BREAKING: AVC BUYS SAND HILL ROAD COLLECTION – AGAIN

More than two years after the pandemic halted everything in pubs, Australian Venue Co has again entered an acquisition agreement to purchase the urbane Melbourne collection of Sand Hill Road. In a rehash of the deal that almost transpired in

PORTER TEMPTS SYDNEY PUBLICAN TO MOSS VALE

Southern Highlands identity Tom Porter has been sold his Moss Vale Hotel to a Sydney-based hotelier looking to relocate his family to the region. After three and a half decades on the job, Porter listed the pub last month, citing

ROMAN GETS SOCIAL IN NEWCASTLE

Sydney hotel manager Roman Nalywajko is stepping up and into Steel City, acquiring Newcastle’s Honeysuckle Social. The venue, on 450sqm, began life just a decade ago, as a James Squire brew bar. In early 2020 it underwent a makeover and

LORD ROBERTS FINDS NEW MASTER

Veteran Sue Cameron has sold her long-held landmark the Lord Roberts Hotel in Darlinghurst to an industry newcomer for $22.5 million. Popularly known today as the ‘Lord Bob’, a public house named the Shannon Hotel was first established on the

PILONS EXIT WITH PASTORAL OUT TO MARKET

Veteran Dubbo publicans Greg and Kellie Pilon and partners are exiting the industry, listing their popular Pastoral Hotel, having sold their only other pub. The picturesque two-storey Pastoral is one of Dubbo’s most popular venues, built 1886, incorporating a large

ARUNDEL TAVERN SOLD TO SUN HOTELS

Publican developer Bruce Donnachy has sold his bustling Arundel Tavern to Paul Xu’s Sun Hotels. Donnachy built the pub in 2000, on a large site in semi-rural West Arundel, around 10 kilometres north-west of Surfers Paradise. The Tavern provides a

MARLOW GETS ON WESTERN SYDNEY MILL

The Feros brothers’ JDA has sold the sprawling Mill Hotel in Milperra to Jason Marlow’s Hotel Group. The Mill is a hospitality arena, spread across a 9,527sqm landholding. It incorporates an efficient tavern style operation, thriving foodservice offering, gaming room

TOMMY TAKES A LITTLE LAMBTON

Long-time owner and designated pub matriarch of Lambton, Nancy Duggan, has sold her precious Northumberland Hotel to veteran hotelier Tom Adams as she plans retirement and her next projects. The two-storey brick Northumberland Hotel resides on a sizeable 727sqm corner

SHAMROCK TO TURN NEW LEAF UNDER GURR

Toowoomba’s famous Shamrock Hotel has been sold by Wayne and Seona Lee to former AHA Vice-President Pat Gurr, bringing news of a major transformation. Located on the edge of the Toowoomba CBD for more than 130 years, the large-format Shamrock

LAUNDY FLOWER SALES TO THE POINT IN PORT MACQUARIE

The Laundy-Flower North Coast Investments partnership has further expanded its Port Macquarie fleet, taking the family-sized Tacking Point Tavern for around $47 million. Industry cornerstones the Laundy family have teamed up again with Mr Port Macquarie Alistair Flower to buy