DOUGHERTYS CALL TIME AT THE CLOCKTOWER

Local legends the Dougherty family are winding up at their striking Clocktower Hotel, in the northern NSW town of Grafton. The pub commands a corner in the commercial core of Grafton, on a 1,221sqm site with more than 80 metres

TARALGA GEM HEADS TO AUCTION

The pride of Taralga is being sold, in the southern tablelands, as its Sydney-based owner looks to focus closer to home. Built 1876, the Taralga Hotel is the only pub on the town’s main street. Occupying a 3,230sqm block, on

SHORT SETS SALE ON THE SEABREEZE

After 22 years of continuous ownership, Marty Short and family have determined it’s time to sell their well-known Seabreeze Beach Hotel and separate commercial properties, in picturesque South West Rocks. The large-format Hotel comprises public bar and wagering, dining service,

GRIFFITHS GETTING OUT OF GOULBURN

Winding up in town, Peter Griffiths has listed his popular Tattersalls Hotel in the under-pubbed region of Goulburn. Built in the 1960s, the pub boasts one of the largest trading footprints and is widely considered to be the best pub

SALISBURY IN RELUCTANT SALE

Ged Dore and company have put up the handsome Salisbury Hotel in Stanmore, as an investor partner seeks to cash out. Built 1899, the three-level pub enjoys triple street frontage, occupying a prominent 800sqm corner lot on the main retail

NEW STAR OVER REDCAPE’S HISTORIC ASPLEY

Redcape’s historic and beloved Aspley Hotel in Brisbane’s north has sold off-market to local operators Star Hotels. The Royal Exchange Hotel was built on the site in 1875, before the current building, designed by architects Addison and Macdonald, replaced it

HUNTER VALLEY STATION FOR SALE

The colourful Station Hotel and Motel of Kurri Kurri is being sold by the Roche family, offering an entry level title in the Hunter Valley. The Station holds some history in the region. Designed by acclaimed Maitland architect James Warren

KKR OFFLOAD AVC IN BILLION-DOLLAR DEAL

Global investment giant KKR has formalised an agreement with alternative investment firm PAG for purchase of its controlling share in Australian Venue Co (AVC) in a billion-dollar-plus deal. Today’s announcement finalises a process that began nearly a year ago with

REDCAPE REAPS REWARDS AT THE GROVE

Mere days after the announcement Redcape was divesting two of its collection in north Queensland, a sale has already been confirmed on one, Mackay’s The Grove. Last week the high-profile group listed The Shamrock and The Grove hotels in Mackay,

MATHIESON’S RISING STAR

Billionaire pub baron Bruce Mathieson is looking to bolster his stake in the casino sector, applying to the regulator to increase his already substantial holding in the troubled Star Entertainment. Principle investor in Endeavour, keeper of the country’s largest pub