Property

STRAWBERRY HILLS FOR LAUNDY CLAN

Posted on November 6th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Surry Hills institution the Strawberry Hills Hotel has been sold by legacy hoteliers the Hargreaves family to the pilots of the Laundy Hotels empire, Danielle and Shane Richardson. Almost a decade after purchasing the nearby Shakespeare Hotel, in 1975, matriarch

NEW GLORY FOR HISTORIC ST ANDREWS

Posted on November 2nd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Historic landmark the St Andrews Hotel in the Kinglake foothills has been sold and is destined for significant investment, to better service growing demand from the surrounding lifestyle catchments. St Andrew was a first-century Christian Apostle, and is a community

SWEENEYS SNAP UP THE OXFORD

Posted on October 30th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Family-owned Sweeney Pub Group is entering its next phase of expansion, signing and settling on inner west institution the Oxford Tavern in Petersham.   The dormant pub came to market in June through receivers and managers Cameron Gray and Adam

KNOX STEAMS HOME ON THE RAILWAY

Posted on October 28th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Roche family’s pub group has sold and settled Armidale landmark the Railway Hotel to the growing New England collection of Jim Knox. The Victorian-style pub was built in 1879, featuring a crested parapet and extensive iron lacework, with a

SOUTHERN GOES HIGH IN THE NORTH

Posted on October 21st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
MenCarthy has boosted its growing presence in south-east Queensland with purchase of the impressive Southern Hotel in Toowoomba from long-time custodians the Bowly family. A sweetheart of the Darling Downs, the pub is located roughly four kilometres south of the

ROYAL WYONG SOLD TO THE BAYFIELDS

Posted on October 14th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Generational hoteliers the Bayfields have taken the expansive Royal Hotel in Wyong from a syndicate of Frank Arangio and Pat Gurr, as the region’s appeal increasingly reflects its proximity to Sydney. The Royal overlooks arterial thoroughfare the Pacific Highway, adjacent

AVC TANGOS WITH HELLIWELL

Posted on October 14th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has struck up a new partnership in Queensland, executing a multi-venue sale swap with local family-owned group Helliwell Hospitality. Following approval by the ACCC last month AVC is taking over operations at Helliwell’s Stock Exchange Hotel in

WATERING HOLE GOES AGAIN IN COOKS HILL

Posted on October 12th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Industry veterans Ashton Waugh and Ben Lawler have teamed up again on another Cooks Hill pub, taking the keys to the Cricketers Arms Hotel. Set on a 933sqm site, the pub incorporates public bar, bistro, gaming room with 11 machines

REDCAPE BOLSTERS COASTAL PORTFOLIO WITH CAVES BEACH

Posted on October 9th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Redcape Hotel Group has gone coastal, acquiring Caves Coastal Bar & Bungalows in Lake Macquarie from the Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels. Caves Beach Hotel resides on nearly a full hectare of unobstructed oceanfront in the popular and growing seaside precinct,

RSL RAMS HOME SALE TO HEMMES

Posted on October 9th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
RSL NSW has completed its $19 million “flash sale” of former sub-branch headquarters The Barracks to hospitality juggernaut Merivale – ahead of schedule – after a special resolution and new members’ voting rights nullified. The Barracks, at 5-7 Barrack St,