Real Estate

SOLOTEL JUMPS ON BIG-TICKET CAROUSEL

Posted on November 8th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Stanford family has continued its divestment run with another massive transaction, selling the Carousel Inn of Rooty Hill to Bruce Solomon’s Solotel Group. After sale of Little Big House in May and of Green Park Hotel last November, purchase

RARE FLYING DUCK SALE TAKES OFF

Posted on November 8th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A rare opportunity has come to the Victorian market, with sale by the Inge Group of the freehold and business interest of popular Melbourne city-fringe pub the Flying Duck. Located on Bendigo Street in Prahran, the two-level Duck sits on

KICKON WELCOMES A NEW VENUE AND STAKEHOLDER

Posted on November 8th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The fast-growing Kickon Group has taken its next step into Queensland, and kick-started its progressive new Pub Partner Program. Kickon has now settled on the iconic Osbourne Hotel in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, which is its first official acquisition since rebranding

LORD NELSON SET TO SALE

Posted on November 5th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
For the first time in 35 years the iconic Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel in Sydney’s historic The Rocks is for sale, along with its famed beer brand, Lord Nelson Brewery. Standing statuesquely on the corner of Kent and Argyle Streets

BLUE MOUNTAINS BEAUTY BACK TO MARKET

Posted on November 3rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Blue Mountains icon, Lawson’s Blue Mountain Hotel, has come to market sporting a major renovation. The Phillips family acquired the pub in the mid-80s, and in 2006 began a major reconstruction based on a photograph taken c.1900. In 2019 they

JIM SECURES FORT KNOX

Posted on November 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Hotelier Jim Knox has completed his play for a monopoly in Moree with acquisition of the last piece of the puzzle, the Amaroo Tavern, from Waratah Hotel Group. The Amaroo incorporates a public bar, commercial kitchen and bistro, gaming room

ARTHUR AND STU TEAM UP FOR WOY WOY LANDMARK

Posted on October 29th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Pub dynasty Arthur and Stuart Laundy have teamed up for the first time, to buy the Bayview Hotel in Woy Woy in a new record for the region. The large-scale Bayview overlooks Brisbane Water, around an hour by car or

KNOX LOCKS UP MORE IN NEW ENGLAND

Posted on October 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Growing hotelier Jim Knox has pulled a trifecta in New England, consolidating his portfolio in the Moree region with purchase of three of the town’s hotels. Knox Hotels now counts the titles of the Post Office Hotel, the Victoria Hotel,

AVC’S BIG INVESTMENT IN VICTORIA

Posted on October 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co is “full steam ahead” on investment into Melbourne hospitality, announcing a revived Bimbo, beachside pop-up and no less than three new pubs for the stable. In expectation of a hot summer of strong economic recovery and record