AVC GOES PARKSIDE IN ADELAIDE

Australian Venue Co. has continued its confidence in South Australia with acquisition of Adelaide’s Parkside Hotel. Built 1958, the pub has been known as the Fountain Inn Hotel, but enters a new era courtesy of a recent renovation and new

MERIVALE DOUBLES DOWN IN NAROOMA

Merivale has continued the buying spree with purchase of The Whale Inn, in Narooma, furthering its footprint on the New South Wales South Coast.  The Whale Inn is a boutique hotel and restaurant boasting breathtaking views of beaches and Wagonga

COMISKEY GROUP BLITZES AWARDS AS BIG EXPANSION BEGINS

The Comiskey Group took home a swag of awards at the QHA Awards for Excellence this week, as they plan no less than five new projects in Queensland’s booming south-east. As per the Queensland Hotels Association’s system, the highly awarded

COOEEE PUTS OUT CALL FOR SOUTH COAST BUYERS

The Cooee Hotel in St Georges Basin on the NSW south coast has been listed for sale as its passive owners make another exit. Brisbane-based hotelier Michael Lucas and long-term business partner David Kennewell acquired the freehold of the pub

AVC CHARGES INTO SEQ CAPEX

Australian Venue Co continues its lavish Investment into south-east Queensland, with more acquisitions and two more of two dozen planned renovations underway. The corporate allegiance between Australian Venue Co (AVC) and ASX-listed HPI is representative of the State’s consolidated place

DUBBO’S BUNCHA FREEHOLD PLAY ON OFFER

Dubbo stalwart the Buncha Hotel is being sold as a passive freehold with opportunity to take over later in the year. Otherwise known as the Railway Junction Hotel, the pub enjoys a generous lot on arterial Fitzroy Street, adjacent to

WOOLPACK HOTEL REDFERN JOINS MARCH TO MARKET

Continuing the spate of city fringe assets coming to market, Redfern’s Woolpack Hotel has been listed for sale as its owners look to an exit from pubs. The three-storey hotel, in the Federation Free Style architectural mode, provides a well-rounded

WAUGH BETS ON KINGS CROSS 2.0

Ashton Waugh has placed a strategic bet on Sydney’s transforming Kings Cross with purchase of the re-stapled freehold going concern of the New Hampton Hotel. Leaseholder Kieran Coleman listed the business interest in the Hotel last October. Located on Bayswater

URBAN HOUSE OF BREWS SECURES FIVE BREWERS

Serial hospitality entrepreneur Michael Vale is one step closer to opening his ground-breaking Urban House of Brews, after securing agreements with the five craft brewers to reside in the Newtown venue. Following news in March that the old Hub Theatre

STARS ALIGN FOR HOLLYWOOD SALE

The star-studded on-market sale of the Hotel Hollywood has found local operator Parlour Group outbidding big names and interest from Hollywood itself to take the show for around $10 million. Located in the heart of Sydney’s Surry Hills, the four-storey