KNOX DROPS AREA IN A HOT REGION
There’s a new rising star of the region as Jim Knox divests his big Area Hotel in Griffith to a local operator. Knox bought the pub in 2019 for around $8 million from a private syndicate who had operated it
THE SPORTING GLOBE TAKE BENDIGO’S BELOVED METRO
The Signature Group has been unveiled as the buyer of the historic Metropolitan Hotel of Bendigo, with a new instalment of The Sporting Globe heralding a new era for sports enthusiasts in the regional hub. Popularly known as The Metro,
BLACKTOWN’S TOWN TAVERN SOLD
The Town Tavern of Blacktown has been sold through receivers, with a new operator looking to optimise its place in the western Sydney gaming market. A consistent Top200 venue, the Town is a prominent, high-performing venue adjacent to Blacktown train
AVC SNAPS UP GERRY RYAN’S PRINCE
Australian Venue Co has confirmed it has signed a sale agreement for the acquisition of Melbourne Pub Group’s The Prince of St Kilda. The Prince of Wales was built in 1862, as a two-storey residential hotel. In 1937 it was rebuilt in the Art
LANSDOWNE LEGEND ROCKING NEW OWNER
Sydney rock institution the Lansdowne Hotel has sold, ushering a new era for the four-storey Chippendale landmark dominating City Rd. Occupying a 506sqm block opposite Victoria Park and Sydney University, with GFA of 1,900sqm and capacity for 480 patrons, the
FEROS TO MAKE A SPLASH IN SHELLHARBOUR
Feros Group are the new custodians of the stunning Ocean Beach Hotel in Shellharbour, with king of the south Chris Feros declaring “big plans” for the seaside site. Built 1929, the Ocean Beach Hotel is an expansive open plan beachfront
ROCHE DIVESTING HARRIGAN’S CALYPSO BAY
Roche Group, owned by rich-listers the Roche family, is offering up the very large-format Irish-themed Harrigan’s Calypso Bay, as they focus on next steps and investments closer to their NSW base. Found around 20 minutes from the Gold Coast, and
LAUNDYS SEE THE LIGHT
Arthur Laundy and family have emerged as the successful buyers of the Bayfields’ iconic Light Brigade Hotel of Paddington. Crowning the intersection of Paddington-Woollahra since the 1880s, the three-storey pub boasts two street frontages, over Oxford St and Jersey Rd.
LOCAL SYNDICATE TAKES MUDGEE’S PARAGON
New locals have taken the Fitzgerald prize, adding Mudgee’s historic Paragon Hotel to their growing portfolio. Built 1857 amid the region’s goldrush, the hotel was originally known as the Bushman’s Home. Around a decade after it was established it was
NEW OWNER RESTORES HOPE TO HISTORIC CAPTAIN
Captains Flat Hotel has seen its share of ups and downs over the last nine decades, and with new owner Sharanne Witt it’s set to be on the rise again once it is back serving the locals next month. An
