HURLEYS HUGE $100m OVERHAUL

Southern belle the Hurley Hotel Group is investing a whopping $100 million into upgrades of its award-winning portfolio of South Aussie hotels. The family-owned business has been operating in South Australia for over 40 years, currently holding in the stable

COASTAL GRANDEUR READY TO GROW

A private family are offering their Grand Hotel in a rare opportunity in coastal Kiama – recently voted Australia’s best town.  Built 1891, the three-storey Victorian Grand occupies 486sqm on a prominent corner of Manning Street, just a few blocks

FENELEYS FINALLY BOW OUT OF THE BULL

The steadfast Feneley family have passed the baton on their big Bull ‘n’ Bush in the Port Stephens region to the growing local hotel syndicate led by Nick Quinn. For the past 36 years the Feneleys have captained the large-format

WAYMARK BUYS PUB WITH NO BEER

The original ‘Pub with No Beer’ – Lees Hotel, in Ingham – has been sold to the growing family of Waymark Hotels for an undisclosed price. Established in 1845 as the Day Dawn Hotel, the current pub was built in

WAUGH’S ROYAL IN HOT SEAT OVER HERITAGE WORKS

Mitchell Waugh’s PHMG is caught between a demolition and a heritage place and battling council over what it argues are necessary works at its heritage-listed Royal Hotel in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Built in 1888, the Royal Hotel is a three-storey

PLATINUM EARNS PRETTY PENNY FOR FULL MONTY

Platinum Group has sold Brisbane landmark The Montague Hotel to a family-owned hospitality group from further north, as the city’s West End entertainment precinct continues to attract. The three-storey pub – a former office building – is set on a

FEROS NABS ENGADINE WITH HARVEY BOYS

King of the south Chris Feros has formed a new partnership with the Harveys to take the booming Engadine Tavern and adjoining retail sites from rich lister Tony Denny and partners. The large-format Tavern is in Engadine town centre, surrounded

CAPTAIN MELVILLE SET FOR SALE

The lease to what is said to be Melbourne CBD’s longest standing pub, the Captain Melville, has come to market. Located in a handsome bluestone building on Franklin Street at the northern end of the CBD, the Captain is set

THE ADDIE JUMPS FOR QUICK SALE

Classic coastal local the Adelaide Hotel of Moruya has hit the market for a “short and sharp” sale campaign by private owners. The pub is strategically located at the north end of the main thoroughfare of Moruya’s town centre, on