Real Estate

DUXTON PUBS SEE UPLIFT IN LITTLE BANG

Posted on June 29th, 2022 by Jane Louise
There’s been a big boom in Adelaide’s craft brewery scene, with Little Bang bought up by the aspirational Duxton Pubs Group. One of Adelaide’s first local brewers, Little Bang Brewing Co has been acquired by South Australia’s fast-growing and ambitious

TAPHOUSE CASHES IN AT THE MACCA

Posted on June 27th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Taphouse Group has sold its landmark Port Macquarie pub to an established hotelier for what is thought to be a record price for the area.  Known as The Macca, the heritage-listed Port Macquarie Hotel was established in 1939, making it

GOOD BEER HEADS INTO HAROLD PARK

Posted on June 24th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Good Beer Company is back on the acquisition horse, buying comedy legend the Harold Park Hotel in Sydney’s inner west. In 1903 the pub on the Ross Street corner in suburban Forest Lodge was known as the Little Bridge Hotel,

BLACK FOX TAKES DORE INTO BALLINA

Posted on June 22nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Ged Dore has partnered again with private equity fund Black Fox Property, securing the Australian Hotel in idyllic Ballina, outside Byron Bay. The classic two-story ‘Aussie’ occupies a large 1,787sqm corner site, offering a main public bar, bistro, gaming room

LONG-TIME ODGERS SELLING ‘HOBBY’ KANDOS HOTEL

Posted on June 20th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The large-format Kandos Hotel-Motel is for sale as its long-time “hobby” owners decide to move on to a new pastime. The popular corner pub in Kandos occupies a generous 3,136sqm, with total floor area of 1,864sqm. It provides a public

PORTER KNOCKS ON MOSS VALE HOTEL

Posted on June 17th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
After several decades under the captaincy of Tom Porter, the historic Moss Vale Hotel has been listed for sale. The two-storey Hotel was the first licensed premise in the town. Established in 1850, sporting a thatched roof, a licence was

BROPHYS OUT FOR THE COUNT

Posted on June 17th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Fred and Sandi Brophy, the couple behind the famous Fred Brophy’s Boxing Troupe, have sold their last pub, the Kilkivan Hotel, to newcomers as they exit the industry. The Brophys owned the Cracow Hotel, 500 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, which

COLEMAN DISPATCHES POST OFFICE AS GDM GROWS

Posted on June 17th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Publican Matt Coleman has executed a sale and leaseback on his Post Office Hotel in Forbes, as part of the further expansion of GDM Hotels, which includes purchase of Stockton’s Boatrowers Hotel. The historic Post Office was built 1864 and

AVC PICKS UP NINE PUBS, FROM ARK AND CLG

Posted on June 15th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has announced agreement to purchase nine venues in Western Australia from Ark Group and Colonial Leisure Group, for a reported $30 million. The conditional acquisition brings all seven venues under the banner of Ark Group. In Perth

UPMARKET BUSH INN BUSINESS FOR SALE

Posted on June 10th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
One of Melbourne’s best-known establishments, the iconic Bush Inn, has hit the market with long potential. The large footprint pub occupies a high-profile corner on the borders of some of Melbourne’s most affluent suburbs, Toorak and Hawksburn. It provides trading