone Hotel in Dubbo and Aussie Inn in Adelaide. Located in the south Adelaide suburb of Hackham, the Aussie Inn was one of the

GREENSBOROUGH GOES TO MARKET: FIRST TIME IN 34 YEARS

A rare freehold going concern has hit the market in Melbourne, with long-term owners the Francis family listing the land and operation of the Greensborough Hotel for the first time in over 30 years. Originally known as the Farmers Arms

YOUNG GOES REGIONAL IN RECORD DEAL

Sydney-based Wallaby turned hotelier Bill Young has signed on for Jim Knox’s landmark Gem Hotel in Griffith, in what is said to be a record regional pub sale. The Gem is in the heart of the Griffith CBD, believed to

SALE AND LEASEBACK GROWTH PLANS FOR FRANCIS

Melbourne-based Francis Venues is executing a sale-and-leaseback on its recently acquired Kings Head Tavern in South Hurstville, offering a freehold for an investor and growth capacity for the group. Situated on a 1,334sqm corner of a major intersection of Kings